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Distressing 'Croc Nursery' experience.
J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari的点评
点评：This started out as being a really great trip. A knowledgable guide, stunning river scenery and impressive crocs in the wild. Unfortunately, the end of the trip really soured the whole experience which is why it's got 2 stars and not 5.
J.Charles Swaby promote their crocodile nursery (which you visit after the boat trip) as being for the benefit of young crocs, rehabilitating them back into the wild. That may be the company patter but what I experienced did not appear as though it was for the benefit of the animals at all. It was purely for the benefit of tourists; animals used as entertainment.
One of the big draws at J.Charles Swaby is getting to hold a young croc. Our guide got into the little croc's small, bare, concrete enclosure and prodded it with a pole. It ran away, terrified (I never thought I'd see a scared croc but just shows there is a first time for everything). The guide then wrapped an elastic band tight around its snout. He held it while people poked it and prodded it. Some people even wanted to look at and touch it's genitals (weird). The guide then handed the little croc to a male tourist who thought it was funny to chase after some screaming and shrieking female tourists with it. At this point I said to the guide that this was all pretty ugly, not the way to treat wildlife and that maybe it was time to put the poor animal back in its (dirty) little pond. He didn't seem to hear me so I said it again. He didn't seem to see there was a problem and continued to ask people if they wanted to hold it.
The animals in the nursery must go through this awful experience every time a boat load of visitors come in. It's so sad.
All the crocs, even the large ones, in the so-called nursery are in bare, concrete pens which seem barely large enough for the creatures. There is little water for them and what there is is dirty. This trip has really stayed with me for all the wrong reasons. I hope someone helps to put a stop to this so called 'entertainment' soon.
J.Charles Swaby promote their crocodile nursery (which you visit after the boat trip) as being for the benefit of young crocs, rehabilitating them back into the wild. That may be the company patter but what I experienced did not appear as though it was for the benefit of the animals at all. It was purely for the benefit of tourists; animals used as entertainment.
One of the big draws at J.Charles Swaby is getting to hold a young croc. Our guide got into the little croc's small, bare, concrete enclosure and prodded it with a pole. It ran away, terrified (I never thought I'd see a scared croc but just shows there is a first time for everything). The guide then wrapped an elastic band tight around its snout. He held it while people poked it and prodded it. Some people even wanted to look at and touch it's genitals (weird). The guide then handed the little croc to a male tourist who thought it was funny to chase after some screaming and shrieking female tourists with it. At this point I said to the guide that this was all pretty ugly, not the way to treat wildlife and that maybe it was time to put the poor animal back in its (dirty) little pond. He didn't seem to hear me so I said it again. He didn't seem to see there was a problem and continued to ask people if they wanted to hold it.
The animals in the nursery must go through this awful experience every time a boat load of visitors come in. It's so sad.
All the crocs, even the large ones, in the so-called nursery are in bare, concrete pens which seem barely large enough for the creatures. There is little water for them and what there is is dirty. This trip has really stayed with me for all the wrong reasons. I hope someone helps to put a stop to this so called 'entertainment' soon.
翻译：这开始是一次非常棒的旅行。知识渊博的导游、令人惊叹的河流风光和令人印象深刻的野外鳄鱼。不幸的是，旅行的结束确实让整个体验变得糟糕，这就是为什么它只有 2 颗星而不是 5 颗星。
J.Charles Swaby 宣传他们的鳄鱼保育室（您可以在乘船游览后参观），称其是为了幼年鳄鱼的利益，让它们重返野外。这可能是公司的说法，但我所经历的一切似乎根本不是为了动物的利益。这纯粹是为了游客的利益；用作娱乐的动物。
J.Charles Swaby 最吸引人的地方之一就是可以拥抱一只小鳄鱼。我们的导游钻进了小鳄鱼的狭小、光秃秃的混凝土围场，用一根杆子戳它。它吓坏了，逃跑了（我从没想过我会看到一只害怕的鳄鱼，但这只是表明一切都有第一次）。然后导游用一根松紧带紧紧地缠住它的鼻子。当人们戳它、戳它时，他拿着它。有些人甚至想看看并触摸它的生殖器（奇怪）。导游随后把小鳄鱼交给了一名男游客，他觉得用它追一些尖叫的女游客很有趣。这时我对导游说，这太丑陋了，不是对待野生动物的方式，也许是时候把这只可怜的动物放回它的（肮脏的）小池塘里了。他好像没听见我说话，所以我又说了一遍。他似乎没有看出有什么问题，继续询问人们要不要持有。
每当一船游客进来时，托儿所里的动物都必须经历这种可怕的经历。这太悲伤了。
所有的鳄鱼，甚至是体型较大的鳄鱼，都被关在光秃秃的混凝土围栏里，这些围栏对于它们来说似乎不够大。他们的水很少，而且很脏。由于种种错误的原因，这次旅行确实让我留下了深刻的印象。我希望有人能够尽快阻止这种所谓的“娱乐”。
J.Charles Swaby 宣传他们的鳄鱼保育室（您可以在乘船游览后参观），称其是为了幼年鳄鱼的利益，让它们重返野外。这可能是公司的说法，但我所经历的一切似乎根本不是为了动物的利益。这纯粹是为了游客的利益；用作娱乐的动物。
J.Charles Swaby 最吸引人的地方之一就是可以拥抱一只小鳄鱼。我们的导游钻进了小鳄鱼的狭小、光秃秃的混凝土围场，用一根杆子戳它。它吓坏了，逃跑了（我从没想过我会看到一只害怕的鳄鱼，但这只是表明一切都有第一次）。然后导游用一根松紧带紧紧地缠住它的鼻子。当人们戳它、戳它时，他拿着它。有些人甚至想看看并触摸它的生殖器（奇怪）。导游随后把小鳄鱼交给了一名男游客，他觉得用它追一些尖叫的女游客很有趣。这时我对导游说，这太丑陋了，不是对待野生动物的方式，也许是时候把这只可怜的动物放回它的（肮脏的）小池塘里了。他好像没听见我说话，所以我又说了一遍。他似乎没有看出有什么问题，继续询问人们要不要持有。
每当一船游客进来时，托儿所里的动物都必须经历这种可怕的经历。这太悲伤了。
所有的鳄鱼，甚至是体型较大的鳄鱼，都被关在光秃秃的混凝土围栏里，这些围栏对于它们来说似乎不够大。他们的水很少，而且很脏。由于种种错误的原因，这次旅行确实让我留下了深刻的印象。我希望有人能够尽快阻止这种所谓的“娱乐”。
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