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In the courtyard in front of the small building of the Nekyuzawa Ren family, there lived a somewhat special guest. Whenever someone approached, it would roar, even raising its claws and making a gesture that it was about to attack. This is an elderly snow leopard, a national level protected animal.
On November 12, Neakizawa told the cover news reporter that his family had been "neighbors" with the snow leopard for more than 3 years. In 2017, my father and my ranger colleagues rescued the snow leopard together, because there was no special rescue station in the township, so it was fostered at home, "I was released once before, found that it had no ability to survive in the wild, and rescued it again, my father said to keep rescuing it." ”
Ne Akizawa Ren and his mother
Located in the westernmost part of Shiqu County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, the village of Gengsi is adjacent to Sanjiangyuan and is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, where snow leopards, white-lipped deer, brown bears and rock sheep are all residents of the mountains and forests.
Rangers rescue snow leopards for 3 years
After his death, his son took care of him
Gen Qiu Zeren's father, Jia Ta, was the village secretary of Gengsi Village in Zhenda Township, Shiqu County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, and was also the chief ranger. Walking into the living room of Nekyuzawa's house, you can see a column of awards and certificates hanging on the wall, all of which are honors that Jia Has received during his lifetime. In 2017, along with several other rangers, it rescued an injured snow leopard.
"It was found under the rock wall, and it was bleeding too much and dying. One of its forearms was broken, and it was still limping when it walked. Genya, who is also a ranger, said that in 2017, this snow leopard was injured after the defeat of the same snow leopard, because a rescue center had not yet been established in Zhenda Township, and the snow leopard was fostered in The family of Jia Ta. The township government funded the construction of the "iron cage" where the snow leopard lived, and Jia was responsible for feeding it, and Jia's wife had to clean the beast's residence every once in a while.
In early 2021, A died of cancer, and 22-year-old Ne Akizawa took over his father's job feeding snow leopards. According to his father's instructions, he cut the yak into large pieces and fed the snow leopards every other day, about thirteen pounds each time.
Snow leopards are nationally protected animals currently in the home of Nekyuzawa Ren
Neya told the cover news reporter that the snow leopard was released into the forest after recovering from its injuries, but they found that it had lost the ability to survive in the wild, "its wild nature still exists, but it can no longer hunt." This is an old snow leopard whose teeth have been flattened and, extrapolated by the age of a person, may be equivalent to a person in his seventies and eighties."
Zhu Xiutao, the mayor of Zhenda Township, told the cover news reporter that this snow leopard is older and has lost the ability to survive in the wild, "This is the second snow leopard we rescued, the first snow leopard is relatively young, it did not come back after release, this snow leopard is older, we will always rescue it." ”
Rangers patrol the mountains at designated points
There have been no poaching lasso cords in the mountains for many years
Shiqu County is one of the areas with the highest distribution density of white-lipped deer, a national first-class protected animal. According to statistics, in the alpine ecological area of the Jinsha River Basin in Shiqu, the population of white-lipped deer is between 11411-14693.
Zhu Xiutao told the cover news reporter that the antlers of the white-lipped deer were once the target of many poachers, "In the past, there were more poaching here, they would sell the antlers to other places to make medicinal materials, steal and pick them up through all aspects, and now even if the antlers that fall off in the woods, everyone is not allowed to pick them up." ”
Zhu Xiutao said that at present, there are more than 40 official rangers in Zhenda Township, divided into groups patrolling the hills, they also install infrared cameras according to the different situations in each area, and the rangers can monitor everywhere at any time. Which animals, which animals have increased, what they are doing, we can all see. ”
Rangers Doga and White-lipped deer
"In the past, poaching lasso could be found on patrolling the mountains, but in recent years these things have been basically invisible." Zhu Xiutao said that with the improvement of inspection efforts in recent years, poaching has almost disappeared in Zhenda Township.
Animal protection stations will be established
In order to better rescue wild animals
In addition to the snow leopards that are fostered at the Ne-Akizawa Family, Shinda Township has rescued a white-lipped deer under the age of one. Zhu Xiutao said that in mid-May 2021, the patrol team found this white-lipped deer during inspection, "When it was just able to walk, its mother was eaten by wolves." The team members rescued it and fed it with yak milk, and now it can eat barley, and when it grows up, it will be released back into the mountains. ”
"At present, the small white-lipped deer and the snow leopard are kept in the rangers' homes, and we do not have a designated rescue center." Zhu Xiutao said that the professional "animal protection station" is already in preparation and is expected to be built next year.
White-lipped deer Are National First Class Protected Animals currently in rangers
"When the animal protection station is established, it will end the current free-range state of snow leopards and white-lipped deer. The protection of wild animals will be strengthened, and the conditions for protection will be better. Zhu Xiutao told the cover news reporter that in the future, white-lipped deer and snow leopards will be transferred to animal protection stations in order to receive better care.
Zhu Xiutao also said that the protection of wild animals in Zhenda Township is already a "national" participation work, in addition to rangers, herders will also participate in the protection of animals, "whether they get wages or not, they are all involved in protecting animals." ”
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