On 3 March, we celebrated our tenth World Wildlife Day.
In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly designated 3 March as World Wildlife Day, which aims to raise awareness of the world's wildlife.
The global theme for World Wildlife Day 2023 is "Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation", while the theme of China's campaign is "Mobilizing social forces to jointly promote species conservation".
Partnerships
Different groups of people have different understandings of "partnership".
"Partnerships" can involve children, schools, and communities, such as zoo "Little Speaker", "Science Popularization into Schools", "Science Popularization into Communities" and other activities; It can also be by posting photos online to raise awareness of endangered species, such as retweeting posters related to World Wildlife Day.
Your thoughts are especially important. What is your understanding of "partnership"?
"Partnership" may sound abstract, but in reality, we are all part of it. On World Wildlife Day, each of us can participate in our part to protect and feel more deeply connected to the world.
For example, when visiting the zoo, have a quiet look with wild animals.
Learn about wildlife by visiting the zoo
At the beginning of March, spring and Jingming, all things are revived and full of vitality. Stroll through the zoo, wander through the world of exotic animals, learn about the endangered wildlife that lives in the zoo, and give love and care to our partners.
Let's go along the route of the park and approach our natural neighbor - endangered wildlife. (You can also use this "cloud tour" as a strategy for your next visit to the zoo!) ）
One · Wetland Park
• Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2016 ver3.1 - Endangered.
First, let's come to the first stop, Wetland Park. On the right side of the main road, the East African crowned crane, which is worshipped as the national bird of Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, lives. They inhabit African marshes and savannahs and have a mixed diet.
The most eye-catching thing is the "velvet cap" on their heads. This season, neither hot nor lukewarm, does fit.
II · Ape Islands
As the place name indicates, here you can see apes that are very closely related to humans - the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey and the northern white-cheeked gibbon.
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• Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2018 ver3.1 - Endangered.
The Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey is a rare animal endemic to China, distributed only in Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Hubei provinces, inhabiting forests at altitudes of 1500-3300 meters.
Although the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey is an omnivore, it mainly eats a variety of leaves. It has a large stomach capacity, but the stomach wall is thin and the digestive capacity is weak. Human sugary and starchy foods, especially fried foods, are not good for their health. So when you see Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys, please do not "feed with love".
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• Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2015 ver3.1 - Critically Endangered (CR).
The northern white-cheeked gibbon is endemic to the border area of China, Laos and Vietnam, and its distribution area is very narrow, and it is only found in Jiangcheng, Jianshui, Mengla and Luchunhuanglian Mountains in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China.
In the wild, they inhabit tall virgin and degraded evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, feeding on a variety of tropical wild fruits (berries, stone fruits, nuts), young leaves, buds, buds, buds, etc.
The Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey can be called the ceiling of the monkey world, and the northern white-cheeked gibbon is a gymnastics. They look seven or eight similar, and this also involves a well-worn topic - a very significant difference between apes and monkeys. Did you notice it after careful observation?
III · Wild Elephant Valley
• Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 – (Endangered A2c).
The Asian elephant is the most continental animal in Asia, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and forest valleys, mountain slopes, savannas, bamboo forests and wide areas in southern Asia, and its main food is bamboo shoots, young leaves, wild plantains and palm reeds.
Asian elephants are mainly found in tropical regions of Southeast Asia and South Asia. China is the edge of the Asian elephant range. China's wild elephants are found only in southern Yunnan province along the border with Myanmar and Laos.
The Asian elephant is an animal with an excellent sense of direction, which even humans lament. If you ask an Asian elephant out of the valley, the Asian elephant can probably be a driver and a guide at the same time, it will definitely take you around the world, and it can also get you home safely.
Wanton · Ringtailed Lemur Island
• Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2018 ver3.1 - Endangered.
The ring-tailed lemur is found in the southern and western parts of the African island of Madagascar, where it inhabits arid sparsely forested rocky terrain. It feeds on leaves, flowers, fruits, and insects.
Madagascar, Africa, is the last refuge for ring-tailed lemurs, which seems to be a bit down. But as faithful defenders of matriarchal society, they are not depressed, after all, they follow the path of queens.
Wu · Turtle Snake Island
• Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2020 ver3.1: Endangered.
The Sucata tortoise is the third continent tortoise in the world, living in hot and arid areas of savannahs, desert edges to dry savannahs, plantivores.
We often use "turtle speed" to describe a person who speaks and does things very slowly, but slow also has the advantage of slowness, that is, the life expectancy will be longer. The Sucata tortoise should acknowledge this, as it can live up to 150 years. Who dares to laugh at its "turtle speed"!
Lu · Crocodile Bay
Crocodiles always lie quietly on wooden boards or stay in the water for a long time without moving. They are dark green quiets that have gone through vicissitudes and precipitation, and they are a thick history book worth reading.
Crocodile Bay is home to two species of crocodiles – the smaller Yangzi crocodile and the larger Xiān Luo crocodile.
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• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): critically endangered (CR).
The Yangtze crocodile is a small crocodile endemic to China.
Historically, the Yangtze crocodile was widely distributed in the Yellow, Huai, Yangtze and Qiantang river basins in eastern China, but gradually shrank to the lower Yangtze River basin with human activities and climate change. Almost all wild populations are distributed in the Yangtze Crocodile National Reserve composed of five counties in southern Anhui Province.
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• Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Critically Endangered (CR).
The Siamese crocodile is a medium-sized crocodile. Siam is the ancient Chinese name for the present-day Southeast Asian country of Thailand. Therefore, Siamese crocodile alias is also called Thai crocodile.
As the name suggests, Siamese crocodiles must be found in Thailand. In fact, its wild population is mainly distributed in Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia, and inhabits tropical and subtropical swamps, slow-flowing areas of river reserves, freshwater waters such as lakes, and brackish waters, mainly feeding on fish.
Qiqi · Red Panda House
• Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2015 ver3.1 - Endangered.
Red pandas are warm, humid and cold-tolerant forest animals that live in the Himalayas at altitudes of 2,200 to 4,800 meters in northern Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim in India, and western Sichuan and Yunnan in China.
It likes to eat bamboo shoots, shoots and leaves of arrow-bamboo, all kinds of wild fruits, leaves, mosses, as well as prey on small birds or bird eggs and other small animals and insects, especially sweet food.
The red panda is full of red hair, not much cute, but easily captures everyone's heart. It's lovely and needs our protection.
Pound · Rainforest Bird Valley
• All listed on the IUCN 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1.
Parrots are found in tropical regions around the world, with the largest species in Latin America and Oceania. Mainly living in lowland tropical forests, most parrots feed on plant fruits, seeds, nuts, berries, shoots, shoots, etc. on trees or on the ground, and eat a small number of insects.
This brightly colored fruit-eating bird also has a very powerful skill - it is good at imitating human language, and the tone sounds similar.
Jiu · Orangutan House
Animism. This is true. Orangutans, as great apes, are extremely intelligent. The zoo's orangutan "Mao Mao" has always been empathetic and loved.
• Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2016 ver3.1 - Critically Endangered (CR).
Orangutan is another name for the Borneo orangutan. Borneo orangutans have a very narrow range in the wild, concentrated in Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Sarawak, Malaysia.
It mainly inhabits lowland and hilly rainforests, living at altitudes between 800 and 1500 meters, eating figs, rambutan, mangoes, honey, eggs, young birds, crustaceans, fresh vegetables and plant shoots.
Pick · Ocean World
Earth is a blue planet because the oceans occupy 71% of the Earth's surface area. Sea lions, this elf from the sea, are powerful and intelligent in diving.
• All listed on the IUCN 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1.
Sea lions are found in the North Pacific, the northwestern coast of the United States, the coast of South America, and the southwestern coast of Australia, mainly in areas rich in food, and their diet is mainly benthic fish and cephalopods.
Pick One · Valley of the Beasts
Congratulations on your hard work and finally arrived at the last stop - Valley of the Beasts. But I believe that this is definitely not the end.
Here, there are two kinds of strong people in nature waiting for us to visit.
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There is a poem that says, "If you have a tiger in your heart, sniff the roses." I believe that everyone who likes tigers is a gentle and strong person at heart.
• Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2010 ver3.1 - Endangered.
The Siberian tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger, is the largest cat on Earth. It is found in northeastern Asia, namely the Russian Far East and Jilin and Heilongjiang in northeastern China.
Siberian tigers are most likely to inhabit mixed red pine-broadleaf forests with lots of glades, followed by oak forests. Because these two forest types have abundant food resources
Where the food is, the Siberian tiger tends to go, only by instinctive preference, this is the king domineering.
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• Listed on the IUCN 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Endangered.
African dingo, also known as variegated wolves and tricolored jackals, is the only canine without upper claws on its forelimbs. Although their appearance is unique, they are extremely team-oriented.
The wild is found mainly in parts of eastern and southern Africa, inhabiting grasslands, shrublands and sparse woodlands, generally feeding on medium-sized ungulates of average size.
[Breeze]
According to reports, in recent years, through various measures, the protection of mainland wildlife has achieved remarkable results - the wild populations of flagship species such as giant pandas, Asian elephants, and Siberian tigers and leopards have gradually escaped the risk of extinction.
The survival of wild animals is in limbo, mainly due to the destruction of their habitat. The road to conservation is long and requires our collective action and efforts.
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Tips:
Shenzhen Wild Animal Park advocates green travel, you can choose from the following modes of transportation:
【Subway】The terminal station of Metro Line 7 "Xili Lake Exit B" directly connects to Shenzhen Wild Animal Park;
【Bus】Bus No. 49, 66, 101, 104 and other buses go directly to the "Zoo" platform; Bus M176 and Peak Line 128 go directly to the platform of "Xilihu Metro Station".