Chapter 848: Cheetah
The strange smell permeated the entire basement, and the piles of ivory and rhino horn were even more shocking.
At present, the price of a kilogram of ivory on the international black market is about 1,000 ugly yuan, and a kilogram of rhinoceros horn is about 60,000 ugly yuan.
This means that the ivory and rhinoceros horns piled up in the warehouse in front of everyone at this time are worth more than 100 million ugly yuan!
100 million ugly yuan is already an astronomical amount.
If it is stored in a bank, the interest that grows out of thin air every day alone is enough for ordinary people to squander in their lifetime.
When the audience in the live broadcast room heard the secretary introduce the value, they couldn't help but be speechless.
[100 million, I go to buy bonds, and there is an interest of 10,000 yuan a day...... I can't spend it at all]
[10,000 a day? That's 300,000 a month! γ
[In fact, if it is 100 million, the interest will be higher, and there are professional financial management, not ordinary bonds can be compared (covering your face)]
[What's more, it's no wonder there are so many soldiers in the protection center, it's no different from a bank vault!] γ
[Trivia, the average bank doesn't have that much money (dog head)]
[Envy, I also want to make a windfall]
[No wonder poachers are flocking to it, hey]
With so much money, it really shocked the audience, and for a while, the barrage was connected, and all kinds of ideas could be seen.
Take a tour of the entire warehouse.
Bi Fang said to General Julius Kimani with emotion: "Very shocking. β
For elephants, this is a time of great danger due to human greed.
Their territory is constantly being encroached upon by humans, and they themselves are in danger of being hunted by humans.
According to a 1979 survey, there were about 1.3 million elephants in Africa at the time, and only 500,000 are left today.
There are even fewer elephants in Asia, with fewer than 40,000 elephants.
However, even as elephant populations continue to decline, the conflict between humans and them continues to intensify.
In Africa, clashes between local villagers and elephants occur almost daily.
Some elephants were killed in retaliation by angry villagers after attacking the villagers' livestock.
Of course, this is only a small fraction, and the vast majority of elephant deaths are due to the pursuit of ivory by poachers.
"That's true, that's why we're going to fight poachers relentlessly." Julius took off his hat sadly, "Even in the future, humans may never see African elephants with tusks again." β
Ah, why is that? γ
[Nonsense, it's all extinct, how can you still see it]
"No, it's not because of extinction, it's because of man-made natural screening."
Bi Fang saw the barrage and explained to the audience, and at the same time repeated the audience's doubts to everyone present.
Without Bi Fang personally explaining, Rubia, the assistant director on the side, directly recited a piece of data.
"In fact, we have studied before, through a set of statistics, found that without human interference, only 2%-4% of female African elephants are born without tusks."
"But in the wake of serious poaching, these ivoryless African elephants have been spared and are naturally becoming more and more represented in the population."
"Probably for survival, there is an increasing proportion of tuskless elephants among the newborn African elephants."
"Comparing the data, we found that the proportion of newborn females without tusks increased to varying degrees in places where poaching was most rampant."
"The proportion of edentulous people in the last sambique has risen to 33 per cent. The impact is even worse in South Africa, where 98 per cent of the 174 females in Addo Elephant National Park have no tusks. β
Bi Fang nodded, indicating that this was basically it.
Perhaps before the elephant actually goes extinct, there will be no more elephants with tusks in the world.
"This kind of screening is actually very common, for example, some elderly people in coastal areas will find that the fish caught are getting smaller and smaller every year, because under the animal protection law, the nets used are not too dense to allow the small fry to survive."
"But every time they can survive, it is not only the small fish fry, but also some small body sizes caused by natural genes, and after screening again and again, these groups have rapidly expanded, and even occupied the main body."
[Human behavior replaces natural screening (covering the face)]
[And more accurate, natural screening is slow, but artificial screening is efficient, so you can see results over decades.] γ
"Kenya's central government and 47 local governments have done a lot of work in wildlife conservation in a coordinated effort.
For example, the central government has funded the establishment of a special fund, and local governments have also participated, to compensate local tribal villages for the losses they have suffered in wildlife conservation after the establishment of national parks.
Wildlife accounts for 80% of tourism's revenue, so the benefits from tourism development will help Kenya further protect it. β
A series of clichΓ©s came out of the mouths of several senior officials, and I don't know whether to say it to Bi Fang or to the audience in front of the live broadcast room.
The smell in the warehouse was really uncomfortable, and after enduring it for a few minutes, he finally couldn't bear it, and sneezed several times in succession, and quickly offered to meet the target of this mission first.
"We've finished touring the warehouse, so it's time to meet Harley, right? That's the main purpose of my visit. β
Everyone present looked at each other and suddenly laughed, which made Bi Fang a little confused.
What to laugh at?
In the end, it was Stephen Manecini, the director of the conservation center, who stepped forward and made an unexpected invitation that no one had expected.
"This time, I invited Mr. Bi to visit the underground warehouse, in addition to using your live broadcast room to promote the importance of poaching and wildlife protection to the world audience, in fact, there is a second purpose."
Stephen glanced sideways at several of his colleagues behind him, nodded at the general, and said in a deep voice, "We want to ask you to destroy these tusks." β
Bi Fangyu slanted his eyebrows, stretched out his finger and pointed at himself, his expression was quite surprised.
"Me?"
"Yes."
What does it mean to destroy ivory? γ
[Destruction? How to destroy? γ
[Why did Fang Shen seem to be surprised? γ
[Do you understand how to elaborate, what is the Tao here? ] γ
The audience was a little puzzled by Bi Fang's surprised expression, because he rarely showed such emotions, and most of the time it was a kind of confident confidence.
So every time I see this expression, the audience is very curious.
Under such questions, several fans also lived up to expectations and dug up answers.
With millions of fans, there are always some special talents and gods.
[Because the previous action to destroy the ivory was all done by the president himself without exception, and it was the first time to let a foreigner come, and he was just an anchor on the surface]
[He's just an ordinary anchor (tactical backlash)]
Kenya was the first country in the world to publicly destroy ivory. Since then, the ivory has been destroyed three times. 12 tons in '89, 5 tons in '11, and 15 tons in '15. γ
[In '11 and '15, it was Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta who burned piles of ivory.] The 12 tons of stockpiled ivory destroyed in '89 was also in the same place, by the former president of Kenya, Mo Yin. γ
[So from this form, it is a very special honor to let Fang Shen do this. γ
All three operations took place in Nairobi National Park, leaving a black one and two white piles of ivory remains, demonstrating to the world Kenya's commitment to fighting poaching and wildlife trafficking.
As a result, Kenya became the first country to destroy the ivory collected.
Since then, Ethiopia, Gabon, Taiguo and even China have followed suit, destroying at least 240 tons of ivory.
γToo boldγ
[I feel very stupid, why don't you sell these ivory for money, and then develop]
[Coincidentally, some people used to think that instead of burning these ivory, it was better to sell them at a price and sell them for hundreds of millions of ugly dollars to promote the country's development, but the president of Kenya said at the time: "I agree that Kenya is a poor country, but we have a rich heritage. Some say the campaign will not work, and that burning so much ivory and rhino horn will cause market prices to soar, which in turn will spur more poaching. We didn't make mistakes, and time will tell them. βγ
[Awesome!
γ
[I guess this trick works, otherwise there wouldn't be so many countries like (dog head)]
[Fang Shen is really getting more and more promising]
[As an audience who has followed from the first live broadcast to the present, I am really moved to see this scene, I feel that I have witnessed history, Fang Shen is so handsome! ] γ
[Appeared, mom powder! ] γ
[Really handsome, the director and general personally invited him]
[Mu Wangye presented the anchor spaceship *66 - congratulations to Fang Shen! ] γ
[Lin Chang presented the anchor yacht *666 - congratulations for Fang Shen! ] γ
Under the initiative of some of the audience, everyone also understood how heavyweight this so-called destruction ceremony was to invite Bi Fang to carry it out.
You must know that Bi Fang is a foreigner, this is a real minus, but even so, he still chose to let him come, which can only show that his identity has reached an unprecedented height.
Even the president of Kenya believes that it would be better to give up the opportunity this time.
This couldn't help but make the audience feel honored, as if they were the ones who were invited.
Therefore, many people directly sent out a barrage and asked Bi Fang to agree.
Bi Fang's decision did not disappoint everyone, and he was equally excited to be able to participate in such a ceremony, which is not an opportunity for everyone to be invited.
Oh no, it's just me so far!
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately agreed.
The director who had sent out the invitation smiled even more.
"When does the ceremony begin?"
"Don't worry, it's just a draft now, there is still a lot of preparation, and when Mr. Bi sends Harley back to the grassland, this ivory destruction ceremony will be the final closing ceremony."
"It's my pleasure."
Bi Fang shook hands with everyone present one by one again.
Until he walked out of the underground warehouse, Bi Fang, who saw the sunshine again, was a little more satisfied with the journey that had not yet begun.
"Okay, I know you're happy right now, but let's not forget the most important purpose of our visit to protect the center."
"I'm guessing you've been waiting a long time to know what this live stream is about, but before that, allow me to introduce you to our new live streaming partners."
Bi Fang closed his palms in the shape of a hand flute, blowing loudly, and a loud whistle echoed.
Just when everyone present was strange, a slight sound suddenly sounded in the grass on the side, and soon, a "big mouse" crawled out of it, and after seeing Bi Fang, he quickly stepped forward, grabbed the trouser leg and climbed up, and finally stayed firmly on his shoulder.
Before entering the protection center and the live broadcast officially began, Bi conveniently let Jerry move freely around the neighborhood, and did not let the audience see it for the first time.
Although there is a lot of wildlife here, it is all barbed wire, and Bi Fang is not worried about any danger it will encounter.
But the audience who saw this scene was a little dumbfounded.
What is this?
Where did it come out?
How can a rat grow so big?
Is it just the result of the training?
[From the dog egg to the alpha, I knew that this kid tamed the beast with a hand (dog head)]
[I, Nima, will I also tame beasts? γ
[Nonsense, I don't have any skills, you want to tame a wild camel to try? ] γ
The audience is not surprised that Bi Fang can train a mouse so well, but is curious about the identity of the mouse.
"This is my new partner." Bi Fang teased Jerry on his shoulder and smiled, "A Gambian rat." β
Talking about the role and function of the Gambian rat, the audience was immediately eye-opened, and they didn't expect that there were still mice in the world that could clear mines.
It's a surprise.
[Damn, I remembered it, there were mouse dolls on the shelves around the club that day, and I wondered how to get this thing out!] γ
[Boss Yao is always one step ahead]
[His shipment rate has always been okay.] γ
[It's really cute, that is to say, it won't be Fang Shen's one-man show in the future, and there is a partner? ] γ
"That's right."
Bi Fang followed behind the staff, approaching in the direction of Cheetah Harley, and no longer sold Guanzi, and said the goal of this mission.
"I know you've been looking forward to it for a long time, but it's very simple, the goal of this mission is to help Harley, a cheetah rescued by the conservation center, reintegrate into the African savannah and help it rewild, while crossing the savannah."
γCheetah! Sure enough, it's a cheetah, I knew it was this thing! γ
[The shadow on the poster is too obvious]
[Pet the big cat! ] Moo Da Nai! γ
[It's so cool]
[Fang God, forever drop God! ] γ
[It's too strong, it's really handsome]
Speaking of which, the staff finally brought Bi Fang to the iron net.
A slender and graceful golden cheetah, covered with black spots, rested quietly on the ground, and through the barbed wire, everyone could still see its undulating ribcage, with a little fluffy hair swaying slightly in the breeze.
The audience's hearts swayed for a while.
This is the speed king of the land, the golden lightning!
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
Seeing this scene, the staff couldn't help but admire Bi Fang.
"That's right." Bi Fang 100% agrees with the other party's opinion.