China News Service, Urumqi, July 7 (Min Yong, Shao Tao, and Ran Yuan), a national first-level protected animal, which was successively rescued by Xinjiang Karamay herdsmen, agricultural and natural resources bureau staff, and public security police, was recently sent Foster at Dushanzi District Zoo in Karamay.
According to the head of the Forest Branch of Karamay Public Security Bureau, after the wild donkey reaches the release conditions, the police will return it to the embrace of nature.
The police inspected the health of the wild ass. Photo by Min Yong
On the afternoon of July 4, a herdsman found a cub suspected of a wild ass in Gobi Beach near Shixi Highway in Baijiantan District (Kalamay High-tech Zone) and asked the police for help. At that time, it was unstable and weak, and it was estimated that it was just born.
The police carried the little donkey into the car. Photo by Zhang Xiaolong
Due to the fact that the incident was far away from the urban area, in order to save time, the Forest Branch Bureau immediately communicated with the Baijiantan District Natural Resources Bureau after receiving the police, and the staff and enthusiastic herders of the Bureau sent it to the Karamay Shixi Public Security Checkpoint. The forest police will receive and take care of it. The police conducted physical examination and milk feeding, and contacted the Forest Public Security Wildlife Identification Agency to determine that the cub is a national first-level protected animal in Mongolian wild ass.
After careful feeding, the health status of the small wild donkey has recovered well, but it has not yet been able to survive independently. Therefore, the Forest Branch decided to send it to the Dushanzi District Zoo, and wait until the young wild ass cubs reach the living conditions before returning to nature.
The police took good care of the little wild ass. Photo by Min Yong
Wild donkeys are large ungulates, also known as Mongolian wild donkeys and race donkeys. They look like mules and are typical desert animals. They inhabit open meadows and desert grasslands, semi-desert and desert areas on the plateau. Xinjiang is mainly distributed in the Kalamari Mountains ungulate wildlife nature reserve and the Junggar Basin in northern Xinjiang. It is a national-level protected animal and is included in the International Trade Convention for Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
According to Zhao Lansheng, president of the Karamay Wildlife Conservation Association, wild asses are very rare in Karamay, especially around the urban area. Many years ago, they appeared in the Mayi Lake area about 40 kilometers south of Karamay.
The small wild ass was sent to the Dushanzi District Zoo for temporary care. Photo by Min Yong
In recent years, the Forest Branch of Karamay City Public Security Bureau has used wilderness areas to cover visits and distribute animal protection propaganda to strengthen wildlife protection publicity. The environmental protection awareness of all sectors of the society has been continuously strengthened, making the environment and vegetation in Karamay City area gradually improving. Let the rare Mongolian wild ass come into public view at close range.
Since the beginning of this year, the Karamay police and the people have worked together to rescue 18 wild animals (heads), including 1 wild animal under the first level of national protection, and 5 animals under the second level of national protection. (Finish)