Chinanews.com, Hangzhou, May 11 (Jiang Yangye) On May 10, volunteers filmed a scene in West Lake where a woman caught the uncivilized mandarin duck in an uncivilized scene. The video was released on the Internet and caused a heated discussion.

  In the video, a little girl shouted anxiously: "Don't, don't catch it." The woman next to him ignored the little girl's yelling and reached out to the little mandarin duck in the West Lake three times in a row. During this period, the woman's left hand could not be changed to the right hand, and the fellow men also came to "help", and from time to time looked back at the anxious little girl.

West Lake Mandarin Duck. Photo by Huang Shulin

  Video photographers and volunteer cats told reporters that by the West Lake, volunteers saw tourists who squatted down without holding their mobile phones, or turned over bags to find snacks. "Play".

  The video caused a heated discussion among netizens after its release on Weibo. Under Weibo, netizens commented: "The mandarin ducks are single for a lifetime." "The stress response of small animals may cause serious physiological problems." "Is this citizen's behavior considered to be a nuisance to wildlife reproduction? Is there no need to be punished when I arrive at Little Mandarin Duck? "

  It is understood that on May 9, a male tourist was holding a small mandarin duck tightly by the West Lake to tease. Volunteers immediately discouraged and reported to the police when they found out.

West Lake Mandarin Duck. Old Pan She

  This matter has received the attention of relevant departments, and has been jointly handled by Yuemiao Police Station and Zoo Rescue Center to criticize and educate the tourist. After that, the tourist recognized the danger of the incident and made a profound inspection.

  The reporter learned that the recent breeding period of Mandarin Ducks. Some people saw that West Lake's little Mandarin Ducks were cute, so they grabbed them and took a look.

  Volunteer Ni Ying introduced that some citizens and tourists are feeding potato chips, melon seeds, ham sausages and other food out of their love for the baby ducks. In fact, the mandarin ducks need high-quality animal protein. Moreover, once the mandarin ducks have eaten, they can easily die.

  In order to enable the young mandarin ducks to grow up safely, many volunteers in the West Lake silently guard them. Once the little mandarin ducks are "lost", the volunteers will "emerge urgently" to find the little mandarin ducks and help them find their mother.

  It is reported that the West Lake Scenic Area has added a publicity board in the Lake District, and also linked the security guards in the area to work together to stop uncivilized behavior.

  West Lake Little Mandarin Duck Volunteer Volunteers once again appealed to the vast number of tourists for civilized excursions, without disturbing or feeding, and jointly protecting the beautiful ecological environment of West Lake. (Finish)