Kartick Satyanarayan: How we rescued the "dancing" bears

Prevoditelj: Davorin Jelačić Recezent: Tilen Pigac - EFZG

Hi. For those of you who haven't seen dancing bears,

Pozdrav. Za vas koji niste vidjeli medvjede koji plešu,

these are the dancing bears.

ovo su medvjedi koji plešu.

In 1995, we started working on a two-year investigative research project

1995. smo počeli dvogodišnji istraživački projekt

to try and find out what was going on.

da pokušamo otkriti što se događa.

Because the sloth bears in the wild were obviously getting depleted

Zato što su medvjedi u divljini očigledno nestajali

because of this.

zbog ovoga.

This is the Qalandar community. They are a marginalized Islamic community

Ovo je zajednica Kalandar. Oni su marginalna islamska zajednica

who live across India,

koja živi širom Indije,

and have been in India since the 13th century.

i u Indiji su od 13. stoljeća.

We went about getting evidence of what was going on.

Počeli smo s prikupljanjem dokaza o tome što se događa.

And this is footage from a hidden camera in a button.

Ovo je snimka kamere skrivene u dugmetu.

And we went in, pretending to be buyers.

Otišli smo tamo, pretvarajući se da smo kupci.

And we found this right in this very state, in Karnataka.

I ovo smo otkrili u toj državi, u Karnataki.

And the bear cubs were being harvested from across the country

Mladunčad medvjeda se skuplja širom zemlje

and being sold and traded.

i prodaje, s njima se trguje.

These were being sold for about 2,000 dollars each,

Ovi se prodaju za oko 2.000 dolara po glavi,

and they are used for bear paw soup,

i od njih se pravi juha od medvjeđih šapa,

and also being trained, later on,

a također ih se trenira, kasnije,

to become dancing bears like the one you just saw.

kao medvjede za ples poput ove koju ste upravo vidjeli.

Sadly, the family of Qalandars depended on this bear.

Žalosno je, ali kalanderska obitelj ovisi o ovom medvjedu.

The couple are barely 18 years old.

Par jedva da ima 18 godina.

They already have four children beside them. You can see them.

Već imaju četvero djece. Možete ih vidjeti.

And the economy of the family and their livelihood depended on those animals.

Ekonomija ove obitelji i njihova sredstva za život ovise o tim životinjama.

So, we had to deal with it in a very practical and sustainable manner.

Pa smo se ovim morali pozabaviti na vrlo praktičan i održiv način.

Now, when we started working deeper and digging deeper,

Kad smo počeli raditi dublje i kopati dublje,

we found that it's an illegal act.

otkrili smo da je ovo nezakonita aktivnost.

These guys could go to jail for up to seven years

Ovi ljudi bi mogli ići u zatvor i do sedam godina

if they were caught by authorities.

ako bi ih vlasti uhvatile.

And what they were doing to the bears was really appalling.

A ono što čine medvjedima je zaista šokantno.

It was unacceptable.

Neprihvatljivo.

The mother bears are usually killed.

Medvjedice majke se obično ubijaju.

The cubs, which are taken, are separated.

Mladunčad se uzmu i razdvoje.

Their teeth are basically bashed out with a metal rod.

Zube im izbijaju metalnom šipkom.

And they use a red hot iron needle to make a hole through the muzzle.

I usijanom željeznom iglom im probijaju njušku.

Now we had to start changing these people and converting them from using that

Morali smo početi mijenjati te ljude i prebaciti ih s korištenja medvjeda

for a livelihood, to getting something else.

za preživljavanje, na nešto drugo.

So, this is Bitu Qalandar, who was our first experiment.

Ovo je Bitu Kalandar koji je bio naš prvi eksperiment.

And we were so unsure that this would work.

I bili smo vrlo nesigurni da li će ovo djelovati.

We weren't sure at all. And we managed to convince him.

Uopće nismo bili sigurni. A uspjeli smo ga uvjeriti.

And we said, "Okay, here is some seed fund.

Rekli smo, „OK, evo nešto početnog kapitala.

Let's see if you can get something else." And we got the bear surrendered

Da vidimo možeš li pronaći nešto drugo.“ A za medvjeda smo isposlovali

to -- we set up a sanctuary. We have four sanctuaries in India.

da ga se preda – osnovali smo sklonište. Imamo četiri skloništa u Indiji.

And now he sells cool drinks, he's by the highway.

Sada on prodaje hladne napitke, uz autocestu.

He has a telephone booth.

Ima i telefonsku govornicu.

And then it started, there was no turning back after that.

I tada je počelo, nakon ovoga nismo mogli natrag.

This is Sadua who came and surrendered his bear.

Ovo je Sadua koji je došao i predao svog medvjeda.

And now he runs a cattle fodder store and a grain store

Sada on vodi trgovinu stočnom hranom i dućan sa žitaricama

near Agra.

u blizini Agre.

Then there was no looking back at all for us.

Tada više nije bilo natrag ni za koga od nas.

We gave cycle rickshaws.

Davali smo rikše.

We set up carpet-weaving units,

Osnivali smo postrojenja za tkanje tepiha,

vocational training for the women.

ženske škole za razna zanimanja.

The women were just not allowed to come out of the community

Ženama nije bilo dopušteno izaći u društvo

and work with mainstream society. So, we were able to address that.

i raditi. I s tim smo se uspjeli pozabaviti.

Education. The kids never went to school.

Obrazovanje. Djeca nikada nisu išla u školu.

They only had Islamic education, very little of it.

Imali su samo islamsko obrazovanje, i toga vrlo malo.

And they were never allowed to go to school

Nikada im nije bilo dopušteno ići u školu

because they were an extra earning hand at home. So we managed to get education.

jer su kod kuće bili pomoć za dodatnu zaradu. Pa smo uspjeli pružiti obrazovanje.

So, we sponsor 600 children education programs today.

Danas sponzoriramo 600 dječjih obrazovnih programa.

We were able to ensure brighter futures for these people.

Bili smo u stanju osigurati svjetliju budućnost za te ljude.

Of course we also had to get the bears in.

Naravno, morali smo i primiti medvjede.

This is what happens to the bears when they come in.

Evo što biva s medvjedima kad dođu.

And this is what we turn them into.

A u ovo ih mi pretvaramo.

We have a veterinary facility in our rescue centers.

Imamo veterinarsku postaju u našim spasilačkim centrima.

So, basically in 2002 there were

U 2002. godini u njima je bilo

1,200 dancing bears.

1.200 medvjeda koji plešu.

We rescued over 550 dancing bears.

Spasili smo preko 550 medvjeda.

We've been able to ensure better futures for the people and the bears.

Bili smo u stanju osigurati bolju budućnost za ljude i za medvjede.

The big news that I want to announce today

Velika vijest koju danas želim objaviti

is that next month we will be bringing in

je da ćemo sljedeći mjesec dovesti

the very last bear of India,

posljednjeg medvjeda u Indiji,

into our rescue center.

u naš spasilački centar.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

And India will no longer have to witness this cruel barbaric practice

I Indija više neće morati svjedočiti ovoj okrutnoj barbarskoj praksi

which has been here for centuries.

koja se odvija već stoljećima.

And the people can hold their heads up high.

A ljudi mogu glave držati visoko.

And the Qalandar people will rise above all this cruel barbaric past

Ljudi Kalandera će se uzdići iznad ove okrutne barbarske prošlosti

that they've lived all their lives.

u kojoj su živjeli čitav svoj život.

And the beautiful bears can of course live in the wild again.

A lijepi medvjedi, naravno, opet mogu živjeti u divljini.

And there will be no more removing of these bears.

I više neće biti lova na ove medvjede.

And the children, both humans and bear cubs

A djeca, i ljudi i mladi medvjeda,

can live peacefully. Thank you.

mogu živjeti u miru. Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)