捕猎松鼠？在魁北克学生希望合法化 [加拿大媒体]

Squirrel Hunting? Student Wants To Make It Legal In Quebec

捕猎松鼠？在魁北克学生希望合法化

Furry critters would give new hunters an easier way to start.

毛茸茸的小动物可以给新猎人们提供一个更为简单的开始。

【日期】2017年7月8日

MONTREAL — Squirrel meat could soon beon the menu in Quebec if a Montreal university student succeeds in his quest tomake it legal to hunt the furry rodents.

蒙特利尔——如果一名蒙特利尔的大学生使猎杀松鼠行为合法化的请愿成功，那么这种毛茸茸的啮齿动物的肉制品将很快出现在魁北克的菜单上。

Martin Poirier has started a petition toconvince the provincial government that adding squirrels to its list of gameanimals isn't such a nutty idea.

Martin Poirier向省政府递交了一份请愿书，请求将松鼠列入可猎杀动物名单。

Poirier, 21, points out it's alreadylegal in many provinces and that Quebec allows the killing of other small gamesuch as rabbits, marmots, raccoons, pigeons and quail.

Poirier今年21岁，他指出在很多省份里猎杀松鼠已经属于合法行为，而魁北克也允许捕杀诸如兔子、旱獭、浣熊、鸽子、鹌鹑等小型猎物。

"Grey and red squirrels are nativespecies in our territory, they're healthy and the population isn't indanger," he said.

他说：“在我们的领域里灰松鼠和红松鼠属于本地物种，它们种群活跃且数量众多。”

"There's really no reason why itshouldn't be allowed."

“真的找不出不可以进行猎杀的理由。”



Squirrel hunting is already legal inmany Canadian provinces.

在加拿大的很多省份里猎杀松鼠已经是一种合法行为

In the petition, he argues legalizing the hunt would benefit the province by giving new hunters an easier and cheaper way to get started.

在请愿书中，他指出如果使猎杀松鼠合法化将会为本省的新猎手带来方便，使他们能够以更为简单和经济的方式开始捕猎活动。

While hunting moose and bear can be expensive and involve long trips, he says squirrel hunting can be done in an afternoon.

他说猎杀驼鹿和熊需要高昂的费用且奔波很远的路程，而猎杀松鼠则甚至可在午后进行。

"It would be a good way for youth and new hunters to start hunting before moving on to big game," he said.

他说：“对于青年人和新猎手们，松鼠是他们在进行大型动物猎杀活动前很好的猎杀对象。”

He says squirrels can be legally hunted in Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

他说在安大略省、马尼托巴省、不列颠哥伦比亚省、新斯科舍省和爱德华王子岛上捕猎松鼠都属于合法活动。

One wildlife expert says he doesn't see any reason the critters' numbers couldn't survive a regulated hunt in Quebec as well.

一名野生动物专家说他也同样认为在魁北克如果允许有监管的猎杀活动，那么这种小动物仍可保证可观的数量。

"Population densities have gone up quite a bit, so in terms of harvesting them in a well-controlled system, I don't really see a problem," said David Rodrigue, executive-director of the Ecomuseum zoo in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que.

位于圣安娜德贝勒维的生态博览动物园的执行理事戴维 罗德里格说：“松鼠的种群密度已经有了很大的提升，如果在管控之下进行捕猎不会带来什么问题。”

He says the animals might carry some disease or bacteria, but not necessarily more so than any small game.

他说松鼠可能携带有病毒和细菌，但并不一定比任何小型猎物的多。

It would be a good way for youth and new hunters to start hunting before moving on to big game.

“对于青年人和新猎手们，松鼠是他们在进行大型动物猎杀活动前很好的猎杀对象。”

Poirier admits his idea has been met with some resistance on social media, mostly from people who live in cities and oppose hunting.

Poirier承认自己的行为遇到了一些来自社会媒体的阻力，主要的反对者是居住在城市中的反狩猎人群。

"You could say people have an emotional attachment because the animal is seen as 'cute'," he said.

他说：“松鼠看起来很‘可爱’，所以人们对它有一种情感依恋。”

He said some people are also picturing their local park squirrels being gunned down, when in reality any hunting would take place outside urban areas.

他说有人通过绘画描述当地公园中的松鼠被猎杀，但实际上所有的狩猎行为都发生在市区以外。

Poirier's petition, which is available on the Quebec legislature's website, had more than 450 signatures as of midday Friday.

魁北克立法网站Poirier的请愿书上，截止到周五中午已经有超过450个的签名。

And although Poirier has never tried eating one, he points out they're considered a delicacy in some circles.

虽然Poirier从没吃过，但他指出在很多社交群体里松鼠一直被作为一种美食。



Worried about your neighbourhood squirrel? The hunt would take place outside of urban areas, Quebec hunt advocates say.

担心你的松鼠邻居？但魁北克的狩猎拥护者说捕猎行为都发生在市区以外

Montreal celebrity chef Martin Picard is apparently a fan, having even included a recipe for "squirrel sushi" in a 2012 cookbook.

蒙特利尔的着名厨师马丁 皮卡尔显然是一名松鼠美食的粉丝，他甚至在2012年的一本烹饪书中收录了“松鼠寿司”这道菜品。

"We mustn't forget that eating squirrel and beaver is part of a long tradition in Quebec and elsewhere in the world," he wrote in "Au Pied De Cochon Sugar Shack."

他在《Au Pied De Cochon Sugar Shack.》中写道我们绝对不可以忘记在魁北克和世界上很多的其它地方都有着捕食松鼠和海狸的悠久传统。

"Hunting brings us back to a vital truth about food. When you slaughter an animal, you gain a finer understanding of the true value of what you are eating."

“捕猎行为使我们重新审视了食物的价值。当你宰杀一只动物时，你对所吃的食物就有了一个更深刻的理解。”


.........that it,   so after inventing poutine -  not my cup of tea,  , the whole world can fall for it - now   squirrels  as delicacy in Quebec  ?  .......even the idea that youngsters, soon-to-be hunters can be trained by   shooting  squirrels gives me nausea.

那个，发明了普丁薯条之后，，又误导全世界说魁北克的松鼠是一种美食？甚至那种将松鼠作为年轻人和新猎手训练对象的想法都让我感到恶心。

Makes me sick as well...just leave them alone!

让我感到很厌恶，离他们远些。