Kartick Satyanarayan: How we rescued the "dancing" bears

Translator: Ade Indarta Reviewer: Antonius Yudi Sendjaja

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

Halo. Bagi Anda yang belum pernah melihat beruang penari,

these are the dancing bears.

inilah beruang penari.

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

Pada tahun 1995 kami mulai mengerjakan proyek penelitian selama dua tahun

to try and find out what was going on.

untuk mencari tahu apa yang sebenarnya terjadi.

Because the sloth bears in the wild were obviously getting depleted

Karena jumlah beruang Sloth di alam liar semakin berkurang

because of this.

karena hal ini.

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

Ini adalah masyarakat Kalandar. Mereka masyarakat Islam yang termarginalkan

who live across India,

yang tinggal di seluruh India,

and have been in India since the 13th century.

dan sudah ada di India sejak abad ke-13.

We went about getting evidence of what was going on.

Kami mencari bukti tentang apa yang terjadi.

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

Dan inilah video dari kamera rahasia yang kami pasang di kancing baju.

And we went in, pretending to be buyers.

Kami masuk, berpura-pura menjadi pembeli.

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

Dan kami menemukan ini di negara bagian kita, di Karnataka.

And the bear cubs were being harvested from across the country

Anak beruang diambil dari berbagai tempat di seluruh negeri

and being sold and traded.

dijual dan diperdagangkan.

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

Mereka dijual sektar 2.000 dolar setiap ekornya,

and they are used for bear paw soup,

dan digunakan untuk sup cakar beruang,

and also being trained, later on,

dan nantinya juga dilatih,

to become dancing bears like the one you just saw.

untuk menjadi beruang penari seperti yang baru kita lihat.

Sadly, the family of Qalandars depended on this bear.

Yang menyedihkan, masyarakat Kalander tergantung kepada beruang ini.

The couple are barely 18 years old.

Pasangan ini usianya belum 18 tahun.

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

Mereka sudah punya empat anak. Anda bisa melihat mereka.

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

Ekonomi dan kehidupan mereka tergantung kepada binatang itu.

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

Kami harus menghadapi masalah yang sangat praktis dan berkesinambungan.

Now, when we started working deeper and digging deeper,

Jadi ketika kami mulai menggali lebih dalam,

we found that it's an illegal act.

kami menemukan bahwa ini ilegal.

These guys could go to jail for up to seven years

Mereka bisa dipenjara sampai tujuh tahun

if they were caught by authorities.

jika tertangkap oleh pihak berwenang.

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

Dan yang mereka lakukan terhadap beruang itu sangat kejam.

It was unacceptable.

Tidak dapat diterima.

The mother bears are usually killed.

Ibu beruang biasanya dibunuh.

The cubs, which are taken, are separated.

Anak beruang yang diambil akan dipisahkan.

Their teeth are basically bashed out with a metal rod.

Gigi mereka dikikir dengan batang besi.

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

Dan mereka menggunakan jarum besi panas untuk melubangi moncongnya.

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

Kami harus mulai mengubah orang-orang ini dan memindahkan

for a livelihood, to getting something else.

penghidupan mereka pada sesuatu yang lain.

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

Jadi, inilah Bitu Kalandar, eksperimen pertama kami.

And we were so unsure that this would work.

Saat itu kami tidak yakin hal ini akan berhasil.

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

Kami tidak yakin sama sekali. Dan kami berhasil meyakinkannya.

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

Kami berkata, "Kami akan memberi bantuan modal.

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

Cobalah cari penghasilan dengan cara lain." Dan kami meminta beruang mereka

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

untuk -- kami mendirikan penampungan. Kami punya empat penampungan di India.

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

Sekarang dia berjualan minuman dingin, di pinggir jalan raya.

He has a telephone booth.

Dia punya telepon umum.

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

Lalu semua itu dimulai, tidak ada kata kembali setelah itu.

This is Sadua who came and surrendered his bear.

Inilah Sauda yang datang dan memberikan beruangnya.

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

Sekarang dia punya toko bibit tanaman dan makanan ternak

near Agra.

di dekat Agra.

Then there was no looking back at all for us.

Tidak ada kata kembali untuk kami.

We gave cycle rickshaws.

Kami memberikan becak.

We set up carpet-weaving units,

Kami mendirikan unit pemintalan karpet,

vocational training for the women.

pelatihan ketrampilan untuk wanita.

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

Wanita tidak diizinkan untuk keluar dari masyarakat itu

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

dan bekerja di tempat umum. Jadi kami berhasil mengatasi hal itu.

Education. The kids never went to school.

Pendidikan. Anak-anak ini tidak pernah bersekolah.

They only had Islamic education, very little of it.

Mereka hanya mendapat sedikit pendidikan Islam.

And they were never allowed to go to school

Dan mereka tidak diizinkan pergi ke sekolah

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

karena mereka butuh tenaga tambahan di rumah. Kami pun berhasil memberikan pendidikan.

So, we sponsor 600 children education programs today.

Kami mensponsori program pendidikan bagi 600 anak sekarang.

We were able to ensure brighter futures for these people.

Kami berhasil memberikan masa depan yang lebih cerah untuk mereka

Of course we also had to get the bears in.

Tentu saja kami harus mengurusi beruang yang ada.

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

Inilah yang terjadi dengan beruang itu saat kami terima.

And this is what we turn them into.

Dan inilah mereka setelah dalam perawatan kami.

We have a veterinary facility in our rescue centers.

Kami punya fasilitas kesehatan hewan di pusat penyelamatan kami.

So, basically in 2002 there were

Di tahun 2002 ada

1,200 dancing bears.

1.200 beruang penari.

We rescued over 550 dancing bears.

Kami menyelamatkan lebih dari 550 beruang penari.

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

Kami berhasil memberikan masa depan yang lebih cerah bagi beruang dan orang-orang itu.

The big news that I want to announce today

Kabar baik yang ingin saya umumkan hari ini adalah

is that next month we will be bringing in

bulan depan kami akan menerima

the very last bear of India,

beruang terakhir di India,

into our rescue center.

di pusat penyelamatan kami.

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

Dan India tidak perlu lagi menyaksikan praktik barbar yang kejam ini

which has been here for centuries.

yang telah ada selama berabad-abad.

And the people can hold their heads up high.

Kita bisa berbangga diri sekarang.

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

Dan masyarakan Kalander bisa meninggalkan masa lalu barbar kejam ini

that they've lived all their lives.

yang sudah mereka jalani sejak lama.

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

Dan beruang-beruang yang cantik ini bisa kembali hidup di alam liar.

And there will be no more removing of these bears.

Tidak ada lagi orang-orang yang mengambil beruang-beruang ini.

And the children, both humans and bear cubs

Anak-anak, baik manusia ataupun anak beruang

can live peacefully. Thank you.

bisa hidup dengan damai. Terima kasih.

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