Chapter 652 (2/2)

”At that time, forests were cut down in the 1980s, especially in the 1990s, when the national timber market was open and more trees were cut down if you want to get rich. The survival of pandas was greatly threatened. Fortunately, the nature reserve was established and the cutting stopped.

Protecting animals and habitats is the most fundamental. Captive breeding is only a remedial measure.

But now there is a new threat. Excessive grazing will also lead to the eating of bamboo by livestock, resulting in the change of panda habitat. Because of the increase in meat demand and grazing, even one-third of panda habitat has been degraded and disappeared in some places. ”

Fang ye saw the people thinking attentively and said, ”when we talk about protecting animals, it is not enough to just study animals and their living environment. People are also a key factor.

It is not to say that protecting animals is to ignore human survival, but to change the economic form of the protected area as much as possible, find some alternative economies, so that residents and the environment can benefit, and community participation in protection is the best protection.

For example, in Qinghai Ansai big cat Valley, herdsmen's livestock will be preyed on by snow leopards. The reserve employs herdsmen as environmental monitors, arranges infrared cameras on the mountain to monitor the activities of snow leopards, provides scientific research data, and develops ecological travel. Experienced herdsmen take tourists to visit snow leopards.

In guanba area, Sichuan Province, the environment used to rely on cutting down trees and hunting as an economic source, and the environment is getting worse and worse. Now we try to replace cutting trees by beekeeping. The environment is getting better. All kinds of rare animals come back, the number of specialty cold water fish is increasing, and the income is also getting higher.

Tell you another story about Professor Pan.

After his investigation of wild giant pandas in Qinling Mountains in 1996, he turned his attention to the white headed langur in Guangxi.

At that time, the natural environment here was also greatly damaged. The population of white headed langur was less than 100.

Professor Pan found that local residents are used to cutting down trees to make a fire and cook. Many people's yards are filled with mountains of firewood. The development of the surrounding land has reached saturation, and the annual demand for firewood is far greater than the natural growth rate of trees.

If this situation continues to develop, not only will the trees continue to decrease, but also the survival of white headed langurs will face greater difficulties, the environment will become worse, and the local people will become poorer and poorer.

So Professor Pan thought about it and wanted to protect the white headed langur. First, he had to let the people eat without cutting down trees.

First, I paid 1500 yuan to help two families carry out biogas transformation. However, due to lack of experience and lack of funds, the effect is not ideal.

Later, he won a bonus of 100000 yuan, all of which was taken out by him to build biogas digesters in the village.

After posting the notice of purchasing cow dung, every family rushed to send cow dung, and soon found the benefits of biogas. Later, the Ministry of agriculture funded the construction of biogas digesters in more than a dozen surrounding villages. Since then, the local villagers' habit of cutting firewood and cooking has changed for hundreds of years.

Professor Pan asked again. The villagers said they wouldn't cut trees. It's not much more convenient to use biogas. Cutting trees is like killing pigs. It's really a helpless thing for the poor family.

There is no need to climb mountains and mountains to cut trees. Villagers have time to do other things. They have planted sugarcane in the fields. They used to be poor, but now their income has come up, and their living standards have been greatly improved.

The local vegetation is gradually restored, there are more trees, the activity range of white headed leaf monkeys is increased, and the population number is increasing year by year. Now the total number has reached about 1000. ”

The tourists were fascinated and praised one after another!

”Great!”

”What a great scientist, unparalleled in the world!”

”Being responsible for animals is also responsible for people. Harmonious coexistence with nature is our pursuit.”