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The number of sika deer in Japan is increasing, currently exceeding 4 million, and their territory is constantly expanding and has become infested.
At the same time, in China, the sika deer is still a rare species, and is even regarded as a precious national treasure, and is listed as a national first-class protected animal.
For the people of the two countries, it is also a sika deer, so why is there such a big difference between the two countries?
While China considers the sika deer a rare species and has taken a number of strict measures to protect it, Japanese sika deer are considered a pest and the government encourages the hunting of sika deer.
So how did this stark difference between the two countries come about?
One or two places treat the sika deer behind it.
The sika deer, also known as the white-tailed deer, is a medium-sized deer that is two different species from the sika deer in China.
The biggest difference between the two is the range, Chinese sika deer are mainly distributed in the central and eastern parts of China and the southeast coastal areas, while Japanese sika deer are mainly distributed in the Japanese islands and Okinawa archipelago area.
The sika deer in both places are species in the mountain forest area, and they all live in groups and belong to herbivorous animals.
Because the mainland has always regarded sika deer as a national first-class key protected wild animal, the number of sika deer in the mainland is gradually increasing.
The sika deer in Japan, due to their excessive number and increasing numbers, have brought a lot of problems to the local agricultural production and ecological environmental protection, so the local government can only "kill" to control the number of sika deer.
At present, the sika deer in Japan has basically been integrated with human life, so the destructive harm it brings is also everywhere.
There are thousands of sika deer on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and they can be found in Japan's forest farms, farmlands, and marshes.
Sika deer are a scourge in agricultural production, as they prefer to eat crops, especially corn, rice, vegetables and fruits.
Before 2008, the agricultural losses caused by sika deer alone amounted to more than $50 million.
According to a survey by the local agriculture and animal husbandry bureau, more than 5,000 tons of crops are eaten by sika deer every year, and the loss caused by this year alone is equivalent to 51 million US dollars.
For sika deer, they grow very large, and even reach between 210-250 kilograms at their heaviest, so it is not easy for them to fill their stomachs.
In search of food, they not only burn down a field of land, but also destroy the fence of the farm, and in addition, they sneak into the farmhouse at night to steal the feed from the house.
Therefore, farmers have to suffer a lot of economic losses every year because of sika deer, in order to crack down on sika deer, the Japanese government will not only organize hunting, but also send special hunting dogs to sniff the traces of sika deer, and finally drive them to the designated area to hunt again.
Now, there are more than 4 million sika deer, and people have to take effective measures to protect local crops and traffic safety.
Not only the destruction of farmland, sika deer will also appear on the road, and from time to time there will be sika deer jumping around on the road, causing traffic accidents, thus bringing greater disasters to human beings.
In Japanese shrines, the deer is an animal that is worshipped as a sacred animal, so people are not allowed to harm the sika deer.
However, in the case of the rapid increase in the number of sika deer, it is not only the destruction of crops, but also a great threat to the safety of human life and property, so in order to protect the people living in the North Sea, the Japanese government can only take action to "exterminate".
It can be seen that the attitudes of different concepts towards the same species will also be very different, which can not help but make people sigh.
2. The reason why sika deer is regarded as a rare species.
In 1978, the sika deer was listed as a national first-class key protected wild animal, which is also a measure to better protect the endangered species of the mainland in today's society with the continuous expansion of urbanization.
The sika deer population is gradually recovering, but the efforts and initiatives to protect the sika deer are also unprecedented, for example, in the forest and grassland areas of the northern part of the mainland, the mainland has established the Jilin Sika Deer Nature Reserve specifically for the breeding and growth of sika deer.
This nature reserve covers many provinces and cities such as Jilin and Liaoning, covering an area of 10,200 square kilometers, making it the largest national nature reserve in mainland China.
There are not only sika deer but also many other rare animals and plants living in it, which is also a measure for the mainland to protect them for better breeding.
On the one hand, the mainland has also strengthened law enforcement efforts to curb and crack down on illegal hunting, and these very capable protectors have risked their lives to save sika deer from illegal or unjustified hunting.
In the early days, some wandering beggars would go to the mountains to catch some animals in order to fill their stomachs, which directly led to the extinction of some rare animals.
Therefore, the mainland has always adopted a zero-tolerance attitude towards illegal hunting, and criminal liability will be pursued for these acts.
In addition to illegal hunting, trade is also a cause of extinction.
In order to give wealth and poverty, many people will buy and sell sika deer products in the black market, which also indirectly leads to the decline of sika deer population.
Therefore, in order to crack down on lawbreakers, the mainland has set up a special organization to crack down on illegal trade activities, which is a great help for the protection of sika deer.
But China and Japan have very different attitudes towards sika deer, which is listed as a precious national treasure in China, but in Japan it is encouraged to hunt it.
Instead of cracking down on the killing of sika deer, the Japanese government has encouraged people to hunt in order to protect local crops and traffic.
From the perspective of the state and the government, the protection of sika deer is very different, and China has adopted strict protection measures for sika deer, which also reflects the mainland's attitude towards protecting wildlife.
3. The reason for the gradual increase of sika deer.
In addition, the mainland's law enforcement laws and regulations are also not covered, and the "Liberation Daily" published at the earliest time also published a news that the mainland also sentenced a female bus conductor to 15 years in prison for illegal hunting.
There are many reasons for the gradual increase in sika deer in Japan, and before World War II, the sika deer in Japan were almost completely hunted until 1945, when the Japanese government began to protect the sika deer because of Japan's defeat in the war.
And a lot of money has been invested in conservation, 40,000 hectares of land have been prepared for sika deer habitat, and the number of sika deer has gradually increased.
In addition to government investment, there are also many non-governmental organizations that lease their land to the habitat of sika deer, which is why sika deer can thrive.
Another important reason for the gradual evolution of the ecosystem of Japan's forests is that the United States gave a batch of horses as a gift to Japan at the end of World War II, which led to the gradual increase in the number of sika deer in Japan.
Horses are omnivorous animals, and there are some rare plants in the dregs of horses, so their presence has led to an increase in the number of sika deer in Japan.
However, in the early 1980s, the number of sika deer in Japan exceeded 100,000, and as the country's forests gradually degraded, the number of sika deer plummeted.
By 2010, the population of sika deer in Japan was 46,000 at the lowest and more than 4 million at the highest.
Japan has contributed to the conservation of sika deer, but the decline in human habitat is also responsible for the surge in sika deer populations.
The wilderness areas of Japan are the best habitat for deer, but with the high concentration of Japanese population, many residents occupy the habitat of sika deer, so sika deer run to the center of the city in search of food, causing humans to hate it.
However, both the local government and the private sector are very strong in protecting sika deer, and even though sika deer are regarded as pests, their numbers are still gradually decreasing, which fully reflects how well the protection of sika deer in Japan is in place.
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It is also human activities that continue to lead to the reduction of sika deer habitats, so that sika deer have to come out in search of food, which will bring threats to the local residents.
The harmonious coexistence of man and nature, I believe that this is what everyone wants to see, and in addition, the protection of sika deer is also a long-term cause that cannot be taken lightly.
The mainland's crackdown on illegal hunting is still insufficient, so it is still necessary to continuously improve and strengthen the crackdown on illegal hunting to better protect the growth and reproduction of sika deer.