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Hey, what's up guys? I'm Alex Farnham. And this is 'Animalist News.'
嘿，你们好吗！ 我是Alex Farnham。 欢迎收看“动物新闻”！
Now, I don't know about you guys, but I loved trick or treating as a kid.
现在我不知道你们如何 但是我像孩子一样喜欢玩"不给糖就捣蛋"
Roaming the neighborhood, eating candy TP-ing houses, you know, ding dong ditching. Running from polar bears.
不知道你们是不是也这样呢！叮叮咚，你懂的。还有，逃离北极熊！
Wait! What?
等等！什么！
Running from polar bears?
逃离北极熊？
Yes. That's actually a problem a small town is facing in Canada this Halloween due to polar bear season.
没错！北极熊季节到来，加拿大的一个小镇正困扰着呢。
Arviat, a small community made up of 2,300 people, is canceling outdoor Halloween this year for the first time ever.
这个有着2300个居民的小镇叫做亚怀亚特，今年得取消万圣节的户外活动了，这可是第一次。
Instead the kids will spend Halloween face-painting, eating candy, and going through a haunted house, all in the safe confines of the town's community hall.
因此，万圣节,孩子们就只能安全地呆在有限的社区大厅画画花脸，吃吃糖果，闯下鬼屋了。糖果，和现在穿过鬼屋的，所有孩子都由镇上的社区会堂保证安全
1,200 kids all packed into a building hamper from candy — now that's a haunted house all on its own. Am I right?
1200个孩子们全部呆在一个地方，享受不到要糖的乐趣，现在只有一个鬼屋了。对吗？
So what is polar bear season exactly?
所以，北极熊季节到底是什么来着？
Well, it's basically the time of year around October and November where polar bear sightings become very common in or around the town.
每年10-11月份，小镇附近周围总能看到北极熊出没。10-11月份，小镇附近周围总能看到北极熊出没。
Although no one has been attacked other than a sled dog last September, it's still very dangerous.
虽然去年9月并没有人受到除了雪橇狗外的袭击，但是人们还是觉得很危险。
And even more dangerous for the polar bears, since on average 500 a year are killed in Canada, according to the World Conservation Union.
甚至对北极熊来说更危险。世界保护联盟声称，加拿大平均每年有500头北极熊被杀害。加拿大平均每年有500头北极熊被杀害。
The reason why these bears are approaching populated areas is because of global warming, since the shore ice has been melting so much along the Western Hudson Bay.
为什么这些北极熊要走近人口密集的地方呢？因为，全球变暖，哈得孙湾的岸冰大量融化。
Now according to the Canadian Wildlife Services, that bay is where an estimated 900 to 1,000 bears live.
据加拿大野生动植物服务机构统计，海湾大概生活着900-1000只北极熊。
It's been rapidly melting-- over three times the global rate since the 1990s.
而90年代以来，岸冰的融化速度增长了三倍。自从1990年起
So now all these bears are being forced to move closer to people's homes and migrate through the town, in order to find food.
因此，现在这些北极熊为了寻找食物，被迫向人类居住的地方靠近，移往镇里。被迫向人类居住的地方靠近，移往镇里。为了觅食
Locals are afraid of them probably because they're hungry.
当地人害怕它们大概是因为它们很饥饿。它们很饥饿。
Oh, and they are bears.
对了，它们是北极熊。
Citizens have put up electric fences and hired a bear monitor to chase bears away, which has been an improvement.
居民们支起电栅栏，雇了个看熊人来驱赶北极熊，此后情况有所改善。
But it still hasn't completely solved this issue.
但是问题没有完全解决，
The only real solution is to counteract climate change.
唯一的解决办法是得应对气候变化。
The U.S. Geological Survey projects 2/3 of polar bears will be gone by 2050.
据美国地质调查局估计，到2050年2/3的北极熊将会消失。
But if we can lower the levels of carbon dioxide pollution, it will help keep the temperatures down in the Arctic and the bears away from harm.
但是，如果我们降低二氧化碳污染，降低北极圈的气温，从而保护北极熊不受伤害。
If you guys want to learn how to help, visit polarbearsinternational.org.
如果你们想知道如何帮上忙，欢迎访问polarbearsinternational.org.。
Let's save the polar bears, and help get those kids back in the streets — throwing eggs and munching candy bars.
让我们一起来拯救北极熊，帮助小孩们回到街上-扔鸡蛋，大口吃糖果。
Don't forget to share this with your friends. Subscribe.
不要忘记和你的朋友分享哦！欢迎订阅，关注我们。
And I'll see you hairy mammals next time.
下次我带你们看看毛茸茸的哺乳动物吧！
I'm going to get some candy.
现在我得去要糖果了，拜！
Cats were adorable, even before the Internet.
猫星人很可爱，屏幕上的猫咪也是如此。
Here are a few cats from history that we would have definitely followed on Twitter.
历史上有些猫猫，推特上遇到我们一定会关注的！推特上遇到我们一定会关注的！
