By+Jennifer+Marino+Walters+译/袁瑞

保护动物，人人有责——这是我们经常喊的口号，不过真正付诸实践的人却不多。来自美国科罗拉多州的少年塔隆·奈特沃克则用自己的行动努力践行着这个口号，看了他的故事，你是不是也该有所行动呢？

Tallon Nightwalker is on a mission. The young animal lover from Fort Collins， Colorado， wants to be photographed with every species of mammal， bird， reptile， and amphibian1） on Earth. So far， he's on the right track2）： Tallon has photos with 840 species and counting3）.

The project started when Tallon was 5 and began volunteering at the wildlife rehabilitation4） center where his dad works. His father realized he didn't have photos of the many animals he worked with， so he snapped a photo of Tallon with a bull snake. The project took off from there.

Now Tallon has photos with a camel， a spider monkey， a cockatoo5）， a black bear， and all sorts of other creatures. He has held boa constrictors6）， kissed a wolf， and crouched down in front of a pool of crocodiles. He has photos with extremely rare animals， including an okapi7） and a Wyoming toad， which is nearly extinct in the wild. In his favorite photo， a bobcat8） sits on his shoulders.

塔隆·奈特沃克正在执行一个计划。这位少年来自科罗拉多州柯林斯堡，是一名动物爱好者，他想和地球上的每一种哺乳动物、鸟类、爬行动物及两栖动物合影。到目前为止（编注：本文写于2012年12月），他一直朝着正确的方向在努力：塔隆已经和840种动物合过影，而且数目还在增加。

塔隆五岁时便开始了这个计划，当时他在他爸爸工作的野生动物康复中心当志愿者。塔隆的爸爸意识到他没有给自己照顾过的许多动物拍过照，于是就给塔隆和一条牛蛇拍了一张。这个计划就从那时启动了。

现在，塔隆有和骆驼、蜘蛛猿、凤头鹦鹉、黑熊以及其他各种动物的合影。他举过大蟒蛇，吻过一只狼，还曾蹲在一池子的鳄鱼前面。他还和非常稀有的动物合过影，其中包括一只和一只在野外几乎灭绝的怀俄明蟾蜍。他最喜欢的一张照片是一只短尾猫坐在他肩膀上。

Protecting Animals 保护动物

Tallon's photo project is meant to inspire people to help protect animals， some of which could disappear in his lifetime.

"I hope to help spread the idea of conservation for wildlife and to promote the importance of biodiversity，" Tallon says. "Animals are individuals. They're just as important as me or you."

Tallon shares his photos on his Facebook page， with a description of each animal. He also notes whether the creature is endangered.

Tallon and his dad follow certain rules when taking the photos. No barrier can exist between Tallon and the animal. Tallon can be holding the animal or standing next to someone who is holding it， or it can be behind or in front of Tallon. The animal must also be alive.

Most of Tallon's photos have been taken at zoos， aquariums9）， and wildlife sanctuaries10） in Colorado， where staff members can make sure he is safe. Many were taken at the wildlife rehabilitation center where he still volunteers. Some， such as a photo with a moose11）， were snapped in the wild， where Tallon keeps a safe distance from the animals. He and his dad have traveled out of Colorado for photos twice， once to California and once to South Dakota.endprint

Tallon intends to one day open his own wildlife rehabilitation center. He also plans to continue his photo project for a long time， with the hopes of saving some of the animals he meets.

"I don't know how long it will take to get photos of all [the species]， but I plan to do it until I get old，" Tallon says. "Every animal is unique. Every animal deserves to be protected."

塔隆的拍照计划旨在激励人们来帮助保护动物，有些动物可能会在他有生之年灭绝。

“我希望能帮助传播保护野生动物的理念，宣传生物多样性的重要意义，”塔隆说，“动物是独立的个体，它们和你我一样重要。”

塔隆在他的Facebook个人主页上分享了他和那些动物的合影，并对每一种动物进行了描述。……