223 The Story of the Elk
Looking at this little guy, Wen Wanwan also leaned aside and continued to explain to the live broadcast room.
"Although the beaver is timid, if it has been in an environment for a long time and is sure that there is no danger, it can be called the most emotionally stable animal."
"Beavers in captivity can contemplate the philosophical significance of architecture in noisy shopping malls."
"However, the artificial breeding situation of this little guy is relatively ideal, and it is not as difficult to succeed as a snow leopard."
"At present, most of the artificial breeding technology of beavers has been popularized in zoos, and many zoos have seen this kind of little guy appear."
After a moment's pause, Wen Wanwan patted the beaver on the head, then quieted it down.
"There are three main forms of conservation for endangered species around the world."
"The first is called in situ conservation, such as nature reserves, and national parks are the results of in-situ conservation, which can help restore populations, although limited, but the best way to stop population declines."
"The second is called ex situ conservation, which refers to the establishment of a certain scale and healthy artificial population outside the existing distribution area of the species through artificial breeding, such as zoos, breeding bases are the result of this ex situ conservation."
"The third is called reintroduction, which is actually an extension of the second."
"Reintroduce captive-bred animals into the species' historical range, creating a wild population that can sustain itself."
"Some people may think that many animals are still endangered after so many years of protection, but in fact, many animals have actually been re-protected, but they cannot be released for various reasons."
"The classic case of reintroduction is the cute and beautiful elk on the shore of Dongting Lake now."
"When you look at them, you may think that they look like elves, and they can even be seen everywhere around Dongting Lake, but in fact, elk were once completely extinct in our land."
When she said this, Wen Wanwan suddenly stopped, and the group of viewers who were listening to it in the live broadcast room almost didn't go wild.
Crispy sauce: [Okay, you don't learn, you have learned all this method! ] 】
Stewed salted fish in an iron pot: [Hurry up, how did you recover later?] 】
Infatuation: [It's outrageous, be a person!] 】
Looking at the lively barrage, Wen Wanwan changed her posture and sat down, and then continued to tell the story of the elk to the audience in the live broadcast room.
"The elk is also known as the four dislikes, the elk genus of the deer family, because its head and face are like horses, horns are like deer, neck is like camels, and tails are like donkeys, so it is named four dislikes, and it is a first-class protected animal in China."
"Native to the swampy areas of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, adult male elk can weigh up to 250 kilograms, are gregarious, good swimmers, and like to feed on young grass and aquatic plants."
"Due to hunting and environmental reasons, it was basically a protected species in the Qing Dynasty, and by the middle of the Qing Dynasty, only a few hundred of them were still alive in the Royal Hunting Garden in Yanjing."
"When the allied forces invaded China, the elk in the hunting garden were looted and killed, and all the elk in China were completely extinct."
"Speaking of which, we have to mention one man: the 11th Duke of Befort."
"It just loves elk so much that it is obsessed with it, and since 1898, in order to get this group of big guys, it has spent a lot of money to buy eighteen of them all over the world."
"With the end of the war of aggression against China, these eighteen little ones are already the last elk on the planet, and they have undertaken the mission of population revival."
"The Duke kept them in the Ubang Temple estate, north of London, and even his descendants have been protecting and working to expand the elk population."
"Fearing that it would be affected by the war during World War II, the Ubang Temple Manor transferred elk to major zoos around the world, which further increased the population of eighteen elk."
"The turning point came in 1985, a year when five zoos in London provided elk to China free of charge thanks to the efforts of the World Wildlife Fund, after giving something for something."
"This time, we got a total of 22 elk, which makes it possible for them to return to Dongting Lake."
"After years of artificial cultivation and breeding, by 2012, there were more than 2,000 elk in the country, 648 elk in the national elk nature reserve, and the effective population has reached 50."
This case can be called a classic, which is why the reintroduced protection method that has been used for nearly 200 years is still in use today.
The audience in the live broadcast room listened to the whole story, and the barrage was a little quiet for a while.
But after only a few seconds, the huge enthusiasm exploded, and the barrage area flew like snowflakes.
Listen to Chenyuan: [What a twist and turn, for the elk population to recover, the conservation personnel must have paid a lot!] 】
Rabbit by the clouds: [If it weren't for that duke, the elk might have been completely extinct, right?] 】
The four seasons are like autumn: [Understood, let's travel to Dongting Lake and meet this group of elk that are almost extinct!] 】
A small famine year: [Hahaha, people are in Yiyang, and it only takes fifteen minutes to go to Dongting Lake by car!] 】
"Stationmaster Wen, I'm really sorry, I didn't expect you to encounter this kind of thing the first time you came."
The voice behind her also made Wen Wanwan turn around, and a girl with a plateau red on her face suddenly appeared in front of her.
This is naturally Ji Ying, the stationmaster of the snow area aid station!
Compared to the photo, the real person looks a little more muscular, and the smile on his face is more kind.
"Yes, whoever encounters it has to help, how is that little snow leopard?"
After a brief chat, Ji Ying also sat aside and handed a bag of fresh willows to the little guy.
"The little guy basically doesn't have any big problems, everything that can be done has been done, and the next thing is to see how it is created."
"Can it be recovered?"
"It's hard to say, the injury to one of its front legs is so severe that the joint is almost completely broken."
Hearing this, Wen Wanwan also shook her head.
It can be said that it is even more difficult to restore the situation to its original state.
It is the time of development for the baby snow leopard, and injuries to the joints can affect the growth of the entire leg.
It is almost certain that this little thing will be almost out of the wild in the future.
Dragging a leg with limited mobility, it is difficult to survive by predation in the wild.
The best outcome is to enjoy the keepers at the zoo, and if there is no zoo willing to accept it, then go to the breeding base.
If the genes are excellent, you can still mix ten or eight wives in this life.
For the next half hour, the two sat by the waterhole and discussed the protection of highland life.
One sentence per person, coupled with a large number of professional terms, made question marks slowly appear above the heads of a group of viewers in the live broadcast room.
(End of chapter)