In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, many endangered animals have "returned" to our vision, since 2021, whales have repeatedly "punched" Shenzhen Dapeng Bay, desert cats appeared in Qilian Mountain Reserve, Heilongjiang Northeast Tiger into the village, Yunnan photographed brown-necked hornbill images... The frequent appearance of rare wild animals shows that China's biodiversity conservation has achieved tangible results!
Walking into Yang County, Shaanxi Province, crested ibises can often be seen dancing in the blue sky and beside the streams... Many people don't know that the beautiful and elegant crested ibis, once thought to be extinct, was rediscovered in 1981, the crested ibises curled up in a small ravine in Yang County, Shaanxi, in the southern foothills of the Qinling Mountains, and the population remained only 7! The relay race to save a critically endangered species has begun!
The crested ibis guardians have been on duty under the crested ibis nest tree for 24 hours in shacks, squatting in the mountains for months; they have also tracked crested ibises on two legs without any means of transportation; they have stared at the telescope intently while driving mosquitoes in the sweltering woods; replenishing the ibises in the frozen mountain paddy fields; going out to rescue sick and wounded crested ibises on the big Chinese New Year's Eve of the reunion of thousands of families...
It was the persistence of these crested ibis guardians that saved a species from the brink of extinction! They flew out of Yangxian County, flew over the Qinling Mountains, flew to the whole country, flew overseas, and realized the miracle of population rejuvenation! In 2021, the global crested ibis population will increase to more than 7,000.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the "Satutosh" shawl made of Tibetan antelope cashmere was popular in the European and American markets, and poachers aimed their guns at the Tibetan antelope, resulting in a sharp decline in the population of Tibetan antelope in Coco Xili. To protect these beautiful highland elves! Beginning in the 1990s, the local government formed the Coco Siri Mountain Patrol to combat poaching. In 1994, "environmental defender" Jessan Sonandaj confronted armed poachers in the no-man's land of Coco Siri and died tragically.
The heroes guarded the Tibetan antelope with their flesh and blood and defended Coco Xili, which has received widespread attention from all walks of life! A new generation of mountain patrollers and enthusiastic environmental volunteers followed in their footsteps and came to Coco Xili to guard the Tibetan antelope! At present, the number of Tibetan antelope populations in China has increased from less than 70,000 in the 1980s and 1990s to 300,000 today, and the living conditions of Tibetan antelopes have also decreased from "endangered" to "near-threatened".
A few golden snub-nosed monkeys jump and play in the treetops, and their golden fur and pale blue faces are particularly dazzling in the sun...
Up to now, there are five kinds of wild golden snub-nosed monkeys found in the world, namely: Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey, Qianjin snub-nosed monkey, Vietnamese golden snub-nosed monkey and Nujiang golden snub-nosed monkey (Burmese golden snub-nosed monkey), of which Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey and Qianjin snub-nosed monkey are rare species unique to China.
The forest of Qinling Mountains is the home of the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, which is an important geographical coordinate of our country and one of the treasure houses of the world's biodiversity! Due to the overexploitation of natural resources, the forest area of Qinling Mountains was once destroyed, the home of the golden snub-nosed monkey was also divided, the genetic exchange route was blocked, and the population could only be "closely married", resulting in the genetic diseases of many newborn monkeys, and their survival and reproduction were facing a serious crisis.
In recent years, China has strictly protected the population of golden snub-nosed monkeys, established many nature reserves at different levels, implemented projects such as returning farmland to forests and ecological migration, gradually alleviated the environmental pressure faced by the habitat of golden snub-nosed monkeys, and the population has continued to grow!
With the continuous enhancement of people's awareness of environmental protection, more and more tourists to nature reserves will consciously take away plastic bags, mineral water bottles and other plastic products, and more people continue to join the ranks of ecological environmental protection, working together to protect the natural environment and wildlife populations on which we live!
Source: CCTV Science and Education