Chinese stories in the past ten years ｜ Help the "good era" of "return of the king" for the protection of Chinese tiger and leopard protection

Xinhua News Agency, Changchun, July 29th.

Xinhua News Agency reporter

In this summer of the Chinese tiger, rain is frequent. Deep in the dense forest of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park, the patrolr Li Dongwei can find the footprint of the Siberian tiger on the soft soil every few days: "This is not a new thing!"

However, Li Dongwei, who has been engaged in the protection of tiger and leopard for more than ten years, clearly remembers that in the previous year of Chinese tiger, 12 years ago, wild Siberian tigers were also predicted to "extinct in China."

In the past ten years, China has actively promoted the construction of ecological civilization. By building national parks, strengthening international cooperation and layout of scientific and technological empowerment, a new set of Chinese models help the "return of the king" -The key state -owned forest area in the Northeast has stopped stopping since 2014 Natural forest commercial harvesting, "Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park System Pilot Plan" officially passed approval in 2016, and officially established in Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park in 2021 ...

The latest data shows that in the Northeast Tiger Leopard National Park with more than 14,000 square kilometers, the number of wild Northeast Tigers and Northeast Leopard has increased from 27 and 42 in 2017 to 50 and 60. Trends of inland diffusion.

This is a wild Siberian Tiger Xinhua News Agency, which was monitored in Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park on January 220, 2020

"Hard core" measures help "home reconstruction"

Siberian tiger is one of the flagship species of global biological diversity protection, and has been widely distributed in Northeast China. In the past century ago, for various reasons, wild Northeast Tiger population has shrunk rapidly. In 1998, a joint investigation of the Chinese and Russian and the United States and the United States made a judgment that only 12 to 16 wild Siberian tigers were stored in China at that time.

The tiger and leopard is at the top of the food chain of the forest ecosystem. It is a symbol of ecological health. The "disappearance" of the Siberian tiger means the imbalance of the ecosystem. In order to make forests rest, the Chinese government has implemented natural forest protection projects and established nature reserves, especially in the mid -1990s.

In 2017, the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park Management Bureau and the Northeast Tiger Leopard National Park State -owned Natural Resources Asset Administration were listed.

The improvement of the habitat is the first step. At the beginning of the construction of Tiger and Leopard National Park, Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park drawn out connectivity areas across Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces to implement projects such as forest vegetation restoration, core area production and life exit, tiger and leopard transfusion corridor construction, and wildlife protection. The authenticity and integrity of the natural ecosystem solve the problem of shattering of tiger and leopard habitat.

Protecting wild Northeast tiger and leopards not only protect single species, but also protect the connected habitat, healthy vegetation structure and complete food chain. In recent years, the industrial and mining industry has withdrawn, controlled the incremental activity, and continued to carry out the Qingshan Qing set operation ... Monitoring data shows that during the pilot period from 2016 to 2020, the forest storage volume increased by 5.2%, and the hoof population was obviously recovered. Rare species such as throat marten and 獐 are growing.

Relevant data from the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park Management Bureau shows that before the establishment of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park, 33%of the Northeast Tiger cubs can survive to adulthood, but now at least 50%of the Northeast Tiger cubs can survive to adulthood.

Patrol team patrolling in Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park (Photo taken on July 22, 2021) Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Linyun

Human tiger is realizing harmonious symbiosis

Starting from the urban area of ​​Lichun City, Jilin Province, more than 70 kilometers east along the mountain road, you will come to Guan Dogou Village, Chunhua Town. A "tiger" warning sign in the roadside mountain forest is particularly eye -catching. Qu Shuangxi, who lives here, was photographed by a tiger not far from the village entrance.

The population distribution in Northeast China has its characteristics. At present, there are still tens of thousands of residents living in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park, and it is neighboring tiger and leopard. The conflict is inevitable. To this end, the Jilin Provincial Government issued the "Measures for the Protection of Jilin Province to Protecting Land Wildlife Causes Compensation for Personal Property Damage". Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park also released the "Tiger Conflict Coping Community Guide" in 2020. It will also introduce damage compensation for wild animals this year to fully introduce commercial insurance mechanisms.

Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park has also actively explored social transformation, personnel transfer, and sustainable development. So far, more than 10,000 public welfare positions have been planned to transform residents to engage in forest management and resource monitoring. Industry, strive to change the production and lifestyle of "relying on the mountains".

At present, more than half of the areas of Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park have the stable activities of Northern Tiger. Qu Shuangxi no longer remembers the "hatred" of the tiger: "I want to open it because we have received benefits. The air, water, and forests have all improved, and we are also famous!"

Qu Shuangxi said that there are more and more people who have lived a good life like a national park.

This is Xinhua News Agency, Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park taken on October 1, 2021 (Photo by Gu Baochen)

International Cooperation Tiger and Leopard Home

Tiger leopard protection is inseparable from international cooperation. Victor Vladimrovich, Director of the Russian Leopard National Park Administration, said that rare cats have long -term cross -border behavior, and China -Russia cooperation will help the population of wild Northeast leopard, Northeast leopard and its prey.

In recent years, the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park and the Russian Leopard National Park have established a strategic partnership of tiger -leopard cross -border protection, and also continued to cooperate with international organizations such as the World Nature Foundation. Some of China's explorations in scientific and technological protection have provided reference for the international community's protection of endangered species. The Northeast Tiger's family group "spring tour", the Northeast leopard "falling in love", the Northeast tiger chasing the deer ... These rare pictures have received great attention from home and abroad. This is due to the "Heaven and Earth Air Integration Monitoring System" created by the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park. The end is an intelligent infrared camera that can be passed back in real time to achieve "tiger face recognition".

"The improvement of infrastructure has strongly promoted the scientific protection of tiger and leopard and the management of national parks." Feng Limin, deputy director of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard Monitoring and Research Center of the State Forestry and Grassland Bureau.

Since the beginning of this year, China ’s first successful ambulance and returning wild Northeast Tiger“ End Dashan No. 1 ”has repeatedly“ appeared ”the jurisdiction of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park, further confirming that the Northeast Tiger and Leopard Habitat has continuously enhanced the adaptability and connectedness. Stuart Chapman, the person in charge of the World Nature Foundation Global Tiger Survival Plan, believes that in the field of global wild tiger protection, the biggest highlight is that China has established the world's largest tiger reserve in its northeast. The number increased over time. (Text reporter: Zhang Jian, Shao Meiqi, Huang Xinxin, Wan Ruolin Video Reporter: Si Xiaoshuai, Shao Meiqi, Huang Xinxin)

[Responsible editor: Qianzhong Bing]

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