Beijing News (Reporter Zhang Xiting) A reporter from Beijing News learned from the Shennongjia Forestry District Forestry Administration that on February 25, 14 wild animal domestication and breeding grounds were banned in Shennongjia Forestry Area, and only 19 places for scientific research were reserved. Qu Dingxian, head of the Wildlife Protection Section of the Forestry Administration of Shennongjia Forestry District, introduced that since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, 27 forestry breeding farms have been banned in Shennongjia Forestry District.
On the afternoon of February 24th, the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress passed a decision on comprehensively banning illegal wildlife trade, abolishing the bad habits of overeating wildlife, and effectively safeguarding the lives and health of the people. The decision will be implemented as of the date of announcement. The decision stipulates that all wild animal protection laws and other relevant laws prohibit hunting, trading, transportation, and consumption of wild animals must be strictly prohibited. It is forbidden to eat "terrestrial wildlife of important ecological, scientific and social value" and other terrestrial wildlife protected by the state, including terrestrial wildlife of artificial breeding and breeding. It is forbidden to hunt, trade and transport terrestrial wild animals that grow and reproduce naturally in the wild for the purpose of food. The decision also provides for severe punishment for illegal consumption and trading of wild animals, and increased penalties for offenders.
On February 25, a reporter from the Beijing News learned from the Shennongjia Forestry Forestry Administration that according to the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Comprehensively Banning the Trading of Illegal Wildlife, Eliminating the Bad Habits of Wild Animals, and Effectively Safeguarding the People's Life and Health On February 25, the Shennongjia Forest District banned 14 wild animal domestication breeding areas in the region, retaining only 19 breeding places for scientific research, and issued anti-control clothing, masks, gloves, disinfectant and other anti-fouling products to the farms that met the specifications. Control materials.
Since the outbreak of New Crown Pneumonia, the Shennongjia Forestry District Forestry Administration has banned 27 wild animal domestication breeding grounds and sealed 635 domesticated domestic animals. Previously on January 28, 13 forest farms in the Shennongjia Forest District banned non-compliance with breeding conditions, as well as domesticated breeding grounds for annual audits.
Qu Dingxian, head of the Wildlife Protection Section of the Forestry Administration of Shennongjia Forestry District, introduced that by the end of 2019, there were 46 wild animals domesticated breeders in Shennongjia Forestry District, with 635 animals in stock, including 430 bamboo rats. In addition, there are 205 wild animals in 19 breeding sites for scientific research in the region, including golden monkeys, swans, baby fishes, sika deer, ring-tailed pheasants, pandas, black bears, bears, and golden eagles.
According to Qu Dingxian, after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, all artificial domestication and breeding sites were closed in the Shennongjia forest area, and the animal exhibition hall was closed. The staff regularly disinfected the wild animal research and breeding grounds and examined the wild animals. At the timber inspection station on the national and provincial roads in the forest area, there are personnel on duty 24 hours a day, focusing on the inspection of wildlife transport.