媒體：紅樹林基金會  作者：SBSTF、紅樹林基金會

來自勺嘴鷸特別行動組（SBSTF）的最新消息：根據(jù)2024年從泰國追蹤的勺嘴鷸“橙色-K9”的軌跡，科學家在俄羅斯勘察加內(nèi)陸高山上發(fā)現(xiàn)了新的勺嘴鷸繁殖棲息地。這與以往認知中勺嘴鷸僅在離海岸不遠的地方繁殖大有不同。行動組科學家根據(jù)2024年K9的衛(wèi)星跟蹤數(shù)據(jù)，分析衛(wèi)星圖片后劃定了大致搜索范圍。俄羅斯科學家團隊于范圍內(nèi)發(fā)現(xiàn)了3個勺嘴鷸巢穴，共孵化出9只幼鳥。

以下是特別行動組的原文：

After K9 (see our previous posts for K9's story) reached a previously unknown breeding site in early June 2024, our Russian team, guided by the data from K9’s satellite tag, successfully visited this remote montane habitat earlier this month. The site lies deep in northeast Russia and had never been surveyed before. Using a habitat suitability model developed by the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force and based on K9’s tracking data, the team was able to focus their search.

And what a discovery it led to! The Russian team found not just one, but nine chicks in three broods! This is a remarkable example of how targeted science, collaboration, and a single bird’s journey can open the door to new conservation opportunities.

We are now working on refining the model to help guide broader surveys in the coming seasons, assess possible threats, and support long-term conservation planning in the region.

K9 has already exceeded all expectations – and is still teaching us more.

This expedition was supported by the Oriental Bird Club, NABU and the Task Force.

擴展閱讀：K9的故事

2024年，K9在泰國被戴上衛(wèi)星追蹤環(huán)志，就此揭開了一場震撼的史詩遷徙。這只勇敢的候鳥用翅膀劃出跨越3000公里的壯闊航跡：五月中旬，它在江蘇濕地完成19天能量儲備，頂著強風連續(xù)飛行40多小時橫渡黃海，最終抵達朝鮮半島東岸。短暫休整后，K9再度啟程穿越日本海，于6月4日降落在庫頁島一片未知的寒帶苔原——這是該物種首次被記錄在此類環(huán)境繁殖 ！

科研團隊通過衛(wèi)星信號目睹了奇跡：當K9穿越云層，以3000米高度持續(xù)翱翔時，遷徙軌跡已遠超預(yù)估路線；而當它選擇在苔原邊緣筑巢，更揭示了該物種適應(yīng)氣候變化的棲息地擴張策略。

它提供的關(guān)鍵數(shù)據(jù)包括：江蘇的鹽沼地作為遷徙"國際加油站"的生態(tài)價值、朝鮮半島東北海岸線的重要停歇功能，以及苔原帶作為新興繁殖地的可能性。

這枚重量不足體重3%的追蹤器，不僅記錄下候鳥挑戰(zhàn)極限的生命贊歌，更成為守護東亞-澳大利西亞遷飛路線的科學燈塔。如今在薩哈林苔原守護雛鳥的K9，正用環(huán)志編碼為整個種群續(xù)寫生存密碼——當我們解讀它留在云端的數(shù)據(jù)烙印時，人類保護濕地的每個行動都將獲得精準導航。