【極北蝰】
#世界蛇日
今天(7/16)是世界蛇日,因此跟各位分享我在英國Wildwood看到的極北蝰(Vipera berus)。
Wildwood專門展示英國本土(以及曾經存在英國)的物種,並明定自身職責為「Protecting, Conserving & Rewilding British Wildlife」,位於Kent的這個園區致力於透過大面積的林地營造沉浸式體驗,幫助來訪的遊客領略過去那個充滿野性的英國林地,進而萌生愛護自然的念頭,一同為復興生態努力。
※之後時機成熟會專門寫一篇遊園感想
在所有展示中,最吸引我眼球的莫過於露天的極北蝰展區(展區外觀見留言處)。
飼養或展示蛇類是必須嚴肅看待的事,尤其在展示方面必須考量到一般大眾對蛇的迷思,為了避免人類因為無知或好奇心被誤傷或者看了那些鄉野奇談後自以為替天行道的殘害蛇,動物園通常都是透過非開放式的缸體來展示蛇類,另一方面也減少飛簷走壁的牠們逃脫的風險。
其實,與社會大眾的刻板印象中不同,包括極北蝰在內的多數毒蛇並不會主動攻擊人類,只有在被侵門踏戶或者感覺自身受到威脅時才會逼不得以選擇反擊。
其中極北蝰更是包括英國在內的許多歐洲國家唯一的毒蛇,牠們的毒性不強,就算被咬到也僅有約一成的傷患需要就醫,無奈因為生活範圍相當廣闊且人類聚落不斷擴張的緣故,每年仍有數千人因意外驚擾到牠們而遭遇蛇吻。
雖然包括挪威、丹麥以及英國等國家已有法令明定不許民眾殺害極北蝰,但除此之外,相關的教育也同樣重要,Wildwood透過開放式的展示提供一個確保雙方安全的聯誼場所,讓英國民眾察覺並透過與以往不同的角度來認識這些生活在週遭的鄰居,了解牠們的習性以降低衝突機率。
人們很容易因為不了解一項事物而詆毀或是無端的恐懼牠們,但這樣終究無法消除自身的不安,更可能造成社會的恐慌。很多時候,只要我們願意把握機會了解牠們,就像影片中這條啜飲池水的極北蝰,會發現牠們其實沒有外界說的那麼可怕。
⚠最後重點提醒一下,在毒蛇中,極北蝰算是很特殊的存在,不僅體型小,性情相對來說也比較溫和一些,因此才能適應這樣的展示方式。換作其他蛇種,可能就會落得像前幾年中國某動物園練蠱似的把毒蛇倒入坑裡展示,結果沒過幾天就跑光光的誇張場面。
因此,動物園行業能否尊重自己的專業,因材施教,也是這類展示教育中很關鍵的一環。
同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過5萬的網紅Daphne Iking,也在其Youtube影片中提到,2020 was to be the big year for Malaysia's tourism sector. Hotels and airlines were expecting millions of guests BUT what came instead was a virus. An...
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2020 was to be the big year for Malaysia's tourism sector. Hotels and airlines were expecting millions of guests BUT what came instead was a virus. And with it, the worst crisis Malaysia's tourism industry has ever faced.
This year, tourism was supposed to boom like never before. Worldwide, the advertising drive for the big campaign "Visit Malaysia 2020" was set in motion. We were expecting around 30 million tourists and supposedly revenues of a solid €20 billion euros ($21.5 billion).
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on all of this, particularly affecting more than 3.5 million people working in the tourism industry.
Retail too was hit hard.
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, there has been significant impacts to consumer behaviour and product demand..not forgetting , retail store, factory, and logistics services availability.
Scary but true, now everyone is finding ways to recover, sustain and to rebuild whatever they can financially and economically.
Today, I speak to friends Richard Swann , Platinum PADI Course Director and Managing Director of Dive Downbelow PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Centre and Muhammad Faisal Daud aka Moe Faisal Marketing Manager of Rip Curl Malaysia to share more about conserving whatever resources they have in moving forward in business and their plans diving into the #NewNorm.
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https://www.downbelowadventures.com/
https://adventuresinborneo.com/
https://www.ripcurl.my/
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Forbes article:
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