数千鸟类死于黑海石油泄漏事故Thousands of birds die in Black Sea oil spill

from Birdlife International:

http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2007/11/black_sea_oil_spill.html



Thousands of birds die in Black Sea oil spill

13-11-2007





Great Cormorant: one of the victims of the Black Sea Oil Spill

普通鸬鹚：受害者之一

photo from Birdlife International



"...this incident is an ecological disaster in an important area for wildlife” —Dr Clairie Papazoglou, Head of BirdLife’s European Division

“这是在野生动物的重要领域内的一个生态灾难”



Thousands of birds and fish have been killed as oil spills from a stricken tanker in the northern Black Sea. At least 30,000 birds have died, and thousands more are covered in oil and face death in the coming days. The main species reported to be affected are Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, Common Coot Fulica atra, Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus and Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis. So far, 50km of Russian coastline is affected by the oil spills.

数千鸟类和鱼类已经死于北部黑海的油轮泄漏事故。至少30,000只鸟死亡，另外有数千沾染上油并且在未来的数天内面临死亡。主要受害者是普通鸬鹚，骨顶鸡，凤头和黑颈。目前为止，俄罗斯50公里的海岸线遭受到污染。



Dr Clairie Papazoglou, Head of BirdLife’s European Division comments: “BirdLife International is very concerned as this incident is an ecological disaster in an important area for wildlife.”

国际鸟盟欧洲处Clairie Papazoglou博士评论说，“国际鸟盟对于这个事件非常关注，因为这是在野生动物的重要领域内的一个生态灾难。”



Two Important Bird Areas (IBAs), nearby, the Kiziltash Bay and the Tamanski and Dinskiy Bays, are under threat. Both are designated primarily for migrating and wintering birds. Up to 50,000 migratory waterfowl and other birds are known to use the sites during migration. Among these are Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus, listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla.

附近的两个国际重点鸟区（IBAs）受到威胁，即Kiziltash海湾和Tamanski and Dinskiy海湾。它们都主要是过路和越冬鸟类的栖息地。在迁徙季节，多达50,000的水鸟和其它鸟类使用这些地点。其中包括被IUCN红色名录列为易危的卷羽鹈鹕，以及白尾海雕。



On Saturday night November 10th, a heavy storm brought severe damage to vessels stuck in the Kerch Strait between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. One vessel broke in two, leaking at least 2,000 tonnes of oil in the Black Sea. At least three more vessels that sank carried potentially hazardous sulphur. Twelve ships in total were reported to have been affected by the storms, killing at least six sailors.

11月10日，周六，一场大暴风雨给滞留在Azov海和黑海之间Kerch海峡的船只带来了严重的毁坏。一艘船只断裂成两段，在黑海泄漏出至少2,000吨原油。至少另外3艘装有可能有危险的硫磺的船沉默。据报道，总共12只船受到暴风雨影响，有至少6名水手丧生。



Due to the weather circumstances which are still difficult at the moment, information about the current situation in the area is sparse. BirdLife’s network representatives are therefore relying on local sources to receive updates.

由于目前仍然糟糕的天气，关于当前该地区情况的信息很少。国际鸟盟联络代表因此倚靠当地消息来更新信息。



Weather services have announced more storms for tonight which make it impossible to undertake large-scale rescue operations at sea or to start cleaning oil-covered birds.

天气预报宣称今晚还有更多的暴风雨，这使得海上救援或是开始清理被油污污染鸟类的行动变得不可能。