【Chapter 246】 Scientific expedition team
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When Xiao Tao and others were busy with the expansion of the territory of the Jinghu system, Xiao Feng also had an additional task, that is, to provide necessary help for the upcoming scientific expedition team.
No way, who called him the first person to appear and come into contact with the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys, and he fed this group of Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys every day and had first-hand information.
Therefore, Xiao Jinxu handed over the characters of the reception team to Xiao Feng, in fact, after thinking about it, the entire Ginkgo Village is the most suitable for reception, and Xiao Feng is the only one who has time to receive it.
Research on the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey dates back a century, when in 1871, a Frenchman named David reported on the existence of this then-unscientifically named animal. In the winter of 189o, two Frenchmen, Soli and Peerte, organized local hunters in northwestern Yunnan to capture seven golden snub-nosed monkeys of different ages and sexes, and send their skulls and skins to the Paris Museum.
The French zoologist Milne Edward gave its scientific description of the species twice, in 1897 and 1898, and officially named it. But since then, this mysterious animal has not been heard from, and people still think that it is long gone!
The study of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey by Chinese scientists began after 196o, when eight skins of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey were collected in northwestern Yunnan to confirm its existence. But the real field scientific investigation of it began in the late seventies of the twentieth century, when three complete specimens were obtained, thus unveiling the mystery of the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey.
Since then, the protection of the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey has attracted great attention from the Chinese government. In 1983, the first Yunnan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Sanctuary was established, the Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve in Southern Yunnan, which opened the prelude to the protection of this rare and endangered animal.
These actions have greatly promoted the conservation of the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey, and together with the continuous scientific research efforts of Chinese scientists and various media reports in the past two decades, its significance for global biodiversity conservation has been recognized by the world. In particular, since it became the mascot of the 1999 Spring City World Horticultural Exposition, the popularity of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey has risen dramatically.
However, because the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey is the only primate that lives at high altitudes, and has little contact with human living areas, the scientific community does not know much about the population distribution, living habits and social habits of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey.
At present, most of the research on Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in China is based on the tracking and observation of monkey groups, and it is very rare to have close contact with Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys.
Therefore, when the news of the emergence of a large group of more than 1oo Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys in Ginkgo Village reached the Chuncheng Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It immediately attracted the attention of Long Cheng, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Under the efforts of Dragon City. A joint scientific expedition team composed of the South Yunnan Forestry Department, Yunnan University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences left Chuncheng on January 11 and went to Ginkgo Village.
After the convoy left Yaozhou City, Long Cheng was worried that the traffic situation in the mountains would be too bad after the heavy snowfall, but he did not expect that the road would be unimpeded.
"I didn't expect it to come for a few years. The traffic conditions in Linxi County are much better!" looked at the spacious first-class highway outside the car window. Long Cheng was a little emotional.
As an authority in the field of Yunnan snub-nosed monkey research. Since the early 9o, Longcheng has repeatedly entered the deep mountains and old forests of northwest Yunnan to trace the footprints of the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey and obtain a large number of precious first-hand information. Recent. Due to his age and physical condition, Long Cheng has been unable to adhere to the high-intensity field research activities, which has always been a pity.
This time, there is a large colony of Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys in Ginkgo Village, and the happiest is Longcheng.
After seeing a large number of photos from Ginkgo Village, Long Cheng, who was nearly seventy years old, was so excited that he circled around the study like a child.
"Linxi County is famous now!" Dai Xiaolan, a doctoral student sitting in the car, took over the conversation and said with a smile: "This time, the ginkgo village of the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey group has become a well-known tourist attraction, and thousands of people go to play every day!"
Dai Xiaolan is obviously one of the fans of Ginkgo Village, and she knows everything about the situation in Ginkgo Village, and even the Xiao family has a suspected Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey a long time ago.
"They also raised a Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey privately?" Hearing this, Long Cheng was a little uneasy.
You know, there are very few zoos and research institutions in China that have Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys, and after the two Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys in the Chuncheng Zoological Research Institute died of old age, they fell into the embarrassing situation of 'no monkeys'. Long Cheng didn't expect that the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey that he couldn't find became a private pet?
"This time, after hearing about the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey group, I went to the official website of Ginkgo Village to take a look, since last year, there has been a Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey in their village!" Dai Xiaolan took out his tablet and pointed out the photos he had collected to show Longcheng, and Wukong's grinning appearance was impressive.
The more he looked at these photos, the more ugly Longcheng's face became, because in addition to the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys, this ginkgo village also privately raised protected animals such as golden eagles and golden cats.
Longcheng is a very traditional scientific researcher, and his compliance with some rules and regulations is even harsh, so he naturally does not want to see others violating them. According to the current laws and regulations, no private or ordinary group has the right to raise these protected animals above the second level.
The old man's eyes naturally couldn't tolerate sand, and his face suddenly became difficult to look at.
Dai Xiaolan looked as if she was in trouble, stuck out her tongue, retracted into her seat and stopped talking......
For a moment, the atmosphere in the car became a little tense.
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When the convoy arrived at Ginkgo Village, Xiao Jinxu held a small welcome ceremony with some leading figures in the village, and Xiao Feng also reluctantly attended.
Don't look at Xiao Jinxu's lack of study, but after serving as the party secretary of Ginkgo Village for 30 years, he has already trained into a human spirit, knowing that the appearance of this group of Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys will bring enough benefits to Ginkgo Village and Jinghu Scenic Area.
Once the Jinghu area is included in the Yunnan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Sanctuary, the Ginkgo Village will receive enough policy tilt and the Yunnan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey will be able to attract more tourists, which will have many benefits.
No, the welcome ceremony that Qin Yuanchao, the secretary of the provincial party committee, did not have when he came to Ginkgo Village, appeared today.
"Brother Xiao, where is the location of the golden monkey now?Can you take us over to have a look?" Hearing the staff of the Linxi County Forestry Bureau introduce Xiao Jinxu's identity, Longcheng also went straight to the point.
"Professor Long, the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys have all gone up to Qingling Mountain after eating in the morning, and they will go down the mountain on time to eat at about six o'clock in the afternoon, or let's settle down first, and I'll take you over later!" Seeing the white Longcheng asking about the situation of the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey as soon as he got off the car, Xiao Feng was quite moved and took the initiative to stand up and explain.
Don't look at Xiao Feng's indifferent appearance, but he still has great respect for these old scientists who teach and educate people and devote themselves to scientific research. Compared with the 'brick family called the beast' on TV, Dragon City is more pure.
"That's fine!" Long Cheng also knew that now that the snow was closing the mountain, it was not easy to enter the mountain, so he could only wait for the monkeys to come down the mountain.
Longcheng declined the idea of placing the station at the Jinghu Hotel, and proposed to place the station closer to the location of the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey to facilitate the observation of the monkeys.
In this way, the station of the scientific expedition team was placed in the village committee, Long Cheng and the only girl, Dai Xiaolan, were invited to live in the Xiao family's old house, and the others lived in a nearby inn.
In order to receive the scientific expedition team, the village committee of Ginkgo Village specially provided subsidies for the inn where the scientific expedition team stayed, and the accommodation of the entire scientific expedition team in Ginkgo Village was free of charge.
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"Two masters, please inside!" As soon as they entered the Xiao family's compound, Long Cheng and Dai Xiaolan heard a burst of authentic Beijing films.
The footsteps of the two people paused, and there was a welcome ceremony here?
"Don't make trouble!" Xiao Feng said angrily, waving his hand to signal the fifth elder brother to leave.
"Alas, it's so hurtful for you to say that!"
In the past two days, the fifth elder brother has become familiar with Bai Jinsheng, and even learned Beijing films, and when he saw a guest coming, he couldn't help but show off.
At this time, Dai Xiaolan saw clearly that it was a scarlet-breasted parrot standing under the eaves, and couldn't help but laugh out loud;
Parrots that can talk are not uncommon, but parrots that can speak fluently and talk back to their owners are the first time they have seen them.
"This guy's name is Fifth Elder Brother, and he has been spoiled by my girl, no big or small!" Xiao Feng explained to Long Cheng with a sneer.
At that moment, there was a roar of cracking rocks piercing through the clouds, and a black shadow fell from the sky, followed by a roe deer being thrown to the ground with a clatter.
"This is the golden eagle in the photo?" looked at the general with a wingspan of more than two meters, and Long Cheng looked at it with two eyes.
As the general's personality is becoming more and more withdrawn, there are fewer and fewer photos taken by tourists, and most of the photos on the Internet are now taken half a year ago. The current general is close to the size of an adult golden eagle, although it is only a little more than a year old.
"The general has been raised by us since we were children, but our ability to survive in the wild has not decreased at all, and we can bring some game to our home every once in a while!" Xiao Feng introduced to Long Cheng with a little pride: "There is also a golden cat and golden monkey at home, but the weather is cold, and most of them hide in the house to keep warm!"
Regarding the matter of raising first-class protected animals, Xiao Feng didn't feel any need to cover it up, anyway, with the current status of the Xiao family, there would be no one who couldn't open their eyes to find fault. Besides, these animals lived well in the Xiao family, and they did not lose their freedom at all, so Xiao Feng had a clear conscience.
Long Cheng didn't expect that the person who raised and protected animals privately was Xiao Feng, but seeing Xiao Feng's frank and unrestrained appearance, he couldn't jump out and say anything, so he could only wait and see what changed.
After entering the Xiao family hall, Long Cheng saw a Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey hanging on a small swing, playing with a few dolls, and next to the fire pond, a smooth and shiny golden cat was like a domestic cat cowering at people's feet, indescribably harmonious.
This is the first impression of Long Cheng after coming to the Xiao family!(To be continued!)
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