Source: People's Daily - Shanxi Channel
Taiyuan, October 22 (Lei Hao) Today, from the Shanxi Forestry and Grassland Bureau press briefing came the news that during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, 88% of the wildlife population and higher plant communities in Shanxi Province were effectively protected, more than 30 species of plants and 17 species of birds (white-browed vermilion, red-footed sandpiper, orange-winged noisy sandpiper, yellow-rumped crane, etc.) in Shanxi have a new distribution, a new record, the distribution area of rare and endangered species continues to expand, the population has grown steadily, and biodiversity has been continuously enriched.
According to reports, during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, Shanxi Province, in accordance with the general principle of "protection priority, standardized utilization, strict supervision, and multi-party participation", grasped "protection according to law" on the one hand, and "scientific protection" on the other, comprehensively carried out resource investigation and monitoring, field patrol and rescue, habitat restoration, ecological corridor connectivity, disease monitoring and prevention and control, business utilization supervision, legislative law enforcement popularization, public publicity and education, etc., continuously optimized the management system for the protection and management of wild animals and plants, and gradually improved the epidemic source disease monitoring and prevention system. The level of biodiversity in Shanxi Province has been further improved.
At present, according to the "two tones" data of animals and plants, there are 2743 species of known wild plants in Shanxi Province, accounting for 22.8% of the country, of which 1 species of wild plants are protected at the national level, 34 species of wild plants are protected by the state, and 49 species of wild plants are protected by the provincial key. There are 541 species of terrestrial vertebrate wildlife, accounting for 24% of the country, including 72 species of mammals (mammals), 426 species of birds, 12 species of amphibians, and 31 species of reptiles. Including 25 species of wildlife under national first-level protection, 85 species of wildlife under national second-level protection, and 165 species under provincial key protection.
In recent years, Shanxi Province has vigorously carried out public welfare publicity for wild protection, using time nodes such as World Wildlife Day, Bird Love Week, and Wildlife Protection Publicity Month, relying on various mainstream media and online media, widely publicizing and guiding, continuously enhancing and condensing the public's consensus on protection, and promoting the formation of a joint force for protection.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shanxi Province will continue to implement wildlife protection projects, highlight the key points of protection, and strive to make the North China leopard and brown horse chicken into the ecological business card of green Shanxi.