Egrets fly on the banks of the Jalu River

Courtesy of the Forest Public Security Branch of the Zhongmu County Public Security Bureau

□ Top News Dahe Daily reporter Liu Ruichao correspondent Cai Yanling

When torrential rains and floods became a thing of the past, the Jialu River in Zhengzhou, which was hit by the impact, was underway for "post-disaster reconstruction". On the tidal flats on both sides of the river, the small islands in the water, and the fragmented wetlands, many water birds began to appear. Along the Jalu River in the Middle Mou section, the number of egrets is significantly higher than before (pictured).

Egrets belong to the national "three haves" protected animals. "Three haves" is an abbreviation with important ecology, scientific value and social value. The "three haves" animals are protected by national laws and are caught without authorization, which is an illegal act.

phenomenon

After the torrential rains and floods, the number of egrets in the middle section of the Jalu River increased

After the "7.20" torrential rains and floods, the water level of the Jialu River in Zhengzhou soared. The torrential rain receded, the river water decreased, the water and grass were exposed, the wetlands formed, and many egrets flew along the Jialu River in the urban section. However, compared with the Jialu River in the Middle Mou section, the number of egrets in the urban section is still small.

On the morning of August 31, the reporter came to the Jialu River in the Zhongmu section and went all the way east along the top of the embankment road to look for the figure of the egret. Affected by the continuous rains in recent days, the water of the Jalu River has risen, and the wetlands and tidal flats exposed some time ago have been buried under the water level. The number of egrets, which often inhabit wetlands and mudflats, has also decreased compared with the previous period.

The further east you go, the more farmland you have. Under the influence of the overlapping rainfall areas, many farmlands on both sides of the strait have become paddy fields, and the accumulated water cannot be discharged for a long time. The reporter noticed that the figure of the egret was still more.

Villagers in Shilipu Village said that a few days ago, when the water level was shallow, she had seen hundreds of egrets on the side of the Jialu River outside the village. The hundreds of egrets were standing on the beach by the water, and the scene looked spectacular, and the villagers had never seen so many egrets in the Jalu River at the same time.

In recent years, Zhongmu County has focused on strengthening the protection and construction of ecological resources, and the Forest Public Security Branch of the Zhongmu County Public Security Bureau has also intensified its crackdown on crimes of destroying precious and endangered wildlife resources, formulated wildlife protection plans, organized the people's police to regularly patrol the Yellow River beach area and villages along the Jialu River, vigorously publicized laws and regulations on the protection of wild animals, and effectively enhanced the masses' awareness of the protection of wild animals, and achieved remarkable results.

The increase in the number of egrets is greatly related to the improvement of the water environment. According to the understanding, the Jialu River has just been selected as an excellent case of beautiful rivers and lakes by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and is currently in the publicity stage. Through the construction of riverside landscape and ecological greening, the Jialu River has established a good ecosystem of "clear water, beautiful forests and beautiful scenery".

classify

The "three haves" of the egret genus protect the animals and the "three haves" have the first ecological value

Dong Chaowei, director of the Zhengzhou Wildlife Rescue Station, said that these egrets on the Jialu River belong to the national "three haves" protected animals.

What does "three haves" mean?

According to the Wildlife Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, wild animals refer to rare and endangered terrestrial and aquatic wild animals and terrestrial wild animals with important ecological, scientific and social values. There are three levels of wildlife protection, namely national first-level protected animals, national second-level protected animals, and national "three haves" protected animals.

The "three haves" are terrestrial wild animals with important ecological, scientific and social values. It should be noted that the "three haves" stipulated in the new "Wildlife Protection Law" are different from the previous "three haves", and the previous "three haves" expression is a beneficial or important economic and scientific research value of terrestrial wild animals protected by the state. According to the analysis of industry experts, the reason for the change in expression is that the country has paid more attention to ecological environmental protection in recent years, and green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, so the "three haves" especially emphasize ecology.

National first-level protected animals, Zhengzhou has black storks, great bustards, etc.; national second-level protected animals, Zhengzhou has swans, gray cranes, etc.; the national "three haves" protected animals, there are more, such as sparrows, magpies, night herons, egrets and so on.

punish

It is a crime for the national "three haves" to protect animals and prohibit poaching and hunting more than 20 animals

Do not underestimate the national "three haves" protected animals, they are protected by law, the state protects wild animals and their living environment, prohibiting any unit or individual from illegally hunting or destroying. Illegal poaching will bear certain legal responsibilities. In other words, catching a sparrow to play is also an illegal act and bears certain legal responsibilities.

The reporter learned that common animals include sparrows, frogs, geckos, toads, pheasants, and various snakes.

According to the Supreme People's Court's interpretation on several issues concerning the specific application of law in the trial of criminal cases involving the destruction of wildlife resources, where hunting regulations are violated by hunting regulations, hunting in a closed hunting area, during a hunting ban period, or by using prohibited tools or methods, and there are any of the following circumstances, illegal hunting is "serious": illegal hunting of more than 20 wild animals; violation of hunting regulations, hunting with prohibited tools or methods in a closed hunting area or during the forbidden hunting period; and other serious circumstances.

That is to say, the illegal hunting of more than 20 wild protected animals meets the standards of criminal cases and can be filed, constituting a crime.