Wild takin

　　National First-level Key Protected Animal: Takin

　　Takin, also known as takin, has a head like a horse, horns like a deer, hooves like a cow, and a tail like a donkey. Its body size is between cows and sheep. It is a large bovine herbivore.

Takin is only produced in five countries in the world: China, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. The number is sparse. There are only a few thousand in China. It is a national first-class protected animal and a veritable national treasure.

　　On September 25, a reporter from Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News learned from the Public Security Bureau of Danba County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province that a wild takin, a first-class national protected animal, was discovered in Danba County. Unfortunately, this wild takin has been found. Being illegally hunted and killed, what makes people even more angry is that the wild takin that was killed was only a few months old. For the takin with an average life span of more than 10 years, it is undoubtedly a baby takin.

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　　The head of a wild takin is hidden in the freezer

　　According to the police, in August this year, the Forest Police Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Danba County found a vehicle with fur that was suspected to be a wild animal during its daily inspections. The police immediately launched an investigation.

The police found a frozen wild animal head and suspected wild animal meat in the freezer of the driver Chen's house.

In addition, the police also seized more than 500 hunting tools such as steel wires, ropes and wooden boards used to set lock sleeves.

　　Faced with many hard evidence, the suspect Chen in his 40s confessed that he knew that wild animals are forbidden to hunt. In order to sell wild animal meat and eat for himself, he installed lock sets for hunting wild animals in many places in the forest in 2019. , One of the crimes of capturing a wild animal.

　　In order to quickly find out the facts, the police hired an appraisal agency to conduct species identification. The appraisal agency conducted DNA molecular identification on the animals involved. The result of the identification was that the animal killed was a wild takin, which is a national first-level protected animal.

　　After consulting relevant information and consulting the wildlife department, the police learned that there have been no signs of takin activity in Danba County.

In order to ensure the accuracy of the case, the police once again hired an appraisal agency and two professional professors to conduct species identification. After DNA molecular identification by two professors, it was finally confirmed that the animal that was killed was indeed a wild takin, a national first-level key protected animal.

　　Unexpected discovery:

　　There should be herds of takin in Danba County

　　According to experts and professors, the hunted was a wild takin that was only a few months old. This is the first time a wild takin was found in Danba County. Although it was hunted, the takin is a social animal, each group of about 20 -30 heads, up to 50 heads. There should be groups of wild takin in Danba County.

　　In order to better protect the wild takins, the local wildlife protection department has installed infrared detectors in multiple areas to see if the activity tracks of the takins can be detected.

　　The police revealed that the police of the task force also discovered during the investigation that the suspect Chen also illegally possessed guns and ammunition.

　　At present, the criminal suspect Chen has been transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution for the crime of illegally hunting and killing endangered national wildlife and illegal possession of firearms.

　　Zhou Zetao Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News Reporter

　　Jiang Lin