Transferred from CCTV news
There is an "invisible front" in nature, and the target may be an ordinary grass or a light insect. Once they cross mountains and cross oceans and assemble in different places, they will attack local indigenous organisms, ecosystems, and even humans, which can lead to catastrophic consequences, which is the invasion of alien species.
Recently, Zhongshan Port Customs under Gongbei Customs intercepted the Latin cockroach species in the incoming logs, which is a new species reported for the first time in the world. During the joint quarantine of a shipment of logs imported from French Guiana, customs intercepted a cockroach. The on-site customs officer quickly took samples and sent them to the laboratory for evaluation, and implemented quarantine treatment for the same batch of goods.
Cockroaches, commonly known as cockroaches, are extremely adaptable and fecund
Chen Jian, Vector Laboratory Engineer, Gongbei Customs Health Center: Through DNA barcoding technology and morphological identification, we have not matched the known species of cockroaches. After further research, it was confirmed that the cockroach was an undescribed species of the Latin cockroach, which was reported for the first time in the world, and the relevant situation was published in the Chinese Journal of Media Biology and Control in the form of a paper.
Cockroaches, commonly known as cockroaches, are currently known to have more than 4,000 species, which is one of the important vector organisms monitored at customs ports, with strong adaptability and fecundity. As an alien species, it is easy to colonize in the invasion area, posing a threat to the ecological environment of the invasion area, and may also carry unknown pathogens to spread diseases and endanger human health.
In the past three years, Zhongshan Port Customs has intercepted one species of cockroach reported for the first time in the world and another five species of cockroach that have not been distributed in China.
The driver of the bus carrying a "foreign pet" live lizard entered the country and was seized
If cockroaches may have been carried unintentionally in logs, then some alien species were deliberately brought into the country. A few days ago, Gongbei Customs announced a case of bringing alien species into the country, and a bus driver used live lizards as "exotic pets" and was seized when he carried them into the country.
Not long ago, Macao driver Xu drove through the passenger car passage of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai Highway Port without declaring to the customs in advance. During the inspection, the customs officer noticed that Xu's trouser pocket was abnormally raised, and immediately seized 3 live lizards packed in transparent plastic boxes in his trouser pockets.
Liang Zhicong, deputy section chief of the first section of customs supervision of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge under Gongbei Customs: After further questioning by the customs officer on duty, Xu took out three plastic boxes, one large and two small, each containing a live lizard, suspected to be an alien species.
Identified by the Gongbei Customs Technical Center, two of them are eyelash horn guarding the palace, and one is guarding the palace for monsters. Both are species native to the islands of the South Pacific, small geckos, and are popular with climbing pet enthusiasts in recent years.
Liang Zhicong, deputy section chief of the first section of customs supervision of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge under Gongbei Customs: According to relevant national regulations, no unit or individual may introduce, release or discard alien species without approval. All live animals other than dogs and cats are prohibited from being carried or sent into China without the examination and approval of the competent administrative department in the mainland.
More than 660 invasive alien species have been identified nationwide
In recent years, beetles, lizards, snakes and other "exotic pets" have been favored by many people. There are many kinds of "exotic pets", and the breeding of "exotic pets" presents diversified and personalized characteristics. According to a communiqué issued by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, more than 660 invasive alien species have been found in the mainland, posing a serious threat to the safety of agricultural and forestry production, food security, biosecurity and ecological security.
At present, the mainland "Biosecurity Law of the People's Republic of China" and "People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving the Country" and many other laws and regulations have clear provisions on prohibiting the illegal introduction of invasive alien species.
Multi-department joint release of Measures for the Management of Invasive Alien Species
Alien species shall not be introduced, released or discarded without authorization
In order to make every effort to "block" the invasion of alien species, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued the Measures for the Management of Invasive Alien Species this year, which came into force on August 1. Among them, it clearly cracks down on illegal introduction, carrying, delivery, smuggling of alien species, and requires that no unit or individual may introduce, release or discard alien species without approval.
All efforts must be made to "block" the invasion of alien species!
Source: FM93 Traffic Voices