Bird Lover’s Passion to Help the Flightless

愛鳥人士熱心幫助無法飛行的鳥



Wantan Chen, David Lee

【新聞關鍵字】

1. passionate：a.充滿熱情的

2. sparrow：n.麻雀

3. habitat：n.(動物)棲息地

4. nurse：v.看護、照料

5. recuperate：v.恢復

6. pigeon：n.鴿子

Vipin Bhatia is a passionate bird lover from India’s northern city of Ludhiana. His passion for helping injured birds started when he was just 16, when a baby sparrow was killed after it hit the ceiling fan in his room.

Vipin Bhatia是一名來自印度北部城市Ludhiana熱心的愛鳥人士，當他才16歲時，他開始有了幫助受傷鳥兒的熱忱，當時一隻小麻雀撞上他房間的吊扇後死亡。

[Vipin Bhatia, Bird Lover]:

“As a child whenever I used to see injured birds, I used to feel I should do something for them as they are speechless and helpless and no one is there to take care of them."

[Vinpin Bhatia，愛鳥人士]: 小時候每當我看到受傷的鳥兒，我時常覺得我應該為牠們做些什麼，因為牠們不會說話又無助，而且那裡也沒有人照顧牠們。

The experience changed Bhatia, and in 2008, he started an NGO called Save Birds. He provides shelter to injured birds and nurses those who are able to fly again.

這些經驗改變了Bhatia，在2008年，他發起一個名為「拯救鳥類」的非政府組織。他提供受傷鳥兒可以庛護的地方，也細心照料那些能夠再次飛翔的鳥。

Bhatia has been taking care of birds for almost two decades now and many have received his love and many have been returned to their natural habitat.

Bhatia一直照顧鳥兒已經快20年了，許多鳥接受過他的愛心照料，得以重返了大自然的棲地。

[Vipin Bhatia, Bird Lover]:

“Right now we have around 125-150 injured birds and until now I have treated more than 5,000 birds in my life and released them to Mother Nature."

[Vipin Bhatia，愛鳥人士]: 目前我們收容了大概125~150隻受傷的鳥，至今我已經治療超過5000隻鳥，並放牠們回到大自然的懷抱。

Birds recuperating under Bahtia’s care include pigeons, eagles, an owl, crows, doves, parrots and many more.

在Bahtia照顧下恢復的鳥類，包括鴿子、老鷹、貓頭鷹、烏鴉、白鴿、鸚鵡還有更多。

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