更新于：2026年2月26日 / 美国东部时间上午6:37 / CBS/美联社
一个鸟类救援组织周三表示，一只在拉斯维加斯盘旋数月的巨嘴鸟已被成功救助。
“我们都非常担心它，”SouthWest Exotic Avian Rescue（SWEAR）主席兼联合创始人Skye Marsh说道，“现在终于松了一口气。”
“山姆被找到了！”该组织周三在社交媒体上写道。
这只名为山姆的巨嘴鸟自去年11月起就生活在拉斯维加斯，这让鸟类专家和爱好者们十分担忧，他们担心这只异国鸟类的健康状况以及它在天气变化剧烈的城市中能否长期生存。
“这个小家伙终于决定寻求帮助，飞进了某人家的车库，”Marsh告诉美联社。房主认出了这只巨嘴鸟，于是关上了车库门，防止它逃脱。在沙漠中存活数月后，山姆已成为拉斯维加斯社区关注的焦点。
这张由Skye Marsh提供的照片显示，一只名为山姆的巨嘴鸟于2026年2月25日在拉斯维加斯被关在笼子里。Skye Marsh / 美联社
救援小组抓住它后，工作人员将其送往当地兽医处。Marsh表示，山姆有一些“磨损”的迹象，如皮肤脱水和喙部有缺口，但目前看起来状况良好。兽医为它补充了体液并进行了血液检查。
自从救援小组在笼子周围放置了更健康的巨嘴鸟食物后，山姆的饮食状况有所改善。Marsh称，改善后的食物让山姆的健康状况好转，其粪便在被救助前也变得更健康。
山姆的主人曾在社交媒体上发文称，这只鸟于去年11月从笼子里逃出，目前尚未与救援小组取得联系。
Marsh表示，为确保山姆没有感染禽流感（禽流感会在救援中心的其他鸟类间传播），它将在一名工作人员家中接受30至45天的隔离检疫。
据圣地亚哥动物园介绍，巨嘴鸟通常终生生活在中美洲和南美洲雨林的树冠层。它们主要以水果为食，但也会食用昆虫、树蛙和蜥蜴。
Marsh告诉《拉斯维加斯评论报》，山姆在首次逃脱后可能以树上的无花果和石榴为食，后来开始食用柑橘类水果——这对鸟类有害。
这张照片显示，2026年2月13日，一只名为山姆的巨嘴鸟在拉斯维加斯被发现。Katherine Eddington / 美联社
Marsh认为，这只鸟和救援小组一样为获救而感到高兴。
“我觉得它有点如释重负，”Marsh告诉《拉斯维加斯评论报》，“我想它已经受够了‘自由鸟’的生活。”
Toucan seen flying around Las Vegas is rescued after surviving in desert for months
Updated on: February 26, 2026 / 6:37 AM EST / CBS/AP
A toucan that has been seen flying around Las Vegas for months has been saved, a bird rescue group said Wednesday.
“We’ve all just been so worried about him,” said Skye Marsh, the president and co-founder of the SouthWest Exotic Avian Rescue (SWEAR). “It’s a relief.”
“Sam is found!” the group wrote on social media on Wednesday.
Sam the toucan has been living in Las Vegas since November, much to the concern of bird experts and enthusiasts who were worried about the exotic bird’s health and his ability to survive long-term in a city with drastic weather changes.
“(The) little stinker decided it was time for help, and he flew into someone’s garage,” Marsh told The Associated Press. The homeowners knew who the toucan was and shut the garage so he couldn’t escape. Sam has captivated the Las Vegas community after surviving in the desert for months.
This photo provided by Skye Marsh shows a toucan named Sam perched in a cage Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Las Vegas. Skye Marsh / AP
After the rescue group caught him, staff took him to a local veterinarian. There are some signs of “wear and tear,” such as dehydrated skin and a chip off his beak, but he seems to be OK, Marsh said. The veterinarian gave him fluids and took bloodwork.
Sam had been eating better food since the rescue group put out healthier toucan food around a cage to try to rescue him. Marsh said the better food improved his health, as his poop was looking healthier leading up to his rescue.
Sam’s owners, who had posted on social media about the bird’s escape from its cage in November, has not been in contact with the rescue group.
The toucan will be in quarantine at a staff member’s house for 30 to 45 days to make sure he does not have bird flu, which spreads to other birds at the rescue, Marsh said.
According to the San Diego Zoo, toucans typically spend their lives high in the rainforest canopies of Central and South America. They are primarily frugivores but are also known to eat insects, tree frogs and lizards.
Marsh told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Sam likely lived off figs and pomegranates from trees after he first escaped, and later ate citrus, which can be harmful to the birds.
A toucan named Sam is spotted in Las Vegas, Feb. 13, 2026. Katherine Eddington / AP
Marsh believes the bird was as happy as the rescue group that he was saved.
“I think he was a little bit relieved,” Marsh told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I think he was done doing the free bird thing.”
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