Chapter 973: The Heart of Public Welfare

"The number of eggs laid by the blue peacock female is about 40 eggs a year, and the hatching rate is about 80% in the artificial state, while the egg production of the green peacock female is only about eight eggs in the wild, and the artificial breeding can occasionally reach 20 eggs, and even in the artificial incubation state, a nest of green peacock eggs can only hatch two to three small peacocks at most a year. ”

"With such a low hatching rate and high requirements for a living environment, the hatched peacocks may not survive. So it's quite difficult to breed. ”

Li Junge asked, "Then why do you want to raise it in our Li family?"

Chen Yiyan said: "China's green peafowl mainly lives in Yunnan Province, mainly inhabits the tropical and subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests and mixed forests below 2,000 meters above sea level, especially likes to be active in sparse forest grasslands, riverbank or edge jungles, forest grasslands and open areas in the forest, and does not like too dense tropical rainforests. ”

"Where does this terrain resemble?"

Li Junge suddenly realized: "Then it really has to be me Li Jiagou!"

Chen Yiyan said with a smile: "Exactly! There is also the problem that the hatching rate is too low, and the hatching rate of the crested ibis is also very low outside." But in Lijiagou, even the hatching rate in the wild is quite good, so we wonder if the green peacock can also be. ”

Li Junge said: "Yes, yes, the hatching rate of the crested ibis is very high in Lijiagou, and we always have to play a shot if there are dates or not." ”

Academician Qu said: "It's imminent, we have no choice but to study while protecting." ”

Chen Yiyan introduced: "The green peafowl is the largest pheasant bird, weighing more than ten catties, the same weight as the red-crowned crane. Coupled with their beautiful plumage, they are easy targets for hunting. ”

"Although the green peafowl is listed as a national first-class key protected animal in China's wildlife protection law, it is strictly forbidden to catch and hunt, poaching is still an illegal activity that is difficult to control in remote mountainous areas with difficult transportation. ”

"The English name of this thing is 'Peafol', which you should understand, it is a chicken that eats peas, and this name can also summarize one of its habits. ”

Li Junge said: "That's over, especially when it's planted, it's miserable!"

Chen Yiyan nodded and said: "As soon as you say it, you will understand, it is the same set that used to grow grain on the slopes of Lijiagou to deal with squirrels!"

"Some green peafowl, which inhabit near farmland, often go to farmland in flocks to forage for food, causing damage to crops. To protect their crops, farmers soak the seeds with pesticides before planting, a practice that often kills entire flocks of green peafowl. ”

Li Junge couldn't help but hold his hand on his head: "I knew it would be like this! It's the same as the crested ibis, a pesticide pot." ”

Academician Qu shook his head and said: "I have just received a notice from the International Union for Conservation of Nature that from next year, the green peafowl will be included in the red list of endangered species. ”

"After so many years of protection, there is no improvement. And as habitats are reduced, fragmented, and populations are declining, their situation is becoming less and less optimistic. ”

"Now it seems that it may still be an environmental issue. The high hatching rate of the crested ibis in Lijiagou has attracted our attention. ”

"Therefore, for the green peafowl, which is more adapted to the climate and ecology here, we feel that the implementation of ex situ conservation in Lijiagou may be their last hope. ”

This statement itself was extremely pessimistic, and Li Junge couldn't help asking, "How many are there left?"

Chen Yiyan said: "The green peafowl in Bangladesh, India, and Malaysia have been confirmed to be extinct. The number of animals in the world is not yet known, and in our country there are less than four hundred. ”

Li Junge was shocked: "Damn! There are more than two thousand pandas, right?"

Chen Yiyan said: "Yes, so the green peacock in Yunnan Province is actually much rarer than the panda. ”

Li Junge said: "Then it's no problem, even if we let the green peacocks destroy here, it's best to have a hundred, and we can make up for the damage from the tourists!"

Academician Qu couldn't help but be angry: "You're so beautiful! Let's raise these ten first!"

Li Junge is not angry yet, you have to bring me a few more, I can still find a chance to cheat, the number is too small, I can only watch it take its time, just like Lin Musk, then I have to get it to the Year of the Monkey and the Moon.

However, there was no reason for this matter, Li Junge had no choice but to say: "Okay, then let's send the peacock to the poultry farm, this matter must be hurried, seeing that the mating period is coming." ”

"This thing is estimated to be similar to the habits of chickens, raising chickens is not blowing, my Li Jiagou is definitely a good hand!"

Chen Yiyan smiled at Academician Qu and said: "Old Qu, you said that Erpi is half an expert, and I now believe it a little, he knows quite well about the habits of pheasant birds. ”

The three of them got into the battery car and drove towards the Forget Worry Valley Poultry Farm.

The green peacock had already been sent to the poultry farm, Wang Hongguang was already waiting at the door, and Li Junge had met Miao Wa nine times out of ten.

This batch of green peacocks is estimated to have been artificially bred, and they are no strangers to the environment of poultry farms, with two males and eight females divided into two groups and kept in two poultry pens.

Of course, the flight feathers are trimmed to prevent flight, and the tail feathers of the male peacock are also treated for ease of transportation.

Chen Yiyan didn't bother to inspect the state of the peacock, and was first shocked by the rare birds in the poultry farm: "This ...... So many white pheasants? No, some of them are white horse chickens...... There are also golden pheasants and horned pheasants...... Wait, just ran over the bunch...... Is that...... That's a black-necked pheasant?"

Li Junge was triumphant: "How about it? Let's raise this well, right? Next, we are going to build a rare bird island, so that everyone can watch these birds in a concentrated manner." ”

Chen Yiyan said: "Not bad, yes, it's not bad, hahaha, this is simply a holy place for me to do research......"

Academician Qu said, "It's okay...... Xiao Chen, didn't you find that the density of birds in the poultry farm is too large?"

Li Junge said: "We plan to release half of the spawning period from here to the reserve after this year's spawning period, and half of the rest will go to the rare bird island, and half will continue to breed here." ”

Academician Qu smiled: "It seems that you have all thought it through, very good, now I am more confident in the breeding of green peacocks." This is Miao Wa and this one in charge?"

Li Junge said with a smile: "This is the person in charge of our poultry farm, Wang Hongguang, who is mainly in charge of the production of our local traditional breed - small-footed black chicken. ”

"After several years of breeding, we have transformed the small foot black chicken from a pure meat chicken to a meat and egg dual-purpose variety, and now our small foot black chicken is also a very popular product. ”

"As for Miao Wa, he is purely a hobbyist, and he brings his own lunch box to help when he has nothing to do. ”

Academician Qu was very happy: "As an agricultural enterprise, you can select and breed good varieties, which is to share the task of scientific research workers." There are also people like Miao Wa who really love wild animals, which is rare, very rare. ”

After speaking, I couldn't help but sigh: "In agricultural breeding work, sometimes it is not enough to just talk about science, but also to talk about some luck, such as the crested ibis." You Li Jiagou is really a treasure of feng shui. ”

After speaking, he patted Li Junge's shoulder: "I didn't say it, if these ten green peacocks are successfully bred, I will go to Yunnan Province with a thick face and give you another fifty to come over!"

After speaking, he said angrily: "How good is it to have such a consciousness as yours? Several local governments regard this as a burden to them, believing that it has affected their economic development and is contrary to our yang and yin, which is simply ...... It's just ......."

Li Junge said with a smile: "There are situations in various places, and this can't be said to death in other places in one sentence, and it is difficult to eat, and you say that you want to protect birds from sprinkling pesticides, which is unreasonable." ”

"But for me Li Jiagou, four hundred peacocks are indeed not enough to put in Bifeng Mountain. And the income created is not comparable to the little grain wasted every year!"

"Because we have tourists. Take those fifteen crested ibises as an example, this year has attracted hundreds of foreign tourists, and their consumption in one day in Lijiagou is enough to raise those crested ibises for a year!"

Academician Qu was very happy: "I heard that you have also found turtles here? This matter has to be accepted by the scientific researchers, if it is because of our own negligence, which leads to the extinction of a species, it is really a great sin." Let's go, let's see. ”

Li Junge led the way in front, and said with a smile as he walked: "That product occupies the name of a rare zombie species, and it is not as good as the crested ibis, but in the past few days, I have a happy event in Lijiagou - the two finless porpoises that were pregnant last year are about to give birth." You've come back to this time. ”

Academician Qu waved his hand and said: "I have a specialization in the art industry, I can't do that, I have to be Lao Meng, but I support you spiritually!

Li Junge said with a smile: "Director Meng is very relieved of us, this year we will only work under the guidance of German cetaceans, and by next year, we will have our own finless porpoise research team." ”

Academician Qu said: "This old Meng ...... Forget it, I'll keep an eye on it when the time comes, and I will understand something if I can't do it...... Is it the first time that both finless porpoises have been produced? That is the most important thing to arouse their motherhood, and the first litter of finless porpoises has heard that the rate of abandoned porpoises is quite high, and there are no reports of successful artificial breeding of abandoned porpoises in the world. ”

Li Junge gave Academician Qu a thumbs up: "In this way, Menqing still said that you don't understand, you are here to chill us!"

In the next two days, under the leadership of Wei Wei and Li Junge, Academician Qu learned in detail about the breeding of wild animals in the group, from the frog farm of Grandpa Yu, to the musk farm of Uncle Mu, and listened to the work report of Wei Wei's reserve, focusing on the investigation report of Bawangyi, and felt very satisfied.

Academician Qu patted Li Junge's hand: "From amphibians, fish, birds, to mammals, your conservation work has achieved three-dimensional and large-scale. ”

"Sufficient scientific research funds, perfect scientific research facilities, strong scientific research strength, international cooperative relations, and win-win results for industry, academia and research. ”

"Therefore, although the Shushan Nature Reserve was established at the latest, its operation mode is at the forefront of the domestic nature reserves!"