地球上有些地方 There are some places on Earth...
这简直会让你屏住呼吸 ..that simply take your breath away.
茂盛的热带森林 Lush tropical forests...
壮观的岛屿 ..spectacular islands...
高耸的山脉 ..soaring mountain ranges...
或者冰冻的极地世界 ..or frozen polar worlds.
对于那些把这些非凡的地方称为家的人 And for the people who call these extraordinary places home...
生存需要技巧 ..survival requires skill...
…聪明才智和勇气 ..ingenuity and bravery.
在地球上的一些自然奇观中， In some of Earth's natural wonders,
学会与野生动物生活是生存的唯一途径 learning to live with wild animals is the only way to survive.
在澳大利亚的湿地里，一个人冒着生命危险去采集 In the wetlands of Australia, a man risks his life to collect
鳄鱼蛋 crocodile eggs.
在地球上最偏远的地方之一， In one of the most remote places on the planet,
一个牧人和他的驯鹿 a herder and his reindeer...
必须进行一次500英里的艰苦迁徙，到夏季牧场 ..must make a brutal 500-mile migration to their summer pastures.
在地球上最大山脉的山麓， While in the foothills of the greatest mountain range on Earth,
一个人和他的大象必须保护一个村庄免受暴乱象群的侵害 a man and his elephant must protect a village from a rampaging herd.
在这些自然奇观中， In these natural wonders,
是动物决定了生命和死亡的不同 it is animals that make the difference between life and death.
与动物共存 --chenym
澳大利亚，在其遥远的北部海岸是阿纳姆岛， Australia - on its far northern coast is Arnhem Land,
一片35000平方英里的未受破坏的荒野 a 35,000 square mile area of unspoilt wilderness.
沿着崎岖的海岸线 And along its rugged coastline...
有着一个非凡的生态系统 ..runs a remarkable ecosystem.
这个自然奇观是由沼泽和潮汐盐沼组成。 This natural wonder is a mosaic of swamps and tidal salt marshes...
来自印度洋的季风 ..fed by the monsoons that sweep in from the Indian Ocean.
一天内降雨量可达半米 Up to half a metre of rain can fall in a single day.
这个由小溪和沟渠组成的庞大网络是一个 This sprawling network of creeks and billabongs is home to one of the
最具攻击性的捕食者 most aggressive of all predators...
…咸水鳄鱼 ..the saltwater crocodile.
长度可达六米，重达一吨 Measuring up to six metres in length and weighing as much as a tonne...
每一寸都是杀人机器 ..it's every inch a killing machine.
但数千年来，咸水鳄鱼扮演着至关重要的角色- But for thousands of years, the saltwater crocodile played a vital role
在原住民生存中。 in the survival of the Aboriginal peoples.
他们猎杀鳄鱼以获取肉和蛋 They hunted crocs for meat and eggs.
今天，他们的后代仍然使用传统的技能来收集 Today, their descendants still use traditional skills to collect
鳄鱼蛋，在这个过程中冒着生命危险 croc eggs, risking their lives in the process.
格雷格·威尔逊是一名护林员，也是古纳巴家族的成员 Greg Wilson is a ranger and a member of the Gunadba clan.
他和他的团队获得报酬，为该地区公司收集鳄鱼蛋 He and his team are paid to collect eggs for the region's
鳄鱼养殖场 crocodile farms...
…在那里它们被养大，是为了它们有价值的皮 ..where they're reared for their valuable skins.
专业队有大约八周的时间收集多达2500个鳄鱼蛋- The rangers have around eight weeks to collect up to 2,500 croc eggs
在产卵季节 during the egg-laying season.
这是北地区政府限定的配额 A quota set by the Northern Territory government.
好了，好了好了， There, there. There, there, there.
由于禁止狩猎， As a result of a ban on hunting,
近年来，野生鳄鱼的数量激增， in recent years, the number of wild crocs has rocketed and so has the
攻击人的次数也在增加 number of attacks.
就在三周前，一名男子在该地区被鳄鱼咬死 A man was killed by a croc in this area just three weeks ago.
这让格雷格的工作比以往任何时候都更加危险 It's making Greg's job more dangerous than ever.
今天，他和团队正在寻找鳄鱼蛋 Today, he and his team are out searching for crocodile eggs in an
通常有很多巢的地方 area where there are usually plenty of nests.
今年，大雨使得巢很难找到， But this year, heavy rains are making the nests hard to find,
因为他们中的很多都被完全淹没了 as many of them are completely submerged.
今天继续下去太危险了，所以他们返回基地 It's too risky to continue today, so they head back to base.
鳄鱼很重要 The crocodile is important to the
在古纳巴家族的神秘信仰中，但对一些人来说， Gunadba clan's sacred beliefs but, for some,
这种动物既是神灵的化身，又是敌人 this animal is part spirit figure and part enemy.
第二天早上，天气变好了 Next morning, the weather's eased off.
今天，格雷格将尝试另一个领域 Today, Greg's going to try a different area.
他希望能有更多的巢穴 One where he hopes there'll be more nests.
到那里的唯一方法是乘直升机 But the only way to get there is by helicopter...
今天早上浅滩上至少有一条鳄鱼在动 ..and there's at least one agitated croc in the shallows this morning.
没过多久，他们就发现了一个大巢 It's not long before they spot a large nest.
一旦进来，格雷格和他的搭档迪克森 Once they're dropped in, Greg and his partner Dickson
只有他们自己 will be on their own.
在他们收集蛋之前， Before they can collect any eggs,
他们必须把鳄鱼赶出巢穴 they have to drive the croc off the nest.
绕过去，绕过去 Go around, go around there.
它离开了巢 It's left the nest...
但是要多久？ ..but for how long?
一个愤怒的捕食者就在附近，格雷格和狄克逊必须快速行动 With an angry predator close by, Greg and Dixon have to move fast.
他们必须小心处理鳄鱼蛋 But they have to handle the eggs with care.
如果它们存储方式不对， If they are stored the wrong way up,
造成胚胎死亡，蛋就无用 the embryos die and the eggs are useless.
好吧？ 去 All right? Go.
今天过得很好， It's been a good day,
但格雷格和他的团队还有四周的时间工作， but Greg and the team still have another four weeks working in these
在采蛋季节结束前，在鳄鱼出没的水域。 croc-infested waters before the egg-collecting season ends.
在澳大利亚北部地区的湿地， In the wetlands of Australia's Northern Territory,
土著人已经找到了一种利用他们古老的技能 aboriginal peoples have found a way to use their ancient skills to
在现代世界生存 survive in the modern world...
和它们生活的咸水鳄鱼一起 ..alongside the saltwater crocodiles with whom they
分享这片未驯服的土地。 share this untamed landscape.
在其他自然奇观中， In other natural wonders,
动物和人之间的关系是一种相互依赖的关系 the relationship between animals and people is one of mutual dependency.
西伯利亚 Siberia.
一片辽阔空旷的荒野，约占地球总面积的12% A vast, empty wilderness that makes up around a 12th of the Earth's
整个陆地表面 entire land surface.
亚马尔半岛是这里伟大的自然奇观， And one of its great natural wonders is the Yamal Peninsula,
延伸到北极圈超过400英里 stretching over 400 miles into the Arctic Circle.
当地人把它称为世界的边缘 It's known to local people as the edge of the world.
气候很极端 The climate is extreme.
冬天气温可能会降到零下50摄氏度 Temperatures can fall below -50 Celsius in winter.
然而，这个严酷而无情的地方，是涅涅茨人的家园 Yet this harsh and unforgiving place is where the Nenets
他们已经有了自己的家 have made their home.
但如果没有驯鹿，他们将无法在这里生存 But they would have no way to survive here without reindeer.
梅德科·塞罗泰托和他的家人拥有5000头驯鹿 Medko Serotetto and his family own a herd of 5,000 reindeer.
春天到了，他们正处于一种严峻的考验之中 It's spring and they are in the middle of a gruelling
需要从冬季到夏季牧场的500英里迁徙 500-mile migration from winter to summer pastures.
但近年来， But in recent years,
变幻莫测的气候使迁移越来越难 the erratic climate has made the migration harder and harder.
Medko已经走过了40多年的旅程 Medko has been making this journey for over 40 years
今年的情况尤其糟糕 and conditions this year are particularly bad.
为了活下去，每天一只驯鹿 To stay alive, every day a reindeer
一天需要吃1.5公斤，一种叫做苔藓的真菌 needs to eat over 1.5 kilos of a type of fungus called lichen.
然而在冰冻的西伯利亚冻土带上， Yet on the frozen Siberian tundra,
鹿群很快就把苔藓吃光了 the herd quickly strip the lichen patches bare.
他们必须继续移动以避免饥饿 They must keep moving to avoid starvation.
他们离开冬季牧场已经七周了 It's now seven weeks since they left their winter pastures.
到目前为止，他们已经走了250英里 So far, they have covered 250 miles.
还有一半路 250 more still to go.
他们应该每天走12英里， They should be covering 12 miles a day,
但天气正在恶化，他们正在努力取得进展 but the weather's deteriorating and they are struggling to make headway.
他们必须加快步伐 It's imperative they pick up the pace.
当妇女和儿童收拾他们的房子时， While the women and children pack away their homes,
男人们把动物围起来 the men round up the animals.
花了好几个小时 It's taken several hours...
但他们终于开始行动 ..but they are finally on the move.
驯鹿群长达三英里的旅行队伍 The herds travel in reindeer trains up to three miles long.
在不断恶化的情况下，这是一个沉重的负担 In worsening conditions, it's heavy going.
气温下降到零下20度， The temperature's fallen to -20 degrees,
随着寒风的袭来，天气变得更冷了 with the wind chill making it feel even colder.
他们走了不到七英里 They've covered less than seven miles...
驯鹿已经精疲力竭了 ..and already the reindeer are exhausted.
梅德科别无选择 Medko has no option.
他不得不叫停过夜，让鹿群休息 He has to call a halt for the night and let the herd rest.
许多驯鹿都怀孕了 Many of the reindeer are pregnant
几天后就要生孩子了 and are due to give birth in just a few days' time.
这个地区的苔藓很少，如果没有好转 There's very little lichen in this area and if they don't get to better
到那时，它们的幼崽可能无法存活 feeding grounds by then, their calves may not survive.
早上，天气已经好转到可以重新出发 By morning, the weather's improved enough to get moving again.
但梅德科的家人并不是这次旅行的唯一群体 But Medko's family is not the only group making this journey.
其他鹿群也沿着同样的路线迁徙 Other herds are migrating along the same route.
坏天气耽误了大家 The bad weather is delaying everyone.
梅德科的动物很快就赶上了另一个群体 And Medko's animals soon catch up with a different group.
几分钟之内，这两个畜群就合二为一了 Within a matter of minutes, the two herds become one.
梅德科需要尽快把他的动物们分开，然后离开 Medko needs to separate his animals out as quickly as he can and get
又动了，他们正在失去宝贵的时间 moving again. They are losing valuable time.
令人难以置信的是，他对它们中的每一个都认识 Incredibly, he knows every last one of them by sight.
但选取它们仍然不容易 But extracting them still isn't easy.
全家人都得帮忙 All of the family have to help...
甚至孩子们 ..even the children.
经过几个小时的艰苦工作， After several hours' hard work,
梅德科终于让他的牧群重新聚到一起 Medko finally has his herd back together.
他浪费了很多时间，如果牧群想要避免饥饿， He has lost a lot of time but, if the herd's to avoid starvation,
他们必须在天黑前走过更多的土地 they must cover more ground before nightfall.
在接下来的七周里， Over the next seven weeks,
梅德科和他的驯鹿继续与大自然作战 Medko and his reindeer continue their battle against the elements.
当他们在7月初到达夏季牧场时， By the time they reach the summer pastures in early July,
会失去1000多只鹿 over 1,000 of the herd have been lost.
在西伯利亚，在一个越来越不可预测的世界， In Siberia, in an increasingly unpredictable world,
涅涅茨人和他们的动物 the Nenets and their animals are more dependent
比以往任何时候都更依赖对方。 on each other than ever.
在其他自然奇观中， In other natural wonders,
人与生活在一起的生物之间的关系 the relationship between people and the creatures that live alongside
它们要简单得多 them is far simpler.
尤其是如果你是个渔夫 Particularly if you're a fisherman.
离海岸1000英里 1,000 miles off the coast of
澳大利亚东部，太平洋深处， eastern Australia, deep in the Pacific Ocean,
瓦努阿图是一个国家 lies the nation of Vanuatu.
由83个火山岛组成的岛链 A chain of 83 volcanic islands.
这个壮观的自然奇观 This spectacular natural wonder
大约在3500万年前开始形成 began forming around 35 million years ago.
瓦努阿图总共有1500多英里的海岸线 In total, Vanuatu has over 1,500 miles of coastline.
四周是迷人的海滩和清澈的海水 Fringed by stunning beaches and crystal-clear waters.
这里是地球上一些最具活力的珊瑚礁系统的家园 Home to some of the most vibrant coral reef systems on the planet.
超过4000种软体动物， Over 4,000 species of mollusc,
还有海蛇、鳗鱼和各种令人眼花缭乱的热带鱼 along with sea snakes, eels and a dazzling variety of tropical fish.
这似乎是一个未受破坏的天堂 This appears to be an unspoilt paradise for
所有住在这里的人 everyone who lives here.
Nigasau和他的家人住在Futuna， Nigasau and his family live on Futuna,
瓦努阿图最小、最偏远的岛屿之一 one of Vanuatu's smallest and most remote islands.
这里只有500名居民，他们吃的东西大部分 There are just 500 inhabitants and much of what they eat
来自大海 comes from the sea.
但近年来，它们的捕获量急剧下降 But in recent years, there's been a dramatic fall in their catch.
到目前为止，Nigasau一直是鱼类主要供应者，为家庭和 Until now, Nigasau has been the main provider of fish for his family and
这个小社区的人。 others in this small community.
但在45岁的时候，这并没有变得更容易，他知道自己需要帮助 But at 45, it's not getting any easier and he knows he needs help.
富图纳的下一代需要努力 Futuna's next generation needs to step up.
只有男孩才能在富图纳捕鱼 Only boys learn to fish on Futuna
Nigasau的儿子 米萨科菲已经开始了 and Nigasau's son, Misakofi, has already made a start.
到目前为止，米萨科菲只在岸边捕鱼， So far, Misakofi's only fished from the shore,
但在15岁之后，他现在被允许从事海上捕鱼 but having turned 15, he is now allowed to tackle sea fishing.
在过去的几个晚上， For the past few nights,
他父亲一直带他到开阔的水域 his father's been taking him out into the open water.
尼加索在教 Nigasau is teaching
他教他如何用燃烧的火把把把飞鱼诱入网中 him how to use flaming torches to lure flying fish into his nets.
但事实是，这些天，越来越难抓到鱼 But the truth is, these days, it's getting harder to catch enough.
这不是Nigasau的技术出问题 It's not Nigasau's technique that's at fault.
在富图纳附近的海域里，鱼的数量更少了 There are simply less fish in the seas around Futuna.
他唱歌 HE SINGS
如果Misakofi能提供足够的 If Misakofi is to provide enough
社区的食物，在未来 food for the community in the future,
他需要掌握所有的捕鱼技巧 he needs to master every fishing technique there is.
他们唱歌 THEY SING
明天,他要做最困难的尝试 And tomorrow, he's going to try the most difficult of all.
将把年轻的身体挑战极限 It will push his young body to the absolute limits.
今天，Nigasau和Misakofi将到大海 Today, Nigasau and Misakofi are heading back out to sea
寻找富图纳最珍贵的猎物 in search of Futuna's most prized catch...
龙虾 ..lobster.
龙虾从来都不容易找到 Lobster have never been easy to find...
现在变得更难了 ..and now it's getting even harder.
在富图纳岛，渔民们自由潜水采集龙虾 On Futuna, the fishermen freedive to collect lobster
潜水的最佳时机 and the best time to dive for them
是在黄昏，龙虾出来觅食 is at dusk when they come out to feed.
但这不是唯一的挑战 But that's not the only challenge.
就像鱼类一样， Just as with its fish stocks,
富图纳的龙虾数量也大幅下降 Futuna's lobster numbers have also plummeted.
Nigasau必须划船去 Nigasau is having to paddle out to
到越来越深的水去寻找它们 deeper and deeper water to find them.
今晚，它将落到米萨科菲身上，潜入海底 But tonight, it's going to fall to Misakofi to dive to the seabed to
寻找龙虾，是对渴望成为渔夫的终极考验 search for them. It's the ultimate test for an aspiring fisherman.
Misakofi不得不屏住呼吸 Misakofi will have to hold his breath
并向下游超过九米 and swim down over nine metres.
在这个深度，水压是很大的 At that depth, the water pressure is immense.
多年的龙虾捕捞使尼加索的耳膜穿孔，并且 Years of lobster fishing have left Nigasau with perforated eardrums and
结束了他的潜水生涯 brought his diving days to an end.
今晚，他所能做的就是教导他的儿子进入水面 Tonight, all he can do is guide his son from the surface.
是时候开始寻找了 Time to start searching.
潜入相当于一栋三层楼高的建筑的迅速挤压 Diving the equivalent of a three-storey building quickly pushes
米萨科菲的肺已经到了极限 Misakofi's lungs to the limit.
他又试了一次 He tries a second time.
一个小时后，米萨科菲开始掌握这项技术 After an hour, Misakofi's beginning to master the technique.
下面可以看到很多东西 There's plenty to see down here.
但到目前为止，还没有可用的食物 But so far, nothing edible.
米萨科菲正在努力屏住呼吸 Misakofi's struggling to hold his breath long enough
在岩石中搜寻 to search among the rocks.
他开始累了 He is starting to get tired...
但没有放弃 ..but he doesn't give up.
经过多次尝试，终于成功了 Finally, after many attempts, success.
对 Yes!
很快，他有了另一个 And soon, he has another.
找两只龙虾花了好几个小时 It's taken many hours just to find two lobster.
米萨科菲筋疲力尽了 Misakofi's exhausted.
尼加索决定结束这一晚，回到岸边 Nigasau decides to call it a night and head back to the shore.
但至少他的儿子开始 But at least his son is starting to
获得在Futuna生存所需的技能 acquire the skills he needs to survive on Futuna.
他唱歌 HE SINGS
至少就目前而言， For the time being at least,
晚餐有一些龙虾并为一个新合格的 there's some lobster for supper and one newly-qualified
渔夫来庆祝 fisherman to celebrate.
他笑了 HE LAUGHS
多亏了他们的捕鱼技巧， Thanks to their fishing skills,
富图纳人继续生存。 the people of Futuna continue to survive...
尽管他们在变化的世界中面临挑战 ..despite the challenges they face in their changing world.
即使在世界上最偏远的角落，变化也在发生 Even in the most remote corners of the globe, changes are coming.
狩猎变得越来越困难，对 Some are making the hunt increasingly difficult for
土著人来说。 indigenous people.
刚果盆地的森林，位于中非心脏地带 The forests of the Congo basin, deep in the heart of Central Africa.
这片巨大的天然丛林占地70万平方英里 This immense natural jungle covers an area of 700,000 square miles.
被称为非洲的肺， Referred to as the lungs of Africa,
这个巨大的自然奇观横跨六个国家 this vast natural wonder spans six countries.
它包含了地球上大约四分之一的幸存者 It contains around a quarter of the planet's surviving
热带雨林 tropical rainforest.
它的密度如此之大，以至于即使在今天，有些地方仍然是未知领域 It is so dense that even today some parts remain uncharted territory.
最高的树高达60米 The tallest trees reach up to 60 metres into the sky.
在最厚的地区，只有1%的阳光到达地面 In the thickest areas, only 1% of sunlight reaches the ground.
这片森林是各种野生动物的家园 The forest is home to an incredible range of wildlife.
至少3000年来，它也是 And for at least 3,000 years, it has also been home to the
姆本杰尔人的家园 Mbendjele people.
他们唱着歌 THEY CHANT
蒙贝鲁村 The village of Mombelu.
距离最近的城市超过60英里，距离最近的道路30英里 Over 60 miles from the nearest city and 30 miles from the nearest road.
姆本杰尔人主要是狩猎采集 The Mbendjele are primarily hunter-gatherers.
他们吃的大部分来自森林 Most of what they eat comes from the forest.
尼姆依靠他的传统狩猎技能 Niemu relies on his traditional hunting skills
获得很多的猎物 to catch much of their game.
他是村里最好的猎人之一 He is one of the top hunters in the village.
但他最近没怎么打猎 But he hasn't been doing much hunting lately.
他的妻子几个月前去世了， His wife died a few months ago,
让他一个人和他们的三个小孩在一起 leaving him alone with their three small children.
根据姆本杰尔的习俗， Under Mbendjele custom,
死者家属受到各种限制 all sorts of restrictions are placed on the deceased's family.
Niemu不被允许洗衣服 Niemu's not been allowed to wash or
也不换衣服，在六个月内 change his clothes for over six months
而且他不被允许 带领狩猎 and he's not been allowed to lead a hunt.
但是现在，他的哀悼期已经结束 But now, his mourning period has ended.
整个村子都需要参与进来 The whole village needs to be involved.
根据传统， But according to tradition,
在开始集体活动之前，每个人都必须达成一致 everyone must be in agreement before embarking on a group activity.
但民主需要时间 But democracy takes time.
最后，两个小时后，每个人都有了发言权， Finally, after two hours, everyone has had their say,
狩猎开始 and the hunt is on.
村民们将使用一个巨大的网 The villagers are going to use a giant net.
他们是中非最后以这种方式狩猎的群体之一 They are one of the last groups in Central Africa to hunt in this way.
由藤本植物的树皮编织而成， Woven from the bark of the liana tree,
这些网有几百英尺长 the nets can be hundreds of feet long.
但在它们捕猎之前，必须修复 But before they can hunt, it must be repaired.
一旦设备准备好， Once the equipment's ready,
是时候进行下一阶段的准备 it's time for the next stage of preparations.
在任何大型狩猎活动开始之前， Before any major hunt can take place,
必须召唤森林的神灵来帮助猎人 a spirit of the forest must be summoned to aid the hunters.
这是通过一个精心设计的仪式完成的，名为mokondi Masana This is done with an elaborate ceremony called the mokondi massana.
一个村民被树叶覆盖着 One villager is shrouded in leaves
要成为森林神灵，必须 to become the forest spirit and must
被村里的其他人喊醒 be brought to life by the rest of the village.
他们唱得越好，跳得越好，他们明天就猎到越多的肉 The better they sing and dance, the more meat they'll catch tomorrow.
第二天早上 Next morning...
整个村子都出发去狩猎场 ..the entire village sets out for the hunting grounds.
Niemu可能在协调狩猎队， Niemu might be coordinating the hunting party,
但每个人都有自己的角色 but everyone has a part to play.
网捕就像陆地拖网渔船捕鱼一样 Net hunting is like dry land trawler fishing.
作为一个团队，他们在树间撒网 Working as a team, they stretch their net between the trees.
陷阱设好了 The trap is set.
他们大声喊 THEY SHOUT
那些叫喊的，会把藏在灌木丛里的动物赶出去 The men shouting will flush out any animals hiding in the undergrowth...
…把他们赶向网前 ..driving them towards the net.
女人们在网后面等着 The women wait behind the nets.
一只动物冲出掩护 An animal breaks cover...
然后直接跑进陷阱 ..and runs straight into the trap.
只是一只小豪猪 But it's only a small porcupine.
不幸的是，这片森林没有别的东西 And, unfortunately, the forest offers up nothing else.
对他们来说，这种微薄的采摘已经变得太熟悉了 Slender pickings like this have become all too familiar for them
近年来 over recent years.
对灌木肉的需求 The demand for bush meat in the
城市里出现了商业猎手前来 cities has seen the arrival of commercial hunters in the area.
它对动物种群产生了巨大的影响。 It's had an enormous impact on the animal population.
中非雨林是 The Central African rainforest is
世界上最非凡的自然奇观之一， one of the world's most extraordinary natural wonders,
但是快速变化同时影响着动物和 but one where rapid change is affecting both the animals and the
人类，称之为家的地方 humans that call it home.
人类发展正在侵蚀世界许多荒野的地区 Human development is encroaching on areas of wilderness in many parts of the world.
随着人口的急剧增长， And as the dramatic rise in population continues,
一些自然奇观的扩张让人和动物相互竞争 expansion in some natural wonders is leaving people and animals competing
为了空间。 for space.
印度 India.
其北部边界， Marking its northern border,
地球上最著名的自然奇观之一 one of the most famous natural wonders on Earth...
喜马拉雅山 ..the Himalaya.
在白雪覆盖的山峰中，形成了巨大的冰川 Among the snow-capped peaks, vast glaciers have formed.
还有从高处流下来的融水 And the meltwaters that flow down from the heights
滋养下面大片的森林和丛林 feed a web of forests and jungles lying below.
喜马拉雅山的山麓 These are the foothills of the Himalaya.
一幅由郁郁葱葱的山谷组成的美丽织锦 A beautiful tapestry of lush green valleys...
…这里有各种各样的动物 ..home to an incredible range of animals.
尤其是亚洲象 Not least among them, the Asian elephant.
每年冬天，数百只这样的动物从山上下来 Every winter, hundreds of these animals come down from the mountain
到达阿萨姆邦低地的森林 forests to the lowlands of Assam.
但多年来， But over the years,
原始森林已被砍伐，变成为阿萨姆邦都知道的 virgin forest has been cleared to make way for Assam's renowned
茶园 tea plantations.
一大群采茶工人紧随其后， An army of tea pickers have followed,
他们的许多家园直接坐落在大象 and many of their homes lie directly on the elephants'
古老的迁徙路线上 ancient migration routes.
这是冲突的原因 It's a recipe for trouble.
大象被吸引到村庄寻找食物 Elephants are drawn to the villages in search of food.
在这个过程中，践踏庄稼和毁坏房屋 In the process, trampling crops and damaging houses.
在整个阿萨姆邦，大象每年平均杀死65人 Across Assam, elephants kill an average of 65 people every year.
但有一个地区的村民有防御措施 But the villagers of one region have a defence
针对迁徙的象群 against the migrating herds.
成立了 大象急救服务 The elephant emergency service.
一群训练有素的驯化大象被称为 A team of highly trained domesticated elephants known as
kumkis，和他们的骑手 kumkis and their riders.
巴布卢·塔帕就是其中之一。他是个管象人， Bablu Thapa is one of them. He's a mahout,
古代驯象师的成员 member of the ancient profession of elephant handlers.
一个驯兽师和他的kumki之间有着深厚的联系 The bond between a mahout and his kumki runs deep.
巴布卢能够与kumkis交流，因为它们懂得 Bablu is able to communicate with the kumkis because they understand
30多个指令 up to 30 commands.
他知道如何从他们那里得到最好的东西 And he knows just how to get the best from them.
马修和他们的kumkis工作 The mahouts and their kumkis work
与阿萨姆邦林业部一起 alongside Assam's forestry department to
保护分布在240平方英里范围内的100个村庄 protect 100 villages spread over 240 square miles.
他们随时待命处理 They're on stand-by to deal with
野生大象每天24小时都有紧急情况 wild elephant emergencies 24 hours a day.
现在是十一月，大象 It's November, and the elephant
迁徙季节正处于绝对高峰期 migration season is at its absolute peak.
总部处于高度戒备状态 The HQ's on high alert.
当村民发现野生大象时 When villagers spot wild elephants
接近他们的家时，他们打电话给总部 approaching their homes, they call HQ.
一队kumkis马上就被派出去 A pair of kumkis are immediately dispatched
保护相关村民 to protect the concerned villagers.
对于巴布卢和大象急救服务， For Bablu and the elephant emergency service,
这通常是一场与时间的赛跑 it's often a race against time.
巴布卢和kumkis通常都会跨越 Bablu and the kumkis usually go by
这个乡村最直接的路线 the most direct route across country.
在这种地形上，到达一个村庄可能需要几个小时 On this terrain, it can take several hours to reach a village
而且，在他们到达之前，村民们只能靠自己 and, until they arrive, the villagers are on their own.
在塞萨，村民们已经统计到大约30头大象正在靠近 At Sesa, the villagers have counted around 30 elephants approaching.
由于大象是受保护物种， But as elephants are a protected species,
村民如果用武力保卫家园是违法的 it's illegal for the villagers to use force to defend their homes.
当巴布卢和库姆基斯到达时，他们依靠一种更巧妙的 When Bablu and the kumkis arrive, they rely on a more subtle
驱赶野生群的技术，大象心理特点 technique to drive wild herds away, elephant psychology.
大象生活在紧密的家庭中 Elephants live in tight family groups
而且，作为一项规则，他们将避免与敌对团体发生冲突 and, as a rule, they will avoid conflict with rival groups.
所以，驯兽师们用kumkis来对抗野生大象， So, the mahouts use the kumkis to confront the wild elephants and
把他们赶出村庄 drive them away from villages.
话虽这么说，但首先他们必须到达那里 That's the theory, but first they have to get there.
与此同时，这取决于村民 In the meantime, it's up to villagers
尽他们所能保护野生象群 to do what they can to keep wild herds at bay.
它们发出尽可能多的噪音，敲锣打鼓，大喊大叫 They make as much noise as possible, banging drums, shouting and
投掷鞭炮，试图吓唬大象 throwing firecrackers, to attempt to scare the elephants.
危险在于，这会激怒野生动物。 The danger is, this can enrage the wild animals.
一旦紧急救援服务 As soon as the emergency service
到达一个村庄后，他们会迅速评估情况 arrives at a village, they quickly assess the situation.
通常，他们会在野生群中寻找领头的动物 Usually, they will look for a dominant animal in the wild herd.
如果他们能把它们赶走，其余的象群就会跟着走 If they can turn them away, the rest of the herd will follow.
但今晚，当巴布卢试图就位时， But tonight, as Bablu tries to get in position,
一群年轻的雄性大象开始踩踏 a group of young male elephants starts stampeding.
Bablu的kumki是经过专门挑选和培训的 Bablu's kumki has been specially selected and trained for its
具有领队气质 dominant temperament.
巴布卢骑得很高，发出尽可能多的声音， With Bablu riding high, making as much noise as he can,
他们面对野生象群 they confront the wild herd.
他试图恐吓它们，把它们赶出村子 He's trying to intimidate them and drive them away from the village.
现在他必须马上进入野象中 Now he has to get right in amongst the wild animals.
他挤压其中一只较小的雄性 He rams one of the smaller males.
能让他离开村民们， It's enough to move him away from the villagers
回到它的象群 and back towards his herd.
巴布卢紧追不舍，只是想确定一下 Bablu stays in hot pursuit, just to make certain.
果不其然，其余的野生象群转身撤退 And sure enough, the rest of the wild herd turn and retreat.
至少今晚，危险已经过去了 For tonight, at least, the danger has passed.
巴布卢和大象应急服务已经完成了他们的工作 Bablu and the elephant emergency service have done their job.
塞萨村的居民可以安然入睡 The inhabitants of Sesa village can sleep safe.
但到了早上，一个严重的情况出现了 But in the morning comes a sobering discovery.
一头年轻的野生大象 One of the young wild elephants
被困在沟里，在夜晚的混乱中死去 got trapped in a ditch and died during the chaos of the night.
尽管有时会造成麻烦， Despite the trouble they sometimes cause,
大象在印度文化中受到尊敬 elephants are revered in Indian culture
一个个体的死亡需要祈祷和恭敬的葬礼 and the death of one calls for prayer and a respectful burial.
人类和动物冲突的后果，给人们惨痛的提醒 It's a poignant reminder of the consequences of humans and animals
为争夺共同的生活空间。 competing for the same living space.
变化正在影响地球上的许多自然奇观 Change is affecting many of Earth's natural wonders.
人们不得不使用他们所有的技能 People are having to use all their skills...
…和生存的勇气 ..and courage in order to survive.
这证明了人类的韧性 It's testimony to human resilience
至少目前 that, or the time being, at least,
继续接受 many continue to endure in the extraordinary
他们称之为家的不平凡的自然奇观。 natural wonders they call home.
寻找并拍摄最后一个网狩猎的例子 To find and film one of the last remaining examples of net hunting
这是一个巨大的挑战 was a huge challenge.
但结果还是... But as it turned out,
最大的问题是将25箱拍摄设备运送到 the biggest problem was transporting 25 boxes of filming equipment to the
中部非洲雨林的中心地带 heart of the Central African rainforest.
旅程的第一部分相当简单 The first part of the journey is fairly straightforward.
然后他们到达了莫塔巴河 But then they reach the Motaba River.
这套装备重达150公斤，显然他们需要 With kit weighing over 150 kilos, it's obvious they are going to need
不止一艘船 more than one boat.
实际上，她看起来很健壮 She looks pretty sturdy, actually.
Quite robust.我们要把我们所有的装备堆得很高 Quite robust. We're going to pile it high with all our kit and...
我想顺流而下大约五个小时 ..I think it's about five hours down the river.
这就是它变得非常非常有趣的地方 This is where it gets really, really interesting.
两艘船出发的时候已经是下午了 It's early afternoon by the time the two boats set off.
因为这是一个如此偏远的地区，离任何一家医院都有好几英里远， As this is such a remote area, miles from any hospital,
该队雇佣了一名前陆军伞兵 the team have hired an ex-Army paratrooper
还有荒野医生汤姆·博德金 and wilderness medic Tom Bodkin.
我们在河上已经两个小时了 We've been on the river for two hours already.
再过1小时，到1.5小时，我们只想到达那里 Another hour, an hour and a half, to go and we just want to get there in
好时间。基本上，天黑之前我们要建造一个完整的营地 good time. We've got a whole camp to build before dark, basically.
所以，这段旅程没完没了的，但希望我们很快到达 So, it's never-ending this journey but, hopefully, we'll be there soon.
我想我们到了 I think we're there.
工作人员，至少离家五天，几千英里， Five days and several thousand miles from home, the crew, at least,
终于到了 finally arrive.
待两周，嗯？ Home for the next two weeks, eh?
一切顺利， All being well,
配备了所有摄像工具的船，不应该落后太远 the boat with all the camera kit shouldn't be far behind.
因此，随着光线迅速减弱， So, with the light rapidly fading,
他们陷入建造营地的困境 they get stuck into building their camp.
当夜幕降临时，它变得 As darkness falls, it becomes
显然他们有严重的问题 apparent they have a serious problem.
好吧如果我们两点出发， Yeah, well, if we left at two, OK,
在正常情况下，他们需要五个小时的旅程，对吗？ it's a five-hour journey for them under normal conditions, right?
所以我们到七点了，是吗？ So that brings us up to seven o'clock, yeah?
好吧，等天黑了，我们把速度降低一半， OK, so, let's reduce the speed by half once it got dark,
所以他们迟到了两个半小时，而且天黑了 so they're two and a half hours late and it's dark.
这艘失踪的船，载着他们的大部分拍摄设备和其他的 The missing boat is carrying most of their filming equipment and all
以及备用燃料。 their spare fuel.
在黑暗中搜索，是极其危险的 But launching a search party in the dark is extremely risky.
所以，我们需要做的是 So, I think what we need to do is
决定我们是否做某事 make a decision whether we do something
今晚，或者我们基本上等到早上天亮 tonight, or we wait till it's light in the morning, basically.
如果他们把车停在岸旁边， If they've pulled in, just at the side to the bank,
在黑暗中我们很容易就会错过他们 we could very easily miss them in the dark.
除非他们放弃了它，知道有一个村庄 Unless they've abandoned it and know that there's a village
然后走到一个村庄最坏的情况，如果 and walked to a village. And worst-case scenario, if it's
翻船了，我们所有的装备也就不见了 capsized, all our kit's gone as well.
希望，他们已经获得解救 Hopefully, they're just broken down.
我们对每个人的福利和安全负责 We're responsible for everyone's welfare and
我们不能让河上的人下落不明 we can't leave people on the river unaccounted for.
所以，我不在乎相机和充电器之类的东西， So, you know, I don't care about the cameras and the chargers and things,
我们需要知道每个人都很安全，让他们进去 we need to find out that everyone's safe and get them in.
他们决定别无选择，只能沿着自己的路线，努力 They decide they have no option but to retrace their route and try to
找到失踪的船 find the missing boat.
但没过多久，他们就真的遇到了问题 But it isn't long before they quite literally run into a problem.
可以吗-这发出了一种合适的声音 Is that all right? -That made a proper noise.
他们撞到了一根圆木 They've struck a log.
如果他们把船打了个洞，或者损坏了引擎 If they've holed the boat,-or damaged the engines,
会有大麻烦的 they'll be in big trouble.
幸运的是，一切都很好 Fortunately, everything is fine.
但他们仍然必须找到那艘失踪的船 But they still have to find the missing boat.
慢慢地-到最后就到了 Take it nice and gently.-Just get there in the end.
半小时后-仍然没有迹象 Half an hour later,-there is still no sign of it.
而且他们现在燃料不足 And they are now running low on fuel.
就在他们认为他们必须回头的时候 Just when they're thinking they'll have to turn back...
这是他们吗？ Is this them?
托马斯？托马斯？卡瓦？是的， Thomas? Thomas? Ca va? Oui, ca va.
崔斯宾 Tres bien.
幸运的是，我们刚找到另一艘船， Luckily, we've just found the other boat,
这让我松了一口气，他们绝对没事， which is a huge relief, and they're absolutely fine,
他们一点问题都没有 there's no problems with them at all.
拖延的原因，很快就显而易见了 The reason for the delay is soon apparent.
我们注意到他们换了马达， So, we just noticed that they've changed the motor,
很明显，引擎出了问题，他们选择了 so there's obviously been an issue with the engine and they've picked
在上游的另一个村庄安装新引擎 up a new engine at another village just upstream.
两艘船一起向上游返回村庄 Together, both boats make their way back upriver to the village.
这真是个好消息 Yeah, this is really good news.
最重要的是队员们都很安全，所以我们全队都在一起 The main thing is the guys are safe, so we've got the full team together.
但是所有的工具都出现了 But all the kit has turned up.
我们有我们需要的一切，所有的摄像机，充电设备， We've got everything we need, all the cameras, the charging stuff,
所以我们可以拍影片，这意味着明天我们可以继续工作 so we can make a film and it means tomorrow we can just get on with it.
团队继续与姆本杰尔进行了极好的拍摄， The team went on to have a fantastic shoot with the Mbendjele,
拍摄本部分最后一组网狩猎- capturing one of the last groups net hunting in this part
非洲雨林的。 of the African rainforest.
下一次，在地球上最令人惊叹的自然奇观中， Next time, in some of Earth's most stunning natural wonders,
为了生存，人们必须把自己推向极限 people must push themselves to the limit in order to survive... --chenym
克服困难 ..against the odds.
别动 Don't move.