Chinese alligator is in danger

The situation that Chinese alligator is in danger is very complicated. Human's fear and aversion to it is only one reason, and it is not difficult to curb the "eating meat and lying on the skin" caused by human greed and desire. But the deterioration of natural ecology should be the disaster of a species. Of course, compared with its "contemporaries" dinosaurs, the Chinese alligator is lucky. Calling this amphibious reptile "crocodile" is really a folk misunderstanding. However, it is this "fish" nature that may have made it easy to escape when dinosaurs became extinct. In this way, they became strangers in rivers, lakes, swamps and beaches. However, the previous robbery escaped, and the latter robbery was inevitable. The process of human civilization is frantically squeezing the habitat of Chinese alligators, rivers and lakes are being polluted and buried, and wetlands and swamps are shrinking in a large area. On August 29th, 21, China Youth Daily published an article saying: "Chinese alligators wander between paddy fields and ponds", which quoted the emotional description of the famous animal protection scientist John Sabjasenna: "They became exiles because of the expansion of cultivated land." "They have no habitat anymore. They wandered around one piece of cultivated land after another, looking for a place to live, but they never found it. They rarely breed in the wild. " According to this article, the misfortune of Chinese alligator began 7 years ago, and people developed the lower reaches of the Yangtze River into one of the earliest grain producing areas in the world. Since then, the population has been growing, and the wetland environment on which the Chinese alligator lives has also become cultivated land and fish ponds.

Some people secretly hunt deer

Deer feed on branches, leaves, young buds, fruits and herbs of woody plants, and lie in the Woods to ruminate when they are full, which never bothers people and represents good luck. It is supposed that people should live in harmony with them, but it is not. Take moose as an example: in the 197s, there were still 18,538 moose in the northeast, but in 1987, there were only about 1, left. It has decreased by 46 in 1 years. 2％。 Wild sika deer have disappeared in Heilongjiang for nearly 2 years, and only 2 were found in the investigation of 859 farm last year. Of course, there are many reasons for the decrease of deer: the natural environment changes greatly reduce its habitat; Disturbance and parasite invasion of deer during breeding period are all reasons, but it is probably the most important reason that deer are found to be full of treasures by human beings. People in China think that velvet antler can nourish yin, deer whip can strengthen yang, antlers can be used as ornaments, deerskin can be used as clothing, and venison is even more delicious. One of the traditional delicious "eight treasures" is the lower lip of the deer, so the deer has become the hunting object of people. Once upon a time, some people mainly hunted deer for a living. In Taiwan Province, they also set a record of "1, pieces of deerskin per year", making a deer species almost disappear. In recent years, in order to protect wild deer species, improve the living standards of hunters and ensure the legal supply of deer products, China has vigorously developed the artificial deer breeding industry, which has achieved great success, but there is still a long way to go to completely protect the endangered wild deer species. People who used to hunt deer for a living stopped hunting deer, but people who wanted to poach and make a fortune came; No one hunts deer in public, but what they steal is not broken. Not long ago, it was reported in the news that a man in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province caught a small sika deer, put it in an iron cage and transported it to Hainan for sale. In the street of Bailian Town, Chengmai County, in front of the onlookers, the deer ran into the iron cage with tears in its eyes, and "committed suicide" and died, which attracted the onlookers to scold the deer seller.

Tibetan antelope bowed sadly

This is a Tibetan story.

One morning, an old hunter came out of his tent, stretched himself, and was about to drink a bowl of buttered tea when he suddenly saw a fat and strong Tibetan antelope standing on the opposite grass slope two steps away. When his eyes lit up, it was a beautiful thing to send to his door! After a long night's sleep, he immediately rushed up with a refreshing energy. Without hesitation, he turned back to the tent and brought a fork gun. He raised his gun and took aim. Strangely, the fat Tibetan antelope didn't escape. He just looked at him with begging eyes, then took two steps forward at him, and his two front legs "plopped" and knelt down. At the same time, I saw tears from his eyes. The old hunter's heart softened, and the hand that pulled the trigger couldn't help loosening. There is a well-known saying in Tibetan areas: "Birds flying in the sky and mice running on the ground are all human." At this time, the Tibetan antelope knelt down to him and naturally begged him for mercy. He is a hunter, and it is reasonable not to be moved by the sadness of Tibetan antelope. As soon as he closed his eyes, the trigger moved under his finger, and the gunfire rang, the Tibetan antelope fell to the ground. After it fell to the ground, it was still in a kneeling position, and two lines of tears in its eyes were clearly kept.

On that day, the old hunter didn't slaughter and skin the Tibetan antelope as he used to. He always sees the Tibetan antelope bowing to him. He's a little fishy. Why does the Tibetan antelope kneel? This is the only scene he has seen in his hunting career for decades. Lying on the floor at night, he couldn't sleep for a long time, and his hands were shaking all the time ...

The next day, the old hunter disemboweled the Tibetan antelope with anxiety, and the abdominal cavity opened under the blade. He cried out in surprise, and the butcher knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clash ... Originally, in the womb of the Tibetan antelope, there was a small Tibetan antelope lying quietly. It had formed and naturally died. At this time, the old hunter understood why the Tibetan antelope was fat and strong, and also understood why he had to bend down and kneel for himself: it was asking the hunter to save his child's life!

Reasons for the decrease of elephants

It is said that there are three reasons for the decrease of elephants in China: firstly, human activities have destroyed the living environment of elephants. An adult elephant eats hundreds of pounds of plants every day. Without a large area of dense forest and grass, it is difficult for elephants to survive. The population explosion, the reclamation of farmland, the felling of trees, the construction of roads and factories have rapidly reduced the living areas of elephants. At present, there are only 15 wild elephants left in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, which is less than the number of giant pandas. The second is poaching. In the early days of reform and opening up, there was a market for ivory trade, and incidents of poaching elephants with modern firearms occurred frequently. Teenage males only have about 2 meters of ivory (maxillary incisors), and hunting mature males is a great blow to the reproduction of elephants. Third, elephants destroy farmland and compete with people for land, so they cannot "live in peace". This kind of "lawsuit" is difficult to hear. Who has invaded whose territory? For example, in Xishuangbanna, when it was still a virgin forest, there were only elephants and no one here. Since then, farmers have come in, reclaimed farmland and established villages. The living space of elephants has been squeezed constantly, and the number of elephants has been decreasing year by year, and they still don't have enough to eat. They come to eat crops. When farmers hit it, it will get angry and retaliate, even hurting people and knocking down houses. Later, with the Wildlife Protection Law, let's make a judgment according to law: first, the elephant eats crops and the government pays for it; Second, don't shoot elephants and hand in shotguns; Third, establish an elephant nature reserve, and the villages in the area will be relocated as planned.

it's certainly good to set up a nature reserve! However, 15 wild elephants already belong to a very fragile species group, and if the mature males are poached again, this population will become extinct.

the legacy of "eliminating tiger harm"

Why did the South China tiger become an endangered species in the world? It is reported that the South China Tiger is a unique tiger species in China, which was originally widely distributed in more than ten provinces in East China, Central China and South China. According to the statistics in 195s, there were still more than 4, South China tigers active in China. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, in order to "eliminate tiger harm", local governments and troops called for killing tigers. According to the newspaper in 1956, 397 tigers were eliminated in Jiangxi province alone. Shanggao county also produced a "tiger hero" surnamed Li, who shot and killed 216 tigers by himself and was rewarded by the government. After decades of tossing, the South China Tiger is now almost extinct. Experts predict that there are only 2 ~ 3 wild South China tigers in China at present. There are only about 6 in captivity in the zoo. If it is not well done, the South China Tiger will be extinct in China by about 21. Once a species is extinct from the earth, it will never reappear. Just like the extinction of dinosaurs, we can only see it through fossils. It is at this critical juncture that the people of western Fujian took the lead in launching the rescue of the South China Tiger and put huge manpower and material resources into action. Just this matter itself, people in western Fujian have made a great contribution.