How do we be neighbors with wildlife?

As more and more wild animals enter urban habitats, their protection should also be standardized and normalized. On the one hand, routine testing and regular census of urban wildlife can be carried out to understand the dynamics of wild animals and population fluctuations, targeted wildlife protection and management policies, and necessary reminders and early warning information can be issued to minimize various accidental injuries; on the other hand, rescue is carried out for injured urban wildlife. It should be emphasized that this kind of rescue behavior should not be carried out by the citizens themselves, but should be implemented in a timely manner by contacting the relevant management departments or professional institutions when they find that they need to seek help.

In addition, city dwellers can love their wildlife neighbors, but not mistakenly. Even if you like wild animals, don't catch and feed them at will, let alone keep them as pets. Scientific research has repeatedly proved that there is a certain two-way risk in the close contact between humans and wild animals: wild animals may transmit unknown germs to humans, causing zoonotic diseases, especially epidemic infectious diseases, and increasing health risks; at the same time, this also violates the habits of wild animals, damages animal welfare, and threatens the survival safety of their wild populations; and may also inadvertently violate the relevant laws on wildlife protection and bear illegal responsibility. The most important thing to be kind to our wildlife neighbors is to learn how to get along with them.

Source: Guangming Daily