Zhou Jinfeng participated in the Hongxing News Live Room about "Whether the" Dry Lake "to encathers the" Strange Fish "is not lost" -the discussion of crocodile birds

On the afternoon of August 26, 2022, Dr. Zhou Jinfeng, Secretary -General of China Biological Diversity Protection and Green Development Foundation (referred to as China Green Fair, Green Association), participated in the discussion of Red Star News Live Room. The theme is: dry lake water Wonders the "strange fish" of the species invading the species -whether the crocodile can be lost (English name Alligator Gar, scientific name: AtracTosteus Spatula).

(Source: Red Star News)

In this live broadcast, there are three guests involved in the discussion: Dr. Zhou Jinfeng, Secretary -General of China Green Fair, Dr. Gu Danien, a scientist of the Hyundai Agricultural Industry Technology System for Invasion and Control (Grand Freshwater Fish System), and the Native Water creature of the China Fisheries Association Zhou Zhuocheng, deputy director of the Water Ecology Special Committee.

During the discussion, Dr. Zhou Jinfeng focused on discussing the impact of foreign invasion species, especially different pets on the local ecological environment. He pointed out that when dealing with foreign invasion species, we need to adopt natural solutions, different species adopt different strategies, biological control, resource utilization, etc. At the same time, we must also do a good job in the rule of law.

About crocodile

Crocodile, English name Alligator Gar, scientific name: AtracTosteus Spatula, is an animal of the scallion script of the script. The crocodile can be the largest of the 7 types of sparrows in North America, which can grow to 3 meters. The crocodile cricket is a large fierce fish, which mainly lives in fresh water, and occasionally adds salty fresh water. Lonely. The eggs are toxic, green, and adhere to water plants or gravel. After the hatching, the larvae were still hanging on the object. Fish eats. It is mainly distributed in the river and estuary waters along the Gulf of Mexico from Mexico to Florida, the lower reaches of the Missouri and the Ohio River, and two lakes in Nicaragua. In 2018, it was included in the "IUCN Redlist" (IUCN Redlist) with a level of no danger (LC).

In 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs called for the ban on the release or abandonment of the main foreign species. The main hazards of the release of birds: The birds are food and fish, with fierce temperament and strong aggressiveness. Once entering the farming waters, it can cause devastating damage to farming fish, which seriously affects the fishery economy. It seriously affects the survival of local species. Through predation, it will cause endangered or extinction of local species, which in turn leads to the loss of biodiversity and the imbalance of the ecosystem.

Text: daisy

Trial: Green Leaf

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