人类足迹
1890 年，尤金・舒乎连在纽约放生了六十只欧洲椋鸟。如今，它们的后裔已遍布北美达到八千五百万只。类似的例子更是比比皆是，入侵物种正在世界各地扩散，但这些「入侵者」真的是反派吗？
在这一集《人类足迹》，主持人尚恩探究这些天堂里的外来者是如何成为「入侵者」，以及我们能如何应对。
尚恩的旅程从美国佛罗里达州开始，他与赏金猎人唐娜・卡利一起狩猎缅甸蟒蛇。宠物蟒蛇在佛罗里达大沼泽找到了完美的家园，并且迅速扩散。同时，亚洲鲤鱼已经占领密西西比河流域的水道，威胁着当地人的生计，并创造了乡下人捉鱼比赛等文化传统（甚或是极限运动）。亚洲鲤鱼味道鲜美，但美国人难以接受其多骨特性。在内华达州，尚恩目击了当地政府以直升机围捕野马的行动，并发现美国西部如何将一个入侵物种变成美国的象征。在夏威夷瓦胡岛，这个充满入侵物种的岛屿上，尚恩见证了野猪捕猎、参与准备一场祭祀盛宴。
随着入侵物种的蔓延，我们在地球上的足迹也正在扩大。即使我们能够将所有入侵物种消灭，它们已把生态系统变得今非昔比。但人类确实有能力改变未来，我们只需要决定：在我们想生活的世界中，有什么是属于其中。
双语广播：粤语/英语 (电视版 及 网上版)
播出时间：(首播) 2025年4月7日 星期一 晚上10时30分
In 1890, Eugene Schieffelin released sixty European starlings in New York City. Today, 85 million of their descendants swarm across North America. And they’re not alone. Invasive species are on the march around the world. But are these “invaders” really the villains?
In this episode of Human Footprint, Shane investigates how these Strangers In Paradise become “invasive” in the first place… and what we can do about it.
Shane’s journey begins in Florida, where he joins bounty hunter Donna Kalil on a Burmese python hunt. Pet pythons have found a perfect home in the Everglades, and they’re spreading fast. Meanwhile, Asian carp have overrun waterways in the Mississippi River basin, threatening livelihoods and creating cultural traditions (or perhaps extreme sports) like the Redneck Fishing Tournament. Delicious but bony, carp are tough for the American palate to embrace. In Nevada, Shane watches wild horses fleeing helicopters in a government roundup and discovers how the mythology of the West turned one invasive species into an American icon. And on Oahu – an island chock-full of biological invaders – Shane hunts wild pigs and helps prepare a ceremonial feast.
As invasive species spread, so does our footprint on the planet. Even if we could somehow remove them all, the ecosystems they’ve transformed won’t be the same. But we do have the power to change the future. We just have to decide: in the world we want to live in, what belongs?
Bilingual: Cantonese/ English (TV Version & Web Version)
Time: (First run) 2025.04.07 MON 10:30pm
