“掏鸟蛋”课程，紧急取消！

尽管活动说明中强调所使用的并非真实自然鸟巢与鸟蛋，但该课程仍引发争议。

The South China Botanical Garden has sparked public debate after announcing an independent holiday camp that included a course on "egg collecting".

Although organizers clarified that the nests and eggs were not real, the course quickly drew controversy.

围绕“掏鸟蛋”课程，形成了两种截然不同的声音。

支持者视其为一种难得的自然互动，认为无需过度紧张；而反对者则指出，这种以“体验”为名的行为，实则是对野生动物栖息地的一种干扰，不仅暗藏法律风险，更传递了错误的生态观念。

Supporters argued it offered children a rare chance to connect with nature and should not be overblown. Critics countered that, even as an "experience", it risked normalizing interference with wildlife habitats, carried potential legal risks, and sent the wrong ecological message.

九派新闻报道，截至9月22日，相关推文已被删除。华南植物园一工作人员称，因课程发布后，关于“掏鸟蛋”的部分争议比较大，该课程已经取消，后续会有更适合小朋友的活动，“负面的东西不是为了负面的，有其他的教育意义，但可能每个人的想法不一样。”

By Monday, the garden had deleted the announcement. A staff member confirmed the course was canceled due to strong opposition, saying it had "educational meaning" but that new, more suitable activities would be introduced.

广州日报记者检索发现，市面上有不少自然研学机构和幼儿园都有开设类似的“掏鸟蛋”课程。

自然教育工作者春羽直言，这背后是不同机构对“自然教育”理解的巨大差异。“很多机构只是打着这个旗号做活动，但生态观是缺失的。”

她分析，推出这类课程，首要目的是制造噱头、吸引报名，本质是迎合市场；另一方面，她也认为很多机构在课程审核上不够严谨，“很多机构或园区可能直接引用了原有设计，却没有从生态角度进行把关。”

春羽认为，掏鸟蛋与随意摘花本质相同，都是对自然生命的干预，但公众反应却强弱有别，这正说明社会对“如何与自然正确相处”远未达成共识，“自然教育的普及，依然任重道远。”

Nature educator Chunyu said the controversy underscored a gap in how institutions approach "nature education". Many programs, she argued, prioritize marketing over ecological responsibility and often recycle course designs without proper review.

She likened egg collecting to picking flowers — both forms of interference with nature — and said the debate shows society has yet to reach consensus on how to interact responsibly with the natural world. "Nature education still has a long way to go," she added.

河南泽槿律师事务所主任付建律师指出，若在“掏鸟蛋”课程上掏取自然鸟蛋，涉及保护动物的，不仅行为实施者，课程组织方也置身于法律风险之中。

Lawyer Fu Jian of Henan Zejin Law Firm cautioned that if real bird eggs from protected species were taken, both participants and organizers could face legal consequences.

来源：中国青年报 广州日报 九派新闻

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