China News Network, Pu'er, February 28th (He Yougang, Bi Xiaodong, Guo Lijuan) Recently, a policeman from the Forestry Public Security Bureau of Ning'er County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, during a special campaign to combat illegal wildlife crimes, was seized in a villager's home Four national second-level protected animals, white pheasant.

The picture shows the seized white badger. Photo by Guo Lijuan

According to Li, a villager, the white crickets hatched from the eggs they picked up while collecting tea in the ground. At that time, it was considered that the eggs laid by domestic chickens were retrieved and hatched. When they hatched, they looked similar to domestic chickens.

As several "chicks" slowly grew up, Li Mou's family found that they looked less and less like domestic chickens, and they were determined to be the national second-level protected animal white pheasant. Because of their love, the family did not hand over the white crickets to the relevant departments, but raised them as pets until they were seized by the forest police. On the same day, there were seven "three-being" protected animals such as turtle dove and myna being seized together with Baiji.

The picture shows other wild birds seized. Photo by Dao Zhinan

Due to suspected illegal domestication and breeding of rare and endangered wild animals, the Ninglang County Forestry Public Security Bureau imposed a corresponding administrative punishment on Li in accordance with relevant regulations and confiscated the wild animals in captivity.

The picture shows the seized white badger. Photo by Guo Lijuan

The forest police also warned that the living environment of wild animals is complex and carries various viruses. According to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wild Animals and other relevant laws, illegal hunting, killing, transportation, breeding, eating and trading are not only suspected of illegal crimes, but will also destroy wildlife resources and threat Survival of wild populations and possible spread of the virus. (Finish)