On the one hand, the island's abundant resources and on the other hand, the poor inhabitants are increasingly contradictory.

The island of Madagascar is rich in gold, nickel, cobalt, titanium and sapphire, and once accounted for a third of the world market, but the interests are all in the hands of foreign holding groups.

Mobil is exploring the area for deep-sea oil, high-end guitar makers are making pianos out of local ebony, and the local government wants to lease arable land to South Korea and water to Saudi Arabia......

Therefore, in order to make a living, the islanders will smuggle the island's endangered animals abroad and cut down precious trees. Of the total 4.5 million hectares in the reserve, 10,000 hectares of timber were stolen.

However, no matter how hard you work to mine and cut down trees, you can only get paid a few dollars in the end.

Red-collared lemurs, pronged squirrel lemurs, rough-tailed pygmy lemurs and finger lemurs are rapidly disappearing from Madagascar's rainforests due to poaching and deforestation. Of the 25 most endangered species of primates in the world, lemurs make up five of them.

An endangered ring-tailed lemur sells for only $50 locally.

There are now only 2,000 ring-tailed lemurs left in the wild, a 95% decline since 2000, which is not as tragic as the number of their species in zoos around the world.

"Huh!"

Yan Ganghui shook his head, and couldn't bear to look at the ring-tailed lemur boiling in the soup pot in the photo.

I deplore the fate of lemurs and other endangered animals and plants on the island, but helpless!

Originally, I thought that the inhabitants of the island were too backward and ignorant to protect their beautiful homeland.

But after reading the introduction of the exhibition board, the residents here are so poor, hungry and poor, the only thing to consider is how to survive tomorrow.

Survival is in question, and the islanders are still expected to protect the environment?

The point is that at the expense of the environment, it has not yet developed, and the benefits of selling resources have all been sucked and plundered. If nothing changes, the Falklands will only become worse and worse for the foreseeable future, and the inhabitants will continue to be so poor and forever exploited.

I don't know what to say.

I am a little glad in my heart, but fortunately, now the motherland has unlocked more choices.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Su Hui also came over and saw the photo of the big pot stewed lemur on the display board, and couldn't help frowning, "It's disgusting, what the hell is this." ”

"Eh, don't look at it."

Yan Ganghui felt that it was rare to come out to play on vacation, so it was better not to let his girlfriend affect his mood, so he pushed her back: "Let me tell you a little bit, anyway, it means that lemurs are very endangered now, and the number in the wild is not as large as in the zoo." ”

"Ah, it's miserable."

Su Hui was also a little stunned, although she didn't go to the zoo much, but she had the impression that ring-tailed lemurs could be seen in the zoo, and she thought they were very common animals.

I spent some more time in the indoor pavilion, watching ring-tailed lemurs play and frolic, and at 9 o'clock, Xiao Yang, a keeper in a blue uniform, appeared.

Seeing this, Yan Ganghui pulled his girlfriend, and the two hurriedly followed!

At this time, there are already many tourists in the ring-tailed lemur exhibition area, all of whom are amazed by the island scenery and the elf-like ring-tailed lemurs here.

"Wow, that's beautiful!"

"The ring-tailed lemur is so cute!"

A little girl looked at the scenery on the island with a look of longing, turned her head and said, "Dad, can I go to the island to play?" I want to touch the little monkey paper! ”

Dad looked embarrassed, if it was other animals, he could also coax and say that small animals should not be touched, otherwise they would scratch people, but the ring-tailed lemur had also touched it when he went to the zoo before!

I've also heard from the keepers about their habits, saying that this is a gentle animal that can interact with each other.

But looking at ring-tailed lemur island, there seems to be no way to do it in the past.

"Dad, I want to go to the island to play......" The little girl was coquettish, pulling her father's hand and dangling it.

Dad saw the breeder appear at this time, his eyes lit up, and he hurried over, wanting to ask!

Xiao Yang came to the side of the bamboo raft of the "port wharf" and took a look at the tourists around him.

The first time he did this business, he was also a little rusty, he used the key to open the lock tied to the bamboo raft, cleared his throat, and the voice came out through the headset: "Are there any tourists who want to go to the island to play, you can come to me!" ”

Well, there is no need to ask, the surrounding tourists suddenly became excited when they heard it, and they ran over one after another.

Yan Ganghui and Su Hui took the lead and came to the front. The girl who had just been coquettish and was going to touch the little monkey paper on the island came over with her father to consult questions, and she successfully became the first tourist.

"Eh, enough is enough! A dozen people on one trip are almost there, and others can wait for the next one! ”

Other tourists rushed to line up here.

"You don't have to wait too long, the number of places is limited, if you want to see the lemurs up close, you can also go to the indoor pavilion."

Xiao Yang pointed to a large sign erected behind him again: "Before landing on the island, I suggest you take a look at this sign!" ”

The sign depicts a candy in hand, a burning cigarette butt, a loud shout at a monkey, and a raised foot that looks like a monkey's tail, each with a striking red cross drawn on it!

It's clearly a forbidden thing.

Do not smoke, feed animals, shout to intimidate animals, or act in a way that harms animals.

Xiao Yang took everyone on the bamboo raft and rowed the oars like a ferryman, and the tourists sat on the rickety bamboo raft and watched the island continue to get closer, and their mood became excited! It feels like you're going to explore.

The little girl giggled and laughed happily, her hands making a splash in the water.

Xiao Yang told the tourists about the rules on the island by the way, and said with a smile: "Don't stay too far away from me, I hope you can all follow the rules carefully and have fun!" ”

Someone asked, "How long can you stay on the island?" ”

"Ten minutes or so!"

About 50 tourists can visit the island in about an hour, and 100 people in two hours a day.

Even if the ring-tailed lemur has a mild temperament and has been vaccinated and checked, there is still a risk of close contact, so it is necessary to control it, and at the same time avoid too many people from seeing it and making illegal moves.

Yan Ganghui looked at a wurm tree next to him, and only when he got closer did he see clearly, it turned out that the green was not the epidermis, but a layer of bright green buds and leaves, and the main trunk at the bottom was gray and white, and there were spikes that looked sharp and hard, like nails.

A little surprised: "It looks like a cactus, and it really has thorns on it!" ”

"What a sharp thorn, won't the ring-tailed lemur be stabbed?"

Xiao Yang heard his question and explained with a smile: "This plant is called Wulongmu!" The leaves on it are one of the staple foods of ring-tailed lemurs in the wild, and of course they can't be harmed. ”

As he was talking, he saw a ring-tailed lemur jump onto the nearby wurm wood, standing on a high place and looking at everyone, his eyes showed a bit of curiosity, and he chirped "woo~".