Washington Wachira: For the love of birds
Вашингтон Вачира: Из любви к птицам
Birder and ecologist Washington Wachira started the Youth Conservation Awareness Programme to nurture young environmental enthusiasts in Kenya. Full bio
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beautiful birds we have in Kenya,
красивых птиц в Кении,
чем просто перо.
of different sizes,
количество разных размеров,
astonishing pieces of technology
примеров технологии,
has helped birds to keep dry,
помогало птицам оставаться сухими,
и даже управлять полётом.
can actually make a feather.
может создавать перья.
who can make something
могут создать что-то,
«производителями перьев».
and any other animals we have on earth,
и другими животными на земле,
you cannot call yourself a bird.
вы не можете называть себя птицей.
to conquer gravity
победить гравитацию
in an extraordinary way.
you could fly like a bird?
each one of you thinks about them.
каждого из вас на этих существ.
is because they are beautiful.
люблю птиц — потому что они красивые.
is uniquely beautiful.
to all the birds of the world.
всем птицам в этом мире.
part of our lives and cultures
частью нашей жизни и культуры
childhood stories of different birds
слышали истории про птиц
would follow flocks of vultures
за стаями стервятников,
have been dropped by large carnivores,
животные бросали туши жертв,
and eat part of that meat.
and labels all over the world.
и брендов по всему миру.
emblem for the US
in virtually all habitats of this earth,
средах обитания на этой земле,
these beautiful penguins
you can imagine.
have conquered this world.
покорили наш мир!
we call the weaverbirds,
мы зовём «ткачиковые».
in which they weave their nests.
just like us humans.
на свидания, как люди.
that males dress to impress the women,
приодеваются, чтобы впечатлить самок.
just like humans.
и объятия так же, как и люди.
wondering about this one.
to cheat on their spouses.
изменять супругам.
to find other males to mate with
to take care of the chicks.
присматривать за потомством.
in our ecosystems each day.
важную роль в экосистеме.
disease-causing pathogens,
переваривают болезнетворные патогены
that would otherwise cost us lots of money
как-либо иначе стоило бы очень дорого
is capable of bringing down a carcass
способна разобрать скелет
the environments of rodents
окружающую среду от грызунов,
because it saves us money --
ведь позволяет сэкономить деньги —
to buy harmful chemicals
тратиться на вредные химикаты
we see in our environments
которых мы видим в нашей среде,
pollinators like insects,
например, насекомыми,
that we depend on for many years.
от которых мы зависим долгие годы.
is by far not perfect.
далека от совершенства.
every day wherever they live.
каждый день на протяжении всей жизни.
источников питания.
especially migratory species
особенно на мигрирующие виды
to flocks that like to stick together,
которые любят держаться вместе,
are electrocuting birds
часто бьют током птиц,
of climate change
об изменении климата.
from better breeding and feeding grounds
к лучшим местам размножения и кормления,
where they used to live
где они привыкли жить,
towards birds was changed
of a bird we called the augur buzzard.
которую мы назвали Канюк-Авгур.
in a similar situation,
в такой же ситуации,
any biologist by then,
сложно было назвать биологом,
and we decided to house the bird
сделать дом для раненых птиц,
and then let it free.
не наберутся сил летать.
to feed on beef from our school kitchen,
мясом из школьной столовой,
for its dinner every day.
чтобы скармливать их птицам на обед.
как он машет крыльями
changed the way we looked at birds.
within our own high school.
made me the conservationist I am today.
я активный борец за охрану природы.
should especially matter for Africa
особенно важна в Африке
с другими континентами
of the most amazing bird species
самые удивительные виды птиц
Республика Конго,
in highest numbers of diversity
лидируют по разнообразию видов
to provide the continent
обеспечивать континент
services that Africa needs.
которые так нужны Африке.
in avian tourism.
опередить мир в авиатуризме.
will benefit from groups of tourists
почувствует выгоду от групп туристов,
just to see the endemic birds
чтобы увидеть невероятных птиц,
to their continued survival,
by becoming a citizen scientist.
став исследователем-любителем.
around the world,
растущий мировой тренд.
where people are sharing information
когда люди делятся с другими
about traffic updates,
и тому подобным.
we realized as bird-watchers,
как наблюдатели за птицами,
are found everywhere,
можно найти везде,
and everyone else in Africa
и остальных африканцев
they find where they live,
которые вам известны,
or even where they work,
учитесь или работаете,
with a map of every single species,
учитывающую каждый редкий вид,
conservation efforts
усилиям по сохранению
in the continent of Africa,
всех хищных птиц в Африке.
that occur in my country, Kenya.
обитающих в моей стране, Кении.
now have online databases
базы данных онлайн,
обновлять информацию.
into very interactive websites
and make decisions from.
пользователями.
there was a big challenge.
перед нами встала проблема.
from bird-watchers,
от наблюдателей за птицами.
and I cannot access a computer.
what birds live in my home,
and come up with a sustainable solution.
и разработать надёжное решение.
common in Africa
распространеными в Африке,
could get access to one.
mobile phone applications
and on your Android phone,
на телефонах iPhone или Android.
enthusiast out there.
за птицами в любом месте.
which is used by the Kenya Bird Map,
используемый Кенийской картой птиц,
the African Raptor Observations,
за африканскими хищными птицами,
by the African Raptor DataBank.
Африканский банк данных о хищниках.
enormous amounts of data
out there in the regions.
that citizen science
что исследователи-любители —
citizen science is adaptive.
наблюдения очень адаптивны.
convert many bird-watchers
наблюдателей за птицами,
could be a huge gateway
of other forms of animals.
in the Virtual Museum for Africa,
and damselflies,
и однокрылых стрекоз,
we are even mapping mushrooms.
картографирование грибов?
we've created a community of people
сообщество людей,
в продвижении ценности птиц
to love and care for that which we know.
и заботиться о том, что знаем.
in your free time
пару минут своего времени
at school, or maybe at home,
and see which beautiful birds are there.
и увидеть, как прекрасны птицы.
к любительским исследованиям
in the places where you visit.
обнаружите в местах, где бываете.
своему ребёнку или близкому
how beautiful these birds are.
узнать, как прекрасны птицы.
they will want to care
они захотят заботиться
to love our feathermakers,
to appreciating all forms of nature.
к любви ко всем формам природы.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Washington Wachira - Wildlife ecologist, nature photographer and safari guideBirder and ecologist Washington Wachira started the Youth Conservation Awareness Programme to nurture young environmental enthusiasts in Kenya.
Why you should listen
If you take a walk, the animals you're most likely see are birds. Birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on earth. We wake up to their songs in the morning; they're in our cities, farms and even schools. They are, however, facing many challenges, and we should do something to help them.
By age 14, Washington Wachira was already on a career path towards nature interpretation and conservation. Wachira holds a BSc in environmental science and is currently taking an MSc animal ecology from Kenyatta University. Washington founded Youth Conservation Awareness Programme (YCAP) to nurture young environmental enthusiasts in Kenya. He is a keen writer and has published multiple articles in a variety of local and international publications. As a result of his conservation passion, he has won many awards including Mr. Environment and Ambassador for Nairobi Province in 2012 and The Daisy Rothschild Award in 2015. He is a passionate and talented nature photographer featured in many publications worldwide. He has won multiple photo awards including the first position in the underwater category of the 2016 East African Wild Life Photo Competition and Honourable Mention in the Best of Nikon Kenya 2016 Photography Competition.
Wachira is an experienced safari guide and has led many expeditions and research projects across Kenya. He founded Cisticola Tours, a tour company that leads professional birding and nature tours across Kenya and the rest of East Africa. Through Cisticola Tours, he has been leading multiple sustainability projects to support bird conservation and help communities to appreciate birds and nature. He is also a member of the Bird Committee of Nature Kenya, Chair of the National Bird of Kenya Sub-committee, the Country Representative for Kenya at Youth Africa Birding and Manager for the Kenya Bird Map Project. He is a National Geographic Explorer for his work with African Crowned Eagles, and he is a birds of prey graduate student with The Peregrine Fund.
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