Name: 尋找紐西蘭最難抓到的野貓「九命怪貓」！| CNN Creators (The hunt for 'Nine Lives', New Zealand’s most elusive feral cat | CNN Creators)
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情態副詞

I am also a cat skeptic, to put it very mildly.

我對貓咪也抱持懷疑態度，這說法還算客氣的。

程度副詞

You were just in New Zealand looking at a growing problem there around feral cats.

你剛去了紐西蘭，那裡有個關於野生貓的問題正在擴大。

So your cat will discuss you being a cat skeptic in the context of this story.

所以你的貓咪會在這次的故事中，討論你身為貓咪懷疑論者的部分。

There are a lot of cats, a lot of cats in New Zealand and specifically feral cats, and

那裡有很多貓，非常多貓，特別是野生貓，

they're trying to eradicate them because they're really damaging the native bird life.

他們正試圖根除牠們，因為牠們對本土鳥類造成了嚴重破壞。

And so we thought we'd have a look as to why.

Feral cats may look like their domesticated cousins, but New Zealand's government says they're ruthless predators.

野生貓看起來可能跟牠們的馴化近親一樣，但紐西蘭政府表示牠們是殘酷掠食者。

For that reason, New Zealand is aiming to wipe out all feral cats by 2050 in a massive eradication program.

是以，紐西蘭目標是在 2050 年前，透過大規模的根除計畫，徹底清除所有野生貓。

That means killing between an estimated 2.5 and 8 million of the animals, according to New Zealand Department of Conservation figures.

這意味著，根據紐西蘭觀光局的數據，將會撲殺約 250 萬到 800 萬隻。

So we're here in Northland, in New Zealand.

所以我們現在在紐西蘭的北地。

He has been doing a lot of work here trying to trap these cats.

他一直在這裡努力誘捕這些貓。

Find out a little bit more about what he does.

來多瞭解一下他都在做些什麼。

Within the last 12 years, I've probably taken 500 cats off this place, off the peninsula itself.

過去 12 年來，我大概在這裡，在這個半島上抓了 500 隻貓。

So we're down to three or four real stubborn cats that we can't get.

所以我們剩下三四隻非常頑固的貓抓不到。

Normally humane trapping, live capture traps and some kill traps, and

通常是用人道的誘捕，生物捕捉陷阱，還有一些殺捕陷阱，然後

then we work at night trying to find them.

New Zealand recognises three types of cat a domestic cat, stray cat and a feral cat.

紐西蘭承認三種貓：家貓、流浪貓和野生貓。

The government says only the feral cats will be targeted, the ones that live in remote areas and find food for themselves to survive.

政府說只有野生貓會被鎖定目標，那些住在偏遠地區、自己找食物生存的貓。

They're the animals putting some of the country's 200 plus native bird breeds and at risk of extinction.

牠們是讓這個國家 200 多種本土鳥類面臨滅絕的動物。

But there's one cat in particular these trappers are after and so far they've only caught him on surveillance cameras.

但有隻貓是這些誘捕者特別想抓的，到目前為止，他們只在監控攝影機上捕捉到牠的蹤影。

We went over here to name nine Lives because he's been in our scope a few times and we haven't been able to get the deal done.

我們來到這裡，要說到九命怪貓，因為我們幾次瞄準過牠，但都沒能成功抓到。

If someone asked you to describe nine Lives, what would you say it'd be?

如果有人問你怎麼形容九命怪貓，你會怎麼說？

牠是我遇過最難以捉摸的貓了。

Once they got that blood of the duck, he just kept going.

一旦牠嚐到了鴨子的血，牠就停不下來了。

The cats will just keep killing just for the sake of killing.

The cat is named Nine Lives because it's evaded capture and death so often and is infamous in these parts.

這隻貓之所以叫九命怪貓，是因為牠多次逃脫捕捉和死亡，在這個地方惡名昭彰。

And we've got him on camera sitting at the base of traps, on traps.

而且我們在攝影機裡拍到牠坐在陷阱旁，甚至在陷阱上。

How many hours have you spent trying to catch him?

Two years now, probably at least 60 hours a month.

現在兩年了，每個月大概至少六十小時。

So far, Nine Lives has avoided being caught and shot.

到目前為止，九命怪貓都成功躲過了被捕捉和射殺。

Mike wants to change the cat's luck for good.

Mike 想要徹底改變這隻貓的命運。

So we're looking for footprints in the sand, see what's been around.

所以我們在沙地上找牠的腳印，看看有什麼東西經過。

What sort of footprints are we looking for?

就像我在那邊設了陷阱，牠就。

And hunting down nine lives is particularly important.

Kiwi here, the country's largest colony of kiwis, New Zealand's native bird, is located here and is starting to flourish.

奇異鳥在這裡，這個國家最大的奇異鳥棲地，紐西蘭的本土鳥類，就位於這裡並開始蓬勃發展。

A rough be three and a half thousand kiwi, which is the highest population in New Zealand.

大約有三千五百隻奇異鳥，是紐西蘭最多的族群。

Yes, Certainly making a difference out here.

是的，這裡確實有很大的不同。

It's strange at night because you get to a certain time and then all of a sudden the kiwi just seem to pop out.

晚上很奇怪，到了某個時間點，奇異鳥就會突然冒出來。

We're looking for a kiwi and that's making a noise.

我們在找一隻奇異鳥，牠發出聲音。

If you look over here, you look at those and you see the rocks over here, the stones, you'll see them sticking out.

如果你看這裡，看看那些，再看看這裡的石頭，你會看到牠們露出來。

Feral cats aren't just a problem for native wildlife.

野生貓不只對本土野生動物是個問題。

They're spreading a disease called toxoplasmosis to livestock and even marine mammals like dolphins.

牠們會把一種叫做弓蟲症的疾病傳染給家畜，甚至是海豚這類的海洋哺乳動物。

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has championed the cat killing campaign.

保育部長 Tama Potaka 一直大力推動貓隻撲殺行動。

He's having to tread carefully because a separate political campaign a decade ago led to fierce resistance from animal rights activists.

他必須謹慎行事，因為十年前一場獨立的政治運動曾引發動物權利倡議者的強烈反彈。

I decided last year, in November 2025, we need to put feral cats on the list because they are stone cold killers and they're going out and wiping out a lot of our birds.

我在去年 2025 年 11 月決定，我們需要將野生貓列入名單，因為牠們是冷血殺手，牠們正在外出滅絕我們許多的鳥類。

We lose around 25 million native birds a year through the actions of predators, including feral cats.

每年我們因為包括野生貓在內的掠食者，損失了約 2500 萬隻本土鳥類。

Most kiwis recognise that we have some serious responsibilities when it comes to the environment and we see ourselves as kaitiaki, or guardians of the environment.

大多數奇異鳥都明白，我們對環境負有嚴肅的責任，我們視自己為 kaitiaki，也就是環境的守護者。

So we're pretty focused and professional and credible in the way we deal with these feral cat populations.

所以我們處理這些野生貓族群的方式，相當專注、專業且值得信賴。

Otherwise we might stray into Australia, that might not be the best word.

不然我們可能會誤入澳洲，這可能不是最恰當的說法。

We might get into a space where actually were herding the companion cats or the stray cats.

我們可能會進入一個情況，實際上我們正在管理家貓或流浪貓。

New Zealand's leading animal protection network, the spca, says it accepts that actions need to be taken to protect native species.

紐西蘭主要的動物保護網絡 SPCA 表示，他們接受需要採取行動來保護本土物種。

We accept that sometimes it's necessary to control populations to look after our really vulnerable native wildlife.

我們接受有時候必須控制族群數量，才能好好照顧我們非常脆弱的本土野生動物。

However, it must be humane, it must be effective and it must be monitored to actually check that it's actually working.

然而，這必須是人道的、有效的，並且必須受到監控，以實際檢查它是否真的有效。

Does ASPCA consider trapping humane or not?

There's lots of different types of traps.

There are lethal traps, live capture traps and leg hold traps.

有殺捕陷阱、生物捕捉陷阱和夾腳陷阱。

We oppose leg hold traps because of the issues around welfare of having your leg caught.

我們反對夾腳陷阱，因為牠們會夾住腿，這會對動物福利造成問題。

The kill traps, provided that they're working, they can be effective, but we prefer live traps.

殺捕陷阱，只要它們有效，就可以很有效，但我們比較喜歡生物捕捉陷阱。

And the reason for is just in case you've got someone's pet cat that happens to have gotten into a trap, you should be able to identify that.

這樣做的原因，萬一有人家的寵物貓不小心被誘捕了，你就能辨識出來。

A detailed plan on how New Zealand will tackle feral cats is expected to be released next month.

紐西蘭將如何處理野生貓的詳細計畫，預計下個月公佈。

Meanwhile, Mike is continuing to hunt for night lives.

同時，Mike 正在繼續獵捕九命怪貓。

Enemy was spotted on the camera last night, one o' clock this morning.

昨晚在監視攝影機上發現了敵人，今天凌晨一點。

Yeah, we'll try and find him tonight for sure.

是的，我們今晚一定會試著找牠。

You know, these last few cats, they are just so on top of the game.

這些最後幾隻貓，牠們真的太厲害了，總是領先一步。

你覺得你會把牠們全部抓到嗎？