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"What is this with big pincers?" "This is called a halberd worm, and it was intercepted by us from the incoming mail not long ago......
On April 10, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Department of Nanjing Customs, Jinling Customs under Nanjing Customs, Nanjing National Security Bureau, and Nanjing Agricultural University jointly held a public welfare publicity activity with the theme of "Building a Solid National Security Barrier and Jointly Guarding the Security of the Country".
Customs staff interact with university students
Be alert to the risk of invasion of alien species
The Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter saw at the scene that the outdoor booth displayed the "exotic pets", endangered animals and plants and their products, psychotropic drugs and other prohibited items seized from the inbound and outbound mail channels, as well as jewelry, shoes and bags that infringed intellectual property rights. Through the explanation of physical objects and actual cases, teachers and students can more intuitively understand the harm caused by contraband to national security, ecological security, public safety, and the safety of people's lives and property.
"Why was the halberd insect detained?" In response to the college student's question, the customs staff said that the halberd insect is a "foreign pet" and is also an alien species. In recent years, some pet lovers who pursue fashion and fashion will buy and send live animals into the country from abroad through postal channels, but these "exotic pets" are of unknown origin and have not been quarantined by the relevant departments of the exporting country or region, and are very likely to carry pathogenic microorganisms and harmful organisms. If it becomes an invasive species, it will not only cause serious harm to the safety of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery production and ecological security on the mainland, but may also affect human health.
Jinling Customs donated specimens to Nanjing Agricultural University
Weave a dense national security net
April 15 this year is the ninth National Security Education Day, and national biosecurity is an important part of national security. Jiang Yuan, deputy director of Nanjing Customs, said that under the unified deployment of the General Administration of Customs, Nanjing Customs will carry out the special action of "comprehensive management of cross-border e-commerce delivery 'exotic pets'" and the "three-year special action to strictly prevent the invasion of alien species", strengthen monitoring and early warning, port quarantine, and illegal crackdown, strengthen coordination with agriculture, forestry, public security and other departments, and build a solid port biosecurity barrier with practical actions.
Last year, a total of 6,607 suspected endangered species and their products were seized, with a total weight of 23.19 tons, including 140 suspected ivory products with a total weight of 7.59 kilograms, and a total of 19,000 plant pests were detected, ranking first in the national customs system.
The scene of the event
Preventing the invasion of alien species is everyone's responsibility
On the day of the event, Jinling Customs also presented 30 plant specimens and 5 "exotic pet" specimens to Nanjing Agricultural University. In order to support the promotion of scientific research projects of Nanjing Agricultural University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences and other institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutes, Jinling Customs has conducted in-depth research in colleges and universities in recent years, optimized supervision services, and built a set of high-efficiency inspection and release system. Nanjing Agricultural University has a high level of scientific research and practical ability in the fields of agriculture and biological sciences, and these specimens will be used for the university's popular science display and animal and plant research.
"We will resolutely build a strong national biosecurity barrier at ports, actively contribute to the construction of a beautiful China, and be a good 'national guardian who reassures the party and satisfies the people'. Li Hao, director of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Department of Nanjing Customs, also appealed to the general public at the same time that national biosecurity is closely related to everyone, and everyone is responsible for preventing the invasion of alien species. ”
Correspondents: Wang Shaobo, Liang Chao, Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News Reporter, Xue Ling
Proofreading by Sheng Yuanyuan