On the morning of September 5, on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, a black swan suddenly appeared, wandering around and refusing to leave, attracting many tourists to watch and take pictures. Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter learned from the police that the black swan has been picked up by the staff of the Beijing Wildlife Rescue Center. If unclaimed, then consider referring to the park for feeding.
A video forwarded by several netizens showed a black swan appearing in Tiananmen Square. Zhao Minghui, deputy captain of a large patrol team of the Tiananmen District Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, who was on duty on the same day, introduced that at about 6 o'clock in the morning of the 5th, the flag-raising ceremony had just ended, and many tourists were watching a black swan that appeared in the square.
"At that time, there were many people in the square, and this black swan appeared near the Monument to the People's Heroes in the square, walking around on the ground, not afraid of people at all, some people were even only 1 meter away from it, and it did not fly." Officer Zhao said he and his colleagues were worried about the black swans being hurt, so they watched and provided protection at any time, "I have been working here in Tiananmen for more than 10 years, and I have never encountered such a thing, everyone is curious, and some tourists joke about whether we raise them." ”
Officer Zhao immediately reported the situation to the command center, and contacted the Forbidden City Police Station, beijing wildlife rescue center and other units, hoping to find the "owner" of the black swan.
"Because this animal was not afraid of people, we judged at the time that it might have been raised in the park, and the closest thing to Tiananmen was Sanlihe Park, and we heard that there were black swans there, so we asked the staff about the situation." Officer Zhao said it had been confirmed that the black swans in the square were not from Sanlihe Park.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the staff of the Beijing Wildlife Rescue Center rushed to the scene, used the arrest tool to pick up the black swan, and properly placed it.
"Seeing this wild animal and protecting it well is really doing practical things for the masses." Tourist Mr. Zhang said that the police on duty did play a great role, did not let the black swan be hurt, and many people praised the enthusiasm of the police.
It is understood that the black swan is native to Australia, is an important member of the swan family, and is a world-famous ornamental rare bird. Usually inhabit the coast, bays, lakes and other waters, in pairs or groups, using a variety of aquatic plants and algae as food.
Mr. Hu, a staff member of the Beijing Wildlife Rescue Center, told reporters that after receiving a call from the police of the Tiananmen District Bureau, they sent someone to pick up the black swan. Because the black swan has not entered the "List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection" and is an exotic species, it is not a protected animal stipulated by the state, and it is generally raised in some park waters in China and becomes an ornamental animal. After the staff received the black swan to the wildlife rescue center, after observation, there was no obvious trauma, and the preliminary judgment age was about 1 year old. If unclaimed, then consider referring to the park for feeding.
Intern Yin Hang
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Dong Zhenjie
Edit/White Dragon