The Great Bustard is a large ground-dwelling bird of the family Bustards of the order Craneiformes and a typical grassland bird. It mainly inhabits open plains, arid grasslands, savannas, and semi-desert areas, but also occurs along rivers, lakes, and adjacent dry and wet grasslands.

Their food is very mixed, mainly eating young leaves, shoots, grasses, seeds and animal foods such as insects, grasshoppers, frogs, especially weevils, rape goldenrods, locusts and other farmland pests, and sometimes they also feed on grains scattered on the ground in the farmland. Young birds mainly eat insects, and plant food gradually increases with age and seasons.

They are also widely distributed in southern Europe, northern Morocco, the Middle East, northern Afghanistan, Central Asia, southern Siberia, Mongolia~Cuba, and eastward to eastern Russia, and occasionally in India and Japan.

However, due to social development, population increase, and frequent human activities, grasslands have been reclaimed as farmland on a large scale, and the breeding area of the Great Bustard has been shrinking, and the population has declined sharply.

It is now known that many countries in the world have died out, and the number of Great Bustards recorded in such a wide area of China is less than 400, and the Great Bustard was listed as a first-class protected animal in previous years.

Listening to the explanation of Expert Lin Gu Hongyu and Secretary Wei have seen it for a long time, it turns out that the inconspicuous big bird in front of them is so famous in the eyes of the experts, I remember that the last time Peng Minghao came to hunt, it seemed that he would shoot down one, this matter must not be known to Professor Liu, Gu Hongyu secretly decided in his heart.

With the discovery of the Great Bustard, the experts immediately became busy, set up the camera at a very fast speed, and focused on observing the situation in the reeds.

The Great Bustard also lived up to expectations, even though they were very vigilant birds. But there are quite a few of them, and occasionally a few of them still fly out of the reeds from time to time and then fly back at a very fast speed, but this still makes the experts as excited as children.

At the beginning, the number of bustards flying back Gu Hongyu estimated that there were hundreds, if this number was announced, it would have to attract many tourists to come and watch, and then Gu Hongyu really understood the worries of the experts just now. They don't want this to be the Great Bustard's last paradise to be scrapped by human factors.

"How big are those flying bustards just now?" Secretary Wei approached Gu Hongyu and said with a strange expression.

Gu Hongyu said casually: "Didn't you listen to what Expert Liu just said, this kind of bird male can weigh more than ten kilograms, the wingspan is more than one meter, even the small female bird can weigh 3 kilograms, do you think that head can not be big?" ”

"Well, I don't know if this bird meat tastes good or not?" Secretary Wei swallowed his saliva involuntarily as he spoke.

Gu Hongyu paused for a moment. This product is too strong to eat less than 2 hours after lunch, he was thinking about eating again, and hit the idea on the big bustard, and couldn't help but say: "The big bustard is a national first-class protected animal, as far as what you just said is heard by Expert Liu, at least it will be criticized for a long time." ”

"Huh. I'm just thinking about it in my heart! Secretary Wei woke up and turned around, just now he said something unreliable.

Still thinking about it? Gu Hongyu guessed unscrupulously in his heart: I am afraid that the death of the Great Bustard is related to those foodies, an adult Great Bustard can have more meat than pheasants and ducks, which is suitable for those hunters to have a full meal.

The experts spent an afternoon observing the birds, the young people couldn't sit still, Gu Hongyu and Secretary Wei simply started at the wild fish in the swamp, and the fish caught were basically small fish more than a finger long, all of which were put into the plastic bags they brought, and they caught several catties with both hands in the afternoon. The harvest was not bad, enough to make a meal of sauerkraut and wild fish soup in the evening.

In the afternoon, the experts also gained a lot, in addition to seeing flocks of great bustards. I also saw some rare birds in China, such as bar-headed geese, black-necked cranes, crested pochards, ruddy shelducks, magpie ducks, fish gulls, and common mergansers, which made them treasures.

Professor Qin and they were still a little unsatisfied with Gu Hongyu calling them back, but Gu Hongyu didn't say much, only pointed to the sky, and the sun had already set on the horizon at that time, that is, to remind them to pay attention to the time. It's too late to stay any longer.

There are still many dangers in the grasslands at night, just like the last hunting. No one can be sure that there won't be carnivorous guys out hunting, and these wildlife experts do. So they decided to come back tomorrow.

But at this moment, Gu Hongyu has already pressed the decision, he decided to summon the gold bricks tomorrow to let these experts take a look, so as not to keep them worried in their hearts, but this time Gu Hongyu guessed wrong, in fact, he can not summon the big fish to appear at all, because these experts have been deeply attracted by the birds at the moment.

When I returned to the wooden house, I ate the food cooked by Gu Hongyu again, and the experts in the evening no longer had any scruples about the image problem, and as a result, like Secretary Wei at noon, they could only borrow a walk after dinner to eat.

Gu Hongyu also accompanied them around the lake at night, fortunately the moonlight was good tonight, otherwise the experts would not dare to take a walk in the dark.

"Xiao Gu, I think the environment here is not bad in all aspects, are you going to do this?" Secretary Wei asked curiously.

Gu Hongyu shook his head and said: "The rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, everything has a gradual process, and if it develops too fast, it may be top-heavy, and now my funds are not very abundant." ”

The experts have seen the greenhouses, melon fields and pastures built by Gu Hongyu this afternoon, and they still have a high sense of agreement with what he said.

However, Professor Qin said: "It's like Xiao Gu said that some things are slow, but there is one thing that cannot be delayed. ”

"What you're talking about has to do with the Great Bustard you're watching this afternoon?" Gu Hongyu thought to himself.

Professor Qin nodded: "That's right, this kind of great bustard is indeed one of the few in my country, and it is really rare to see it here, if we submit what we heard today to our superiors, it will definitely arouse their great attention, and it may be included in the control in the future." ”

"Included in the control, meaning that this big lake may not belong to me in the future?" Gu Hongyu's expression was a little strange.

"If this place really gets noticed, the swamp across the lake and this large lake are very likely to be designated as a bird sanctuary, then of course it will be regulated," Liu explained. ”

Gu Hongyu was a little irritable in his heart, if he was requisitioned by the state, it would not be what he wanted to see, and a thought in his heart quickly said: "Does the state allow private people to establish bird reserves?" ”

"Well...... there doesn't seem to be any restriction in China, but Xiaogu's establishment of a bird sanctuary is completely a public welfare, which can be regarded as a thankless thing without any benefits, don't you ......?" Professor Qin was amused by Gu Hongyu's thoughts, but still patiently explained to him.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Gu Hongyu: "As long as a private person can establish a bird sanctuary, then I am ready to apply." ”

"Xiao Gu, I'm very happy to hear what you said, but now I have to remind you that you have to invest a lot of money in it every year to do this, and the country has the obligation to do it and the strength, but can you afford it if you personally contribute it?" Expert Liu advised Gu Hongyu to think carefully.

Gu Hongyu also had other ideas in his heart, and he asked again: "What conditions are needed to build such a bird sanctuary, how much money is needed, and how much is the annual investment, do you know?" ”

This time, Expert Liu replied quickly: "The private establishment of the reserve requires some agreements with the state, including the requirement that the number of birds in the reserve reach a certain number for a certain period of time, and if it is not reached, the state has the right to take back the management rights of the reserve; The second is to ensure that the environment in the reserve is not damaged, which is as conducive to the growth of birds in the reserve as possible; The third is to rescue and breed birds in the reserve. These are the main ones, and there are many other details, but if these are done well, there should be no problem with the rest. ”

"As for how much money is needed, it depends on the specific geographical location and the specific protection of animals and plants, such as here, if the establishment of a protected area for the protection of the Great Bustard is to provide a good habitat environment to prevent them from being disturbed, this is first of all the land price is cheap, not much money, the environment is not bad, and there is no need to carry out any transformation, the only thing to do is not to artificially interfere with their living environment."

"Secondly, you need to invest a lot of money every year to hatch and treat endangered birds in the reserve, which requires you to establish a hatchery, a hatchling center and a sick bird rescue station, invite professional personnel and provide them with wages and research equipment, which may cost tens of millions of dollars to do seriously."

Waiting for Expert Liu to keep saying so much, the others are okay, Secretary Wei and Gu Hongyu are a little swollen, I didn't expect that there are so many things that need to be done to establish a bird sanctuary, tens of millions a year is not a small number, and ordinary people really can't afford it.

But is Gu Hongyu an ordinary person, the answer is obviously no!

His consideration is that there are mountains, lakes, deserts, and grasslands, although the roads that were not built in the early stage may be remote, but the same development potential is immeasurable, and the gimmick of a bird sanctuary is still afraid that it will not attract tourists?

Gu Hongyu, who has a strong capital in his hand, has a high spirit, and he also has a big outline plan for Honghu Village in the future, and now he has joined the bird sanctuary, which is not a sleepy thing to meet a pillow and be happy!

It just so happens that his buddy Peng Minghao is still an indigenous person in the local area, and the matter of the bird sanctuary can just find them, even if Peng Minghao is not good and Chen Luofeng, I think they will definitely support Gu Hongyu's idea when they hear it.

Gu Hongyu of the bird sanctuary decided in his heart, there is only one word - build! (To be continued) R466