用錯誤方法餵水 樹熊慘被害死?!

雖然一隻澳洲野生樹熊Arnie逃過大火一劫,但卻因「好心做壞事」的悲劇不幸喪生,引起野生動物組織向公眾發出強烈警告。

Local CFA firefighter David Tree shares his water with an injured Australian Koala at Mirboo North after wildfires swept through the region on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009.

Local CFA firefighter David Tree shares his water with an injured Australian Koala at Mirboo North after wildfires swept through the region in 2009. Source: Mark Pardew

澳洲山火肆虐造成生靈塗炭,野生樹熊和袋鼠的棲息地遭大火蹂躪,面臨糧食和水源危機。看見渴水的小動物,不少人會立即施予援手,但原來一個善心舉動可能會令牠們招來「殺身之禍」。

在維州East Gippsland山火中,與媽媽失散的小樹熊Arnie僥倖逃出火場,手腳被輕微燒傷,後來好心人將牠救起,嘗試用水樽餵牠喝水,但豈料一手害死Arnie。
Arnie the koala survived the bushfires, but died later after he was fed water the wrong way.
Arnie the koala survived the bushfires, but died later after he was fed water the wrong way. Source: Animalia Wildlife Shelter
野生動物組織在臉書(Facebook)撰寫長帖文解釋,原來樹熊一般在尤加利葉中獲取水份,不會直接喝水。即使有需要喝水,牠們也會面朝下用舌頭舔水。

相反,如果用正常人類抬頭喝水的方法餵給樹熊,會令水直接沖入肺部,造成可致命的吸入性肺炎,而Arnie正正死於吸入性肺炎。

Animalia Wildlife Shelter再三提醒市民,「如果在火場附近發現樹熊,千萬不要用水樽直接倒入牠們口中,亦不應強逼牠們喝水」。

正確餵樹熊喝水的方法,是將水將倒入器皿中,讓牠們自行低頭慢慢舔水。
Animalia Wildlife Shelter's Facebook post warning people not to pour water from bottles into koalas mouths.
Source: Facebook (Animalia Wildlife Shelter)
該動物組織亦鼓勵市民,儘快將受傷的樹熊送往附近的救援中心。如果在安全情況下,請用毛巾包住可能受傷或燒傷的樹熊。如果情況不許可,亦請記位置和詳細資料交予動物救援中心。

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Published 17 January 2020 11:28am
Updated 17 January 2020 11:40am
By Jojo Lee


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