大学招生舞弊最重处罚…乔治城前教练收350万 判2年半



大学招生舞弊最重处罚…乔治城前教练收350万 判2年半

世界新闻网

7/03/2022

前乔治城大学网球教练恩斯特因收贿300多万元以帮助富家子弟进入名校,1日被判刑两年半。(美联社)

曾任前总统欧巴马家庭私人教练的乔治城大学网球教练恩斯特(Gordon Ernst),因收贿300多万元以帮助富家子弟进入名校,1日被判刑两年半,是大学招生贿赂丑闻案迄今最严厉的惩处。

恩斯特承认为了将富家子女以体育特长生的名义安排进乔治城大学,10年间收贿近350万元,检方要求判他四年监禁。

55岁的恩斯特在波士顿的联邦法庭上表示,「我为自己没有遵循对学生的教导而深感愧疚」。

恩斯特在给法官的信中说,他在罗德岛州长大,已故的父亲曾是全州的网球明星,对他的要求极严,甚至还有体罚,让他感到父亲不像是父亲,而是个教练和暴君;但他的母亲驳斥他的说法。




恩斯特在布朗大学期间打曲棍球和网球,后陆续担任西北大学和宾州大学教练,2006年成为乔治城大学的男女网球队的主教练,两年后被朋友介绍给学校的招生顾问辛格(Rick Singer),辛格是录取贿赂阴谋的主谋。

在恩斯特每年招收的六个网球特长生中,至少有两个不符合条件,最多曾有五名。联邦检方指出,他以贿赂的诈欺方式招收了20多名学生,而且与其他受贿招生的教练不同,恩斯特几乎将所有贿赂都放进个人腰包,用来为女儿上私立学校付费和在鳕鱼角(Cape Cod)购房。

辩护律师请求法官判刑一年,说乔治城大学的学生大多来自富有和名望家庭,而恩斯特的起薪是5万5000元,他以为受贿不伤害任何人,包括他的团队。他2019年被捕后试图改变自己的生活轨迹,当过半职网球教练、曲棍球裁判和租车公司的清洁工。辩护律师说:「恩斯特从白宫的家庭教练骤跌到最低层,相当罕见。」

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美国水上芭蕾女将比赛中昏厥沉池底 教练千钧一发救援

联合新闻网

6/24/2022

美国水上芭蕾女将艾瓦瑞兹(Anita Alvarez)在22日的布达佩斯世界游泳锦标赛比赛过程中突然昏厥沉入水底,幸好及时被教练佛恩特斯(Andrea Fuentes)救上岸,经治疗后目前并无大碍,不过仍未找出昏厥原因。

艾瓦瑞兹(左)在比赛中失去意识。(Getty Images)

艾瓦瑞兹在被救上岸后立即接受医疗处置,目前状况良好。25岁的阿瓦瑞兹当时参加的是水上芭蕾单人自由自选项目,原先他的目标是站上颁奖台,不过由于发生这起意外,最终以第7名作收。

艾瓦瑞兹的教练佛恩特斯回想起这一切仍余悸犹存:「这很令人恐慌,我得跳下去救她,因为现场的救生员并不会这么做。我很害怕,因为我发现她没有呼吸,但现在她一切都很好。」

艾瓦瑞兹(中)被救上岸。(美联社)

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艾瓦瑞兹(左)突然昏厥,教练跳下水救人。(Getty Images)

佛恩特斯表示,子弟兵原本预计在当地时间周四休息一整天后,于周五进行比赛,不过现在接下来几天她得进行检查,寻出在水中突然昏厥的原因。

值得一提的是,她的母亲表示,这已不是第一次看见艾瓦瑞兹在水中昏厥,过去练习时也曾有过这样的情况。

艾瓦瑞兹(左)突然昏厥,教练跳下水救人。(Getty Images)
Synchronized swimmer rescued by coach during competition l GMA
Jun 23, 2022

American swimmer Anita Alvarez lost consciousness during a competition in Budapest and was rescued by her coach Andrea Fuentes, who pulled her out of the water and performed CPR until medics arrived.




「太冷、太湿,动不了」麻州华男爬山低温致死

世界新闻网

6/22/2022

麻州男子陈曦(Xi Chen,音译)日前挑战新罕布夏州华盛顿峰时,因天气恶劣,导致体温过低,父亲节当日不幸遇难。(取自GoFundMe)

53岁的麻州男子陈曦(Xi Chen,音译)日前挑战新罕布夏州华盛顿峰(Mt Washington)时,因天气恶劣,导致体温过低,父亲节当日不幸遇难;他的妻子受访时表示,丈夫失去知觉前,曾发短信告知自己很冷、很湿,「遇到麻烦,动不了」,但因当日求救人数过多,救援人员在五个小时后才找到失温的陈曦。

陈曦的妻子刘莲(Lian Liu)表示,她于18日下午5时30分左右,收到正在挑战华盛顿峰丈夫的短信,称自己「遇到麻烦,动不了」;当她询问对方是否要援救时,对方回应说,「是的,否则就会死;赶紧打电话,会死,快一点。」

陈曦失去知觉前,曾发短信告知妻子,他很冷、很湿,「遇到麻烦,动不了」。(取自NBC视频截屏)

虽然营救团队在Gulfside步道找到了失去知觉的陈曦,但他的身体已极度失温;救援人员将他擡至距离山顶一哩的顶峰,找到公路后,立即将其送往附近医院急救,但因他伤势过重,医生抢救数个小时后,被宣布不治身亡。




刘莲在采访时激动地表示,丈夫20多岁时开始登山,不是一个轻易言弃的人,每次挑战高峰前,总会准备许多备用计划,曾19次爬上4000呎高的华盛顿峰,但不幸的是悲剧仍然发生,「他从不轻言放弃,大概是他当天遇到什么困难;他爱他的家庭,他的工作还有他的生活」。

营救陈曦的垂钓与游戏(Fish and Game)部门21日在声明中表示,工作人员于18日下午6时30分,收到刘莲的求救电话;救援人员冒着时速80哩的大风展开营救,并在当晚10时30分,找到了失去知觉的陈曦,救援人员指,陈曦虽然昏迷,但仍有生还的迹象,搭建帐篷给他取暖。

Hiker found unresponsive on Gulfside Trail Saturday night has died
Jun 20, 2022

陈曦在翌日凌晨1时被救援人员送往附近医院急救,因伤势过重,被宣布死亡;垂钓与游戏部门指,当晚收到大量因天气湿冷而求救的电话,呼吁其他登山者避免在恶劣天气出行,导致悲剧再度发生。

陈曦的亲友在GoFundMe上发起筹款时表示,死者遇害当日,家人虽拨打911求助,但因天气恶劣,人手不足,五个小时后才找到他;亲友希望为他的妻子以及三个仍在上学的孩子筹款,目标款项是5万元,善心人士请登https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-xi-chens-family筹集善款。

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不速客每天深夜光顾洛县华人家泳池 视频揭秘

世界新闻网

6/20/2022

浣熊起身,沿着泳池的台阶,走到对面。(受访者提供)

南加洛杉矶县有「小台北」之称的蒙特利公园市(Monterey Park)的一户华人家中,最近每晚都有神秘动物光临。华人最初不确定究竟是何方来客,为何一到晚上就有黑影出没,游泳池边还留下一串脚印,直到有一天,神秘动物白天现形,原来是一只浣熊,将这里的泳池当作了自己嬉戏的场地。

浣熊把南加華人後院當遊樂場 每天深夜光顧泳池
Jun 20, 2022

华人Jenny的家位于蒙市山上,几周前,她发现有神秘之客每夜光顾家中,「我每晚坐在客厅的沙发上看电视,只要门外有什么动静,玻璃上就会有影子,最近这段时间,天天有动物从后院玻璃门前的这条路走过。」

一开始Jenny以为是老鼠,因为晚上通往后院的这条路比较暗,只有一个路灯,看不清楚,「有时看上去是咖啡色,有时是黑色。」让Jenny最初判断不速之客是老鼠的另外一个原因是,每天早上,她都会发现游泳池旁边有一串小小的脚印,「看着就像是老鼠留下的,我白天把脚印冲洗干净了,但第二天早上起来又看到很多。」

观察几天后,Jenny排除了老鼠的猜测,「感觉这个动物体形蛮大,每晚玻璃上的影子,看上去前面尖尖的,后面也是尖尖的,但很模糊,始终不知道是什么动物。 」深夜家中一直有不明之物光临,Jenny也不敢贸然出去打探,担心对方万一会攻击自己。




直到6月的一个白天,Jenny突然看到一只浣熊出现在后院,它熟门熟路地走到泳池旁边,很快地把两只前脚趴在水里,开始悠然地喝里面的水。玩了一会水后,浣熊起身,沿着泳池的台阶,走到对面,并在泳池边留下一串Jenny非常熟悉的脚印。

一只浣熊出现在华人家后院,它熟门熟路地走到泳池旁边。(受访者提供)

神秘之客的面纱终于揭开,Jenny说看到浣熊真面目时有点害怕,不敢去打扰它,只是远远地隔着窗玻璃拍摄视频,「它应该是从后院山坡那边爬上来,每次都走到游泳池这边喝水、嬉戏。挺大个的,看上去蛮吓人,不知道为什么这一天突然在白天光临,有可能是天太热了。」

虽然不太喜欢这位客人每晚光顾,但Jenny并没有采取什么方式赶走它,「反正它每次来一下就会离开,对我们也没有什么攻击性,每晚逛一下泳池就走,我们索性也就不管它了。」

浣熊两只前脚趴在水里,悠然地喝泳池里的水。(受访者提供)

不过为了避免动物深夜闯入房间,Jenny说她现每晚都会把家中的门窗关闭,包括后院的玻璃门,「以前我只关纱窗,但自从之前发现曾有动物出没后,我就把所有的门窗都关上了,万一动物撞破纱窗闯了进来,那就太吓人了。」

Jenny补充说,因为住在山上,以前家中也常有动物光临,有一段时间,只要太阳一落山,臭鼬就会准时来,「有一次忘记关门窗,臭鼬跑进房间,整个房子臭得不得了,我们想赶也赶不走,后来折腾到半夜两三点,想办法用棉花糖才把它引出来。从那以后,只要太阳一落山,我们就把门窗全部关关好。」

浣熊起身离开泳池,留下一串脚印。(受访者提供)

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渡假住Air BnB碰上熊闯入 租客吓傻反锁房内

世界新闻网

6/19/2022

Air BnB遭熊闯入后,满目疮痍。(警方提供)

很多民众会在夏天时到北加州的太浩湖(Lake Tahoe)区域渡假,其中不少人会选择住在特拉基(Truckee)一代的渡假屋,享受亲友团聚得美好时光,但毕竟是在大自然中,要小心动物出没。特拉基公路警察局指出,日前一户Air BnB短租屋发生一宗遭熊侵入的事件,一只熊从窗户进入一栋Air BnB民宅翻找食物,吓得里面的租客躲在房内将自己反锁,一番诱导后才成功将熊引出,黑熊与另外三只在屋外的小熊团聚。

特拉基警方表示,该宗熊侵入民宅的事件是发生在上周,警方接获报案指出,一只熊从未关上的窗户进入一户Air BnB短租屋,四处翻找食物。警方获报前往处理后,那只熊还几度准备攻击,所幸后来成功化解,将熊引出房外,与另外三只在附近树旁的小熊团聚。

「熊比人类还早住在这个区域。他们才是这里的原住民。」特拉基警方提醒,很多民众忘记该区域本来就可能会有熊的踪迹。事实上,在人类居住之前,熊就先在那边居住。因此,无论是长住在附近的居民,或是到该地度假的短住民众,都必须尊重自然,并留心当地本来就可能会有熊的出没。


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其实,当地的民宅中出现熊的踪迹已不是第一次。两年前同样在特拉基,一名15岁的青少年凌晨时分与朋友在家中看电视时,突然听到厨房有奇怪的声响,查看后竟然发现是有一只体型庞大的熊进入家中,吓得青少年对楼上的母亲大喊:「妈,家里有熊!先不要下楼!」

当时青少年与朋友也是赶紧将他们关在房内,但是熊还是一直试图闯门。当地普莱瑟县(Placer County)警局接获报案后,赶往现场后成功将熊引出。警方后来判断,那只误闯到民宅的熊,可能是从未上锁的民宅车库进入,但之后找不到出路,只好在屋内到处闲逛。

警方提醒,熊比人类更早住在该区域,呼吁民众留心熊出没。(警方提供)

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我们能装死吗?犹他州一家5口山上健行 却遇黑熊尾随

世界新闻网

6/17/2022

美国犹他州盐湖城年轻夫妻布莱登与麦可日前带着3个孩子到加拿大英属哥伦比亚省一条广受欢迎的山间小径健行,却遇到一只黑熊尾随大约20分钟,直到最终才逐渐不见踪影。(路透)

美国犹他州盐湖城一对年轻夫妻日前带着3个年纪在1至6岁之间的孩子,前往加拿大英属哥伦比亚省一条广受欢迎的山间小径健行,却遇到一只黑熊尾随大约20分钟。当妈妈的网红布莱登(Brighton Peachy)则是拿出手机录像,将一家大小的反应记录下来。

KUTV报导,这起事件发生在一家大小踏上小径起点后不久。从影片可见,他们意识到有只黑熊开始跟在后面,也能听到布莱登告诉丈夫麦可(Michael Hofer),「好吧,宝贝,他正在跟着你」。麦可随即回头观察状况,布莱登则开始大声喊叫,试图吓跑黑熊。

布莱登告诉记者,「牠没被我们吓到,继续跟着我们」,也因为黑熊挡住了回到停车场的路,让他们只能继续沿着小径往上走。




根据报导,布莱登承认,当一只熊跟在后面时,感觉就像有点紧张,却也相当于他们当时唯一的选择。她说,黑熊跟着他们约20分钟、走上超过800公尺。尽管牠从来没有表现出攻击性,但最糟糕情况的想法还是在布莱登的脑海浮现,「我就一直在想,要是这只熊进攻的话,我打算要怎么掩护与保护我的孩子?」

布莱登曾是犹他大学(The University of Utah)医护人员,现在则是主打野外家庭生活风格的网红,因此她具有独特能力,也为类似这样的遭遇事件该怎么行动做好准备,「我知道我们绝对必须保持冷静,必须不断提醒我的孩子们,像是保持冷静,也不要用跑的,这只会吓到熊,把情况弄糟」。

这只尾随布莱登一家人的黑熊最终逐渐不见踪影,布莱登说她教自己的孩子要尊重野外,在野生动物周围注意安全,这起遭遇事件也不会改变他们因为她而体验野外活动的方式,「你身处牠们的领地,即便你做了应该做的所有事情,牠们可能不在乎,仍有可能只想着继续走向牠们正要去的方向或是追着你跑,所以只是一个非常好的提醒,你在外面的时候要小心谨慎」。

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美著名灰熊“看错指令”失控杀死驯兽师 恐怖现场曝光

文章来源: 东森新闻

4/24/2022

Bären-Angreifen Mann im Training, Grizzly bear killed a trainer
Dec 18, 2014

Stephan K. Miller was an American animal trainer, On April 22, 2008, during a routine training exercise, Miller was mauled and killed by a 5-year old grizzly bear named Rocky. The 7½ foot tall, 700 lb bear bit Miller on the neck once. An autopsy revealed that he died within minutes of the attack.

Until Miller’s death, Rocky was best known for appearing as Dewey the Killer Bear in a scene from the 2008 film Semi-Pro in which he wrestled Will Ferrell’s body double Randy Miller. Following Stephan Miller’s death, the California Department of Fish and Game initiated a probe into the events of the attack with the intent to eventually decide whether Rocky would be euthanized. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and other animal rights groups, who have long protested use of wild animals in films, called for Rocky to be spared and to be allowed to retire to a zoo or another similar facility.

It was later revealed on the National Geographic Channel program Grizzly Face to Face that the coroner’s office and the California Department of Fish and Game ruled Miller’s death accidental and did not order the bear to be euthanized. However, Rocky resumed his life under restricted regulations.


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美国一只训练有素的灰熊洛奇(Rocky)过去曾在好莱坞喜剧片《灌篮大帝》中亮相,没想到这只体重320公斤的“熊演员”才登上大萤幕7周,就在某次拍片时疑似因误解指令而袭击人类,咬破驯兽师米勒(Stephan Miller)的颈部血管,造成亡命悲剧。今年4月22日是米勒逝世14周年,这段影片又重新引发讨论。

根据《镜报》报导,美国西维吉尼亚州的驯兽师米勒2008年4月22日为了帮堂兄兰迪(Randy Miller)开设的动物训练中心拍摄宣传片,被安排和重达320公斤、身长2.3米的5岁公灰熊洛奇表演“人熊摔跤”的桥段,原先打算先让洛奇用后脚站起来,和米勒一起拍几张照。没想到,洛奇似乎是误解了兰迪的指令,站起来后直接用熊掌攻击米勒,同时还张开大口直接咬住米勒的脖子。

米勒直接被暴走的“熊演员”洛奇扑倒在地,而且洛奇还没打算放过他,继续咬着米勒的颈部,痛得他当场发出凄厉惨叫,兰迪情急之下拿着木棍不断杖打熊背,试图让洛奇松开嘴,另一人则用胡椒喷雾朝着洛奇喷洒,经过10秒后米勒趁隙爬出,逃离恐怖熊爪。然而,当米勒跑出镜头外的几分钟后,就因颈动脉与颈静脉破裂而亡,这段影片竟成米勒的最后身影。

兰迪表示,事情发生得太快,“我们做了我们该做的来阻止熊,花了几秒钟才把它弄开,但已经太迟了。”兰迪对这次事件相当痛心,不仅是因为他自己训练多年的灰熊失控,更是因为他失去了至亲兄弟。有社会人士呼吁将洛奇安乐死,也有动物权利保护人士表示,应该将洛奇安置于动物园。目前洛奇被要求不能与驯兽师以外的人类接触,以防对一般大众构成威胁。

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屋内睡觉时总听到有呼噜声 检查后吓懵

来源:大洛杉矶LA

4/24/2022

住在南太浩湖的一户居民,最近在家里总是听到打呼噜的声音,但是他们又不知道是什么,他们还以为邻居打呼噜声音太响,找邻居投诉被邻居赶了出来。

最后,他们在房子下面竟发现了在冬眠的母熊和4个熊宝宝,随后一个名叫“熊联盟”的非营利组织工作人员赶到现场,调查发现,这头母熊还上演了熊界难得一见的温馨一幕。

根据“熊联盟”在Facebook上的介绍,事发在南太浩湖山上的一栋房子里,这些房子依山而建,因此地基底部都会留出很大的空间,这只熊妈妈就是带着小熊来到这里冬眠的。

令人惊奇的是,经过检查,有3只小熊是熊妈妈亲生的,另一只小熊是她“收养”的,原来那只小熊的妈妈被车撞死了,于是它“收养”了这只小熊。



而在动物界,“收养”是很少见的,但这只母熊将不是她亲生的小熊也呆在身边,在这户人家地基底下搭了个舒适窝,就这样冬眠了。

当然,熊冬眠的时候也会发出打呼噜的声音,这就是为什么那户人家总听到打呼噜的声音,但却不知道声音来自何处,因为他们也无法下去地基查看。

最终,“熊联盟”的工作人员将母熊从地基下面引诱出来,并让屋主将地基下面的空间加装屏障。

“熊联盟”主席安·布莱恩特说,每年冬天,他们都会接到大约100只150个关于熊在家里冬眠的报告,他们的工作人员一直忙于将熊从家中赶出来。

布莱恩特说:人们需要对自己房屋的开放空间更多的关注,并且安装屏障,避免熊从开放的空间进入屋内,尤其是秋天,当熊正在寻找冬眠地点的时候。

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熊妈带2宝忙捕鱼 「熊孩子趴背偷懒」 手足超悲剧

联合新闻网

02/20/2022

小熊坐在妈妈身上过河。(翻摄自YouTube)

这「熊孩子」脑筋也动太快了!最近在网络上有一段影片引起网友们的热烈讨论,影片是去年7月在美国阿拉斯加的卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区(Katmai National Park and Preserve)所拍下,是两只小熊用截然不同的方式渡过阿拉斯加河的画面。

只见棕熊妈妈正带着两只小熊在河里捕鱼,而其中一只小熊趁妈妈在忙,趁机爬到妈妈的背上,画面中可以看到牠就坐在妈妈的背上渡河,看起来超级轻松,还不时回头看了一下在后方努力划水的兄弟姊妹,幸好两只小熊都顺利上岸,蹦蹦跳跳跟着妈妈离开。而这有趣又发人深省的一幕,让不少网友纷纷留言:「妈妈真的很辛苦呢」、「看完心情好复杂」、「总是有人喜欢偷懒」。



Bear Cub Rides Across River in Style || ViralHog
Feb 12, 2022

Occurred on July 19, 2021 / Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA

“A spring brown bear cub or COY, (Cub of the year). Meaning the cub was born that spring. Riding on its mother while crossing an Alaskan river, located within Katmai National Park and Preserve. They tend to do this when very young and small. Not all cubs and mothers behave this way. Mothers tend to allow this behavior for only a short time. As the cubs grow it slows her down from getting food and teaching them all the necessities in order to survive.”


而影片说明中也表示,这两只小熊大概是在去年春天出生的,年纪还非常小,而并不是所有熊妈妈都会忍受小孩有这样的行为,这种「靠妈妈」的情况只是暂时的,而且等牠们更大一点,就必须得学习成长独立,不管是渡河或是捕食,都得要自己来才行。

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印尼巨鳄被轮胎套颈6年险勒毙 勇者出手终脱困

世界新闻网 

02/09/2022

印尼一只野生巨鳄被轮胎套颈6年后,近日终于在勇者协助下摆脱了轮胎。(路透)

印尼苏拉威西岛帕卢市的一只野生巨鳄,被机车轮胎卡住脖子长达6年之久,保育人员一直试图捉捕并救援牠,但都以失败收场,直到近日在一名勇者的帮助下,终在7日成功捕捉,并将卡在他脖子上的轮胎锯断。


Reward for Removing Bike Tire from Crocodile’s Neck
Feb 21, 2020

Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tire stuck around its neck.

The contest will see one brave crocodile hunter land an unspecified amount of cash but it will mean coming face to face with the 13-foot reptile.

Local conservation authorities have been trying — and failing — for several years to find a way to untangle the crocodile.

That sparked worries the tire was slowly killing the beast.

After a recent sighting, the province’s governor instructed his resource-strapped conservation agency to figure out how to end years of fruitless attempts.

The agency offered few details on the reward or how outsiders might pull off the task.

But its chief — who said the cash would come out of his own pocket — warned that he was not calling on amateurs to hunt down the reptile but rather addressing people with a background in wildlife rescue and a thirst for conservation.

Hasmuni Hasmar, the head of the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency said: “We’re asking the general public not to get close to the crocodile or disturb its habitat,”


英国卫报报导,这只咸水鳄长约5.2公尺,2016年被帕卢市居民发现牠脖子上挂了一个机车轮胎后,保育人员一直试图捕捉牠并帮牠去除「轮胎项圈」,当地政府甚至一度祭出重赏,寻求勇者出面。



34岁的卖鸟人蒂利(Tili)在追踪这只鳄鱼3周后,7日下午成功用活鸡陷阱抓捕,在村民协助下把牠拖上岸,并用刀具割断轮胎。

Kalahkan Panji, Pria Ini Berhasil Taklukan Buaya Kalung Ban di Palu, Begini Kisahnya
Feb 8, 2022

蒂利表示,「我只是想帮忙。我讨厌看到动物受困和受苦。我已经筋疲力尽。鳄鱼重得令人难以置信,每个人都在流汗,非常累。」待救援结束后,这只鳄鱼也被立刻放回水中。

他说,前两次营救任务都以失败作收,因为绳索的强度不足以承受鳄鱼的重量,之后才改以用于拖船的尼龙绳索。

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13-foot crocodile in Indonesia freed from tire after 6 years

The crocodile had a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck

By Ann W. Schmidt | Fox News

02/09/2022

A crocodile in Indonesia that has had a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for years has finally been freed. 

The 13.12-foot (4-meter) crocodile was found around the island of Sulawesi, and had the tire around its neck for about six years, according to Reuters. 

Despite local residents’ concern for the crocodile’s well-being, capturing the creature was a challenge. 



Even a local resident named Tili, who ended up removing the tire from the crocodile’s neck, had two failed attempts before he was able to capture the reptile, Reuters reported. 

The 35-year-old Sulawesi resident told the outlet that he used a basic trap made with a rope tied to a log. His bait was live chickens and ducks. 

“I caught the crocodile by myself,” Tili told Reuters. “I was asking for help from people here but they were scared.”

Tili said that many people were “skeptical” about his desire and ability to capture the crocodile, according to Reuters.



The outlet reported that Tili tracked the crocodile for three weeks before he finally caught it and sawed the tire off its neck. 

Locals prepare to release a wild crocodile back to the river after removing a tire from its neck, in Palu, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia, February 7, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Antara Foto/Basri Marzuki/ via REUTERS)

The crocodile was returned to the wild on Monday, according to Reuters.

Local authorities offered a reward in 2020 for anyone who could remove the tire from the crocodile’s neck – though Tili told Reuters that wasn’t what motivated his pursuit of the croc.

“I just can’t stand to see animals hurt. Even snakes, I will help,” Tili told Reuters. 

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看白头鹰捕鱼归来

By Wild Cat

01/30/2022

今天真的太过瘾了,看到无数老鹰在河面捕鱼。几次寒潮之后,北方的河面结冰,终于让这些eagle南下来我这里了,这次当然再次试了试1.4X

先来一组用了1.4X的



虽然有点软,但是感觉这画质真的可以打啊,这组1/1600,F9,ISO1000~1600,等效焦1250mm,对焦慢一点,但是基本够用

再来一组拿掉增倍镜的,这组是一只幼鹰向adult叫板,居然要鹰口夺食,一番争斗之后,成年鹰带着鱼成功摆脱



果然拿掉增倍镜,画面锐了不少。

最后再来一组,也是没有增倍镜的

只乱入的海鸥

我打算留着这个增倍镜了,需要的时候装上去还是有点用。

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无人机拍下不可思议一幕:巨鲸推冲浪者划水板…

文章来源: 综合新闻

01/01/2022

一架无人机拍下了一只鲸鱼用鳍推着一名冲浪者坐的划水板的瞬间,不可思议。

一无人机扑捉到一只鲸鱼用鳍推着一名冲浪者坐的划水板的瞬间。

8月31日,马克西米利亚诺·乔纳斯(Maximiliano Jonas)在阿根廷马德林港海岸(coast of Puerto Madryn)拍摄了这一惊人的画面。

马克西米利亚诺用无人机拍摄到了一只南方露脊鲸和冲浪者之间的偶遇,冲浪者是他的朋友阿纳利娅·乔盖蒂(Analia Giorgetti),当时她正坐在划水板上与鲸鱼进行互动。



令人难以置信的是,鲸鱼用它的一个鳍轻轻地把划水板向前推,这段视频在网上疯传。

“这让我全身激动,太漂亮了,”一位社交媒体用户对该视频发表评论。

“这简直就是魔术!”另一个人说。


Whale Gently Pushes Paddleboarder With Fin
Sep 3, 2021

A drone captured the incredible moment a whale pushed a paddleboard with its fin.

Maximiliano Jonas filmed the amazing footage off the coast of Puerto Madryn, Argentina, on August 31.

Maximiliano used a drone to capture the moment a Southern right whale approached a paddler board on which his friend Analia Giorgetti was sitting.

Incredibly, the whale gently pushed the paddleboard forward with one of its fins, in a video that has gone viral online.


这段令人惊叹的视频也被分享到了海洋保护研究机构(Ocean Conservation Research)的脸书(Facebook)页面上,迄今为止获得了近20,000个反馈和令人难以置信的130万次浏览。

“马德林港是通往巴尔德斯半岛(Península Valdés)的门户,这里是一个对保护海洋哺乳动物具有全球意义的联合国教科文组织(UNESCO)的地点。”该组织分享说。

“在6月至12月期间,整个南半球大约有三分之一的露脊鲸会将受到保护的巴尔德斯半岛海湾作为繁殖和产卵地。”

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「来见见我的好友!」熊妈妈带2宝来跟人类朋友拜码头

联合新闻网

12/31/2021

熊妈妈带2只新生熊宝宝来跟人类朋友拜码头。图/撷自youtube

北卡罗莱纳州一只母熊自2017年起,就常到当地一名男子康利(Patrick Conley)后院拜访。康利将母熊命名为西蒙(Simone),称西蒙是只喜欢与人交互、友善的熊。日前西蒙的到访跟以往很不同,因为牠那次带了2个熊宝宝来跟康利「拜码头」。


OMG! BEAR SIMONE BROUGHT HER CUBS!
May 2, 2021

First visit this year by your favorite girl, Simone! AND YES, SHE BROUGHT HER FIRST EVER LITTER OF CUBS!!!!

The collar is gone – nice! – and she looks well-fed. The cubs are the cutest things to ever have walked these woods, but then I’m kind of biased.

Being that it’s her first litter I tried my best not to spook her or the little ones. She seemed pretty comfortable with the proximity so I’m guessing we’ll be seeing her again soon.

For those of you with questions regarding Asheville’s rather unique bear situation the following article from November 2019 in The Wall Street Journal will provide many answers.

https://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/650923522359771136/as-southern-cities-sprawl-people-are-bumping-into



康利看到西蒙带着宝宝来到他的前阳台,在那里等康利,在前阳台稍事停留后就转身走回树林。

康利表示,这是西蒙的第一胎,他尽量不要吓到她或小熊。而西蒙看起来很怡然自得,康利认为「应该很快就会再见到牠们」。

网友对母子熊可爱身复印象深刻,纷纷表示:「熊妈妈看起来很骄傲,你可以看到牠不断确认孩子状况无恙。宝宝真漂亮!」、「熊很聪明表现很好,还带着宝宝来找你,表示很信任你」、「牠好像在跟宝宝说:『你们看,这是一个人。当你走过他时,他会发出搞笑的声音,但他和我们一样害怕。如果我们遵守人与熊的约定,他可能会给我们一些好康。」

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游阿拉斯加遇到大棕熊 做对「这些事」全身而退

联合新闻网

8/09/2021

游客遇到大棕熊,当下保持冷静,没有尖叫或做出大动作。图/撷自抖音影片
游客遇到大棕熊,当下保持冷静,没有尖叫或做出大动作。图/撷自抖音影片

一群游客在阿拉斯加遇到一只大棕熊,他们当下保持冷静,没有尖叫或做出大动作,棕熊最后绕了一圈静静地离开。

44岁佛罗里达州房地产经纪人西西莉雅诺(Cara Siciliano)当时和另2对夫妇、1名水上飞机机长一起参观卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区(Katmai Park)。拍下影片的西西莉雅诺表示:「同行的机长说他在这条小路上走了1000次,但从没有见过这样的事情!」

西西莉雅诺提到:「我很惊讶我似乎没想像中害怕,我第一反应是仰望天空,确保上帝与我同在并祈祷,接着用手机拍下这段影片。」



这段30秒的影片拍到一只最大可重达700多公斤、275公分高的阿拉斯加棕熊,以及站在碎石路旁如雕像般不动声色的游客们。游客们都没有表现惊慌失措的神情,只有机长以平缓的声音对熊说:「嘿大男孩」、「嘿熊」,最后棕熊离开现场。

西西莉雅诺很惊讶机长跟熊的话语让他们全身而退,尤其是这只棕熊与他们相遇前,才刚跟另一只熊打完架因此发出沉重的喘息声。熊专家赞扬这群游客遵循了国家公园管理局的建议,没有尖叫或奔跑,缓慢移动,并用单调的声音说话,让牠知道人们在那里不会带来伤害。

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Incredible trip to Alaska we happen to encounter a bear walking right in front of us fortunately my seaplane captain kept everyone calm 🐻

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A remote mining camp is shown near Nome, Alaska, where a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew rescued the survivor of a bear attack, on July 16, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard


Bear Pulls California Woman Out of Her Tent, Kills Her in Montana

Lokan was killed on the bear’s second visit to the site where she and two fellow bicyclists were camping near the post office, officials said.

By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown

7/08/2021

This July 6, 2011, file photo shows a grizzly bear roaming near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.

A grizzly bear pulled a woman from her tent in a small Montana town in the middle of the night and killed her before fellow campers could use bear spray to force the bruin out of the area, wildlife officials said Wednesday.

Leah Davis Lokan, 65, of Chico, California, was on a long-distance bicycling trip and had stopped in the western Montana town of Ovando when she was killed early Tuesday, said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials as they provided more details about the attack.

Lokan was killed on the bear’s second visit to the site where she and two fellow bicyclists were camping near the post office, officials said.

The approximately 400-pound grizzly first awakened the campers about 3 a.m., officials said. They took food out of their tents, secured it and went back to sleep, they said.



Surveillance video from a business in town showed the bear about a block from the post office about 15 minutes later, wildlife officials said.

About 4:15 a.m., the sheriff’s office received a 911 call after two people in a tent near the victim’s were awakened by sounds of the attack, Powell County Sheriff Gavin Roselles said. They discharged their bear spray, and the bear ran away.

The bear is also believed to have entered a chicken coop in town that night, killing and eating several chickens.

Officials searched by helicopter for the grizzly again Wednesday but couldn’t find it.

“At this point, our best chance for catching this bear will be culvert traps set in the area near the chicken coop where the bear killed and ate several chickens,” said Randy Arnold, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks regional supervisor in Missoula.

The bear will be killed if it is found, said Greg Lemon, a spokesperson for Fish, Wildlife and Parks.



Investigators have obtained DNA from the bear at the scene of the attack and will be able to compare it with any bruin they are able to trap, the agency said.

Lokan, a registered nurse who had worked at a hospital in Chico, had looked forward to the Montana bike trip for months, said Mary Flowers, a friend of the victim’s from Chico. Lokan had taken previous long-distance bike trips and on this one was accompanied by her sister and a friend, Flowers said.

“She loved these kind of adventures. A woman in her 60s, and she’s dong this kind of stuff — she had a passion for life that was out of the ordinary,” Flowers said.

Grizzly bears have run into increasing conflict with humans in the Northern Rockies over the past decade as the federally protected animals expanded into new areas and the number of people living and recreating in the region grew. That has spurred calls from elected officials in Montana and neighboring Wyoming and Idaho to lift protections so the animals could be hunted.

Ovando, about 60 miles northwest of Helena, is a community of fewer than 100 people at the edge of the sprawling Bob Marshall wilderness.



North of Ovando lies an expanse of forests and mountains, including Glacier National Park that stretches to Canada and is home to an estimated 1,000 grizzlies. It’s the largest concentration of the bruins in the contiguous U.S.

Fatal attacks are rare in the region. There have been three in the last 20 years, including Tuesday’s mauling, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

In 2001, a hunter was killed by a grizzly with two cubs while he was gutting an elk at a wildlife management area west of Ovando. The three animals were shot and killed by wildlife officials days later.

Over the past 20 years, there have been eight fatal maulings of people by grizzlies from a separate population of about 700 bears in and around Yellowstone National Park. In April, a backcountry guide was killed by a grizzly bear while fishing along the park’s border in southwestern Montana.

Bears that attack people are not always killed if the mauling resulted from a surprise encounter or the bear was defending its young. But the bear involved in Lokan’s death is considered a public safety threat because of the circumstances of the attack, Lemon said.

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