"The Siberian tiger reappears, not The Complete Dashan No. 1"

Beijing Youth Daily client

On September 2, infrared cameras placed in the wild by the Forestry Bureau of Raohe County, Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province, detected Siberian tigers haunting Raohe County. Local villagers said that their lives were not affected too much, and they tried their best to bring electronic firecrackers and hounds into the mountains. The police have also deployed additional police forces in various villages and formed joint defense teams with village committees to prevent clashes between people and tigers. According to the wildlife protection staff of the local Forestry Bureau, the Siberian tiger is not the Wandashan No. 1 transmitted on the Internet, but came across the border and once appeared nearby through DNA comparison.

Siberian tiger reappears in the Shuangyashan area Villagers: They dare not go up the mountain again in the near future

On September 2, infrared cameras placed in the wild by the Forestry Bureau of Raohe County, Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province, detected Siberian tigers haunting Raohe County. After the on-site investigation by the staff of the Raohe County Forestry Bureau, it was confirmed that it was undoubtedly a Siberian tiger.

On the same day, the Raohe County Forestry Bureau issued an emergency notice that there are large beasts such as Siberian tigers and black bears in Raohe County all year round, so the Raohe County Forestry and Grassland Bureau reminded the general public to prohibit entering the mountain. Farmers should take safety precautions to avoid encounters between people and large beasts such as Siberian tigers and black bears, and prevent people and domestic animals from being harmed.

The Beiqing Daily reporter found that the information released on the official website of the Raohe County People's Government shows that in recent years, the county has repeatedly found traces of Siberian tigers or Siberian tigers, and the local area has continuously carried out protection and prevention of wild Siberian tigers to effectively protect the safety of people and tigers.

It is understood that in recent years, Raohe County has continuously increased the intensity of ecological environmental protection and completely stopped the logging of natural forests. Rich forest resources and a good ecological environment have created a suitable habitat for wild animals. Wild animal trails such as Siberian tigers have appeared many times in Raohe County, which has continuously expanded the wildlife population.

The Beiqing Daily reporter interviewed a number of residents of Raohe Town in Raohe County by telephone, among which Mr. Liu, a resident, said that Raohe County is located in the northeast border of Heilongjiang Province, in the middle and lower reaches of the Ussuri River, across the river from Russia, and surrounded by the Wanda Mountains in the south. Until now, the people living here are still "relying on the mountains to eat the mountains" lifestyle, picking mushrooms, picking hazelnuts, digging wild vegetables, grazing, are the main sources of income in the local area, and it is common for animals and human living environments to intersect.

"In previous years, running mountains to pick hazelnuts and digging wild vegetables, the daily income was about 1,000 yuan, and now it is the season of wild mushroom production, although it is not worth much, but it is also an income." Mr. Liu said, "Now some of the brave villagers are carrying electronic firecrackers and dogs into the mountains, but they do not dare to go deeper." ”

Mr. Liu told the Beiqing Daily reporter that when he was young, there were often wild wolves in the village, and now there are many animals such as bears, deer, and roe deer. "Although it is a good thing to say that the environment is better, we are also a little worried when we hear that there are tigers." Mr. Liu said that although his life has not been affected at present, for safety reasons, he and his family have decided not to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms.

Police increased police patrols on a regular basis Forestry Bureau: The Siberian tiger came across the border

Yao Jianxing, a police officer of the Raohe County Public Security Bureau, told the Beiqing Daily reporter in an interview that after receiving the notice that tigers were infested, the police arranged police force deployment in nearby villages at the first time, and formed a joint defense team with the village committee to remind the villagers not to enter the mountain as much as possible. At the same time, police forces are deployed on the main roads in and out of the mountains and forests, regular patrols and prevention and control, and set up warning signs and brightly colored banners to deter tigers at the same time, warn residents not to go up the mountain alone, such as encountering beasts of prey, do not provoke, provoke each other, and dial 110 for help at the first time.

In view of the recurrence of the Siberian tiger in the mountainous area of Raohe County, many people suspect that it may be the previously released Wandashan No. 1. The wildlife protection staff of the Raohe County Forestry Bureau told the Beiqing Daily reporter that through DNA comparison, the tiger had appeared in the nearby mountains and had crossed the border from Russia. "A male tiger can reach 700 to 800 square kilometers, with a maximum range of 1,000 square kilometers, while a female tiger can reach 500 to 600 square kilometers."

He said that what can be determined is that this Siberian tiger is not the previous Wandashan No. 1, but another one. However, out of the principle of protecting the Siberian tiger and preventing lawbreakers from being unfavorable to it, it should not be revealed too much.

He said that as an endangered species, the Siberian tiger is the object of key protection in the world. The protection of Siberian tigers, must start from their food, with the "patrol of the mountains" and other protection of wild animals, forest protection actions gradually increased in recent years, Raohe County's natural forest ecology is getting better and better, The food source of Siberian tigers is rich, and the chance of survival is high.

"But don't worry, the chance of a Siberian tiger hurting someone is very low." The staff member said that only tigers pose a threat to people when they are injured, old, hungry or carry tiger cubs. "However, female tigers are very vigilant, and at a distance of tens of kilometers, they will smell the smell of humans, and then they will take the tiger cubs away." He said that in addition to calling on the people not to go up the mountain, the local forest industry bureau will also monitor the state-owned forests in the jurisdiction through far-infrared information, and once a tiger is close to the village, it will inform the villagers not to go out through WeChat and telephone, and pay attention to avoiding tigers.

There is a lot of news about "tigers" but the number of wild Siberian tigers on the mainland is only about 50

As the center of tiger origin, there were five subspecies of Siberian tiger, South China tiger, Indochinese tiger, Bengal tiger and Xinjiang tiger in China's history, and only the wild breeding species confirmed in China are The Siberian tiger. In the late 1990s, with the advent of human activities, the Siberian tiger, an endangered species in the world, had almost disappeared on the mainland.

In fact, in the Heilongjiang Siberian Tiger Forest Park, there are at least 2,000 captive-bred Siberian tigers. According to the staff, although there are many of them, it is difficult for artificially bred individuals to adapt to the wild environment and other reasons, and no matter how many siberian tigers are raised in captivity, it is difficult to alleviate the "endangered" situation of siberian tigers.

According to the number of wild Siberian tigers released by the mainland in 2022, the number of wild Siberian tigers in the Siberian Tiger and Leopard National Park has reached 50, which seems to be not much, but it has increased by nearly 1 times compared with the pilot project of the Siberian Tiger and Leopard National Park in 2017.

It is understood that in August 2017, the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park Administration was established. On September 30, 2021, the State Council approved the establishment of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park, forming a cross-border habitat with the Russian Leopard Land National Park. On the mainland, the total area of the haw par park is 14,600 square kilometers, protecting more than 90% of the habitat of the Siberian tiger and leopard.

Before the park was founded, the conservationists' action began long ago. Feeding Siberian tigers is the most basic protective measure. Before the establishment of the Siberian Tiger and Leopard National Park, the local wildlife protection department was already carrying out the daily work of mountain clearance and winter feeding. Cleaning up illegal hunting tools not only prevents Siberian tigers from falling into traps, but also ensures an adequate supply of prey and maintains a balanced food chain. After the national park was demarcated, they invested more manpower in patrolling the mountains, setting up special feeding tanks for supplementary feeding, and installing a monitoring system to detect cases to monitor the movement of tigers.

Senior Editor of this issue Xing Tan