China News Service, Guangzhou, July 10th (Cheng Jingwei Linyin) At 8 a.m., he protruded head protrudingly, trying to crawl out of the cave, and there was some dirt on his nose... According to Guangdong Forestry Bureau on the 10th It is reported that an infrared automatic camera has recently monitored and photographed a Chinese pangolin burrowing activity in a field in Huizhou, the province. This is the first time that Guangdong has photographed a Chinese pangolin burrowing in the wild during the day.
According to relevant experts, the Chinese pangolin usually sleeps in caves during the day and only looks for food around at night. It is very rare to take pictures of its activities during the day.
During the day, the Chinese pangolin was photographed in the wild. Photo courtesy of Guangdong Forestry Bureau
According to the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau, in the past year, Guangdong has monitored 8 to 10 images of Chinese pangolin activities in at least 6 cities including Shenzhen, Huizhou, Zhaoqing, Shaoguan, Heyuan, and Chaozhou.
"In fact, the research and monitoring personnel of the Guangdong Academy of Forestry Research and other units have found that the pangolin is distributed in the Pearl River Delta, eastern Guangdong and northern Guangdong, and the population is of a certain size, and the habitat quality and connectivity in some areas are better. "The relevant person in charge of the bureau said that not only was the Chinese pangolin photographed by an infrared automatic camera deployed by the forestry department, but the Chinese pangolin was also found many times.
Among them, on June 14 this year, villagers in Luzhuang, Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City found a Chinese pangolin besieged by three dogs at a chicken farm. The staff of Chaozhou Forestry Bureau rushed to let the Chinese pangolin "get out of danger", and after the relay treatment, the Chinese pangolin recovered and returned to nature on July 3.
On June 23, a Chinese pangolin entered the orchard of a peasant household in Huizhou and was besieged by dogs. The head of the household rescued him after finding it and reported it to the local forestry department. The forestry staff inspected the pangolin after arriving at the site and found that it was in good health and was released on the night.
The person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau analyzed that there are multiple reasons behind the recent frequent discovery of Chinese pangolins in Guangdong. Among them, the ecological environment with Guangdong has improved, the public’s awareness of wildlife protection has increased, wildlife protection law enforcement has been tightened, and wildlife monitoring and protection Factors such as continuous technological advancement.
Since this year, China has further increased its protection of pangolins. In June 2020, China upgraded all species of pangolins from second-level protected animals to national first-level protected animals; in the latest 2020 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (Part 1), pangolins have not been continuously included and can no longer be used in medicine . (Finish)