Xinhua News Agency, Hefei, May 28 -
Question: assault, escape ...... frequent accidents zoo in the end how?
Xinhua News Agency "China Cyber Affairs" reporter Shui Jinchen and Zhu Qing
In recent days, the successive occurrences of animal killings of keepers in Anhui, Henan and other places have once again made the topic of zoo safety a hot topic in public opinion.
Why do the things in the cage that were originally both entertaining and viewing endanger life and public safety?
Frequent escapes do animals love freedom or management "fences" have broken holes?
Run around! Hurt hurt! Frequent safety incidents in the zoo
Within three days, two zoo animals wounded and killed people, which aroused the concern of netizens.
On the morning of May 25, a breeder in Peacock Valley, Danjiang, Shangji Town, Xichuan County, Henan Province, was bitten to death while feeding tigers. Two tigers ran out of the iron cage and were induced to capture no results. They were shot to death one after another.
Just three days ago, in Zhanggongshan Zoo, Yuhui District, Bengbu City, Anhui Province, Master Yang, who has been raising tigers for nearly 20 years, was also attacked by tigers during his daily work. He had obvious bites or scratches on his neck, head, and back. There were no obvious signs of injury after inspection.
The reporter combed and found that in recent years, similar incidents have occurred in many zoos in many places: injured tourists, injured staff, and some even fled directly.
In Anhui, on May 20, an ostrich escaped from Anqing Wildlife Park and ran for more than 20 kilometers into the downtown area, and died due to physical exhaustion on the way back. Two years ago, at Hefei Wildlife Park, a gorilla Escaped from the animal shelter and was blocked by the staff in the park.
Vulnerability "fence" can't shut down animal nature
It can be understood from the published investigation results that these accidents are mostly caused by the illegal operations of the staff.
The Siberian tiger in Zhanggongshan Zoo in Bengbu City injured people because the breeder did not follow the safe working procedures and entered the tiger cage without confirming that the tiger isolation room door was locked.
Qian Yongling, director of Zhanggongshan Zoo in Bengbu City, Anhui Province, told reporters that they hold professional technical and business safety training once or twice a year, and some safety drills will be interspersed in between, and safety will be conducted during special periods such as holidays. For inspection, the forestry department will also inspect and check.
"But to be honest, if the breeder has been working for a long time, his mind will be paralyzed." Qian Yongling said, "The breeder will feel that he gets along with the animals for a long time and has feelings, so he mistakenly believes that the animals are docile. In fact, beasts are beasts. ."
Zhang Fengjiao, head of the Publicity and Education Section of Hefei Wildlife Park, said bluntly, "The work in the wild animal area of Hefei Wildlife Park must be done by at least two people, one person watching and the other person operating. As long as the work procedures are strictly implemented, there will generally be no problems. of."
Zhang Jinshuo, Ph.D. from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and deputy curator of the National Zoological Museum, has many years of domestic zoo investigation and research experience. He believes that zoo safety incidents have occurred in first, second and third-tier cities in recent years, which in itself shows that there are loopholes in management. Short board.
"Although there are departmental regulations and industry standards and norms for zoo management, few can be strictly enforced."
The relevant person in charge of the Urban Construction Division of the Department of Housing and Urban-rural Development of Anhui Province said that the zoos in the province currently have corresponding management regulations and technical regulations, including the large security system formed by multiple departments such as housing construction, forestry, cultural tourism, health and epidemic prevention, and will focus on the supervision of zoos. "If you say that it is insufficient, you may face two points: one is that some zoos have been built early, and their infrastructure construction does not meet the requirements of the current situation; the other is the professionalism of the current zoo team and the age structure of the personnel. Optimization, the aging of the staff structure, the staff are paralyzed and want to be prone to."
Where should the zoo be at the cusp of the storm?
Zhang Jinshuo believes that the problem of the zoo is, in the final analysis, a human problem. The overall quality of the zoo staff and ordinary tourists needs to be improved.
Zhang Jinshuo said that we must do well in animal welfare and provide adequate animal enrichment.
It is understood that the so-called animal enrichment is a series of measures taken to enrich the life of wild animals, meet the physiological and psychological needs of animals, and promote animals to show more natural behaviors.
In his opinion, for the breeder, if the animal's abundance is high enough and the living space is large enough, people may protect themselves even if they intrude unintentionally.
At the same time, benchmarking against international standards in accordance with national conditions.
Zhang Jinshuo said that although the zoo seems to be just "working with animals", it needs a group of professional talents who understand animals, garden planning, veterinary medicine, basic scientific research and popular science.
In response to the incomplete implementation of regulations and management regulations in some zoos, he suggested that the relevant regulatory authorities can regularly publish the top ten zoos or the worst zoos in the country, and public opinion forces management.
The relevant person in charge of the Urban Construction Division of the Department of Housing and Urban-rural Development of Anhui Province also stated that the current zoo investment entities are diversified, including public welfare parks and market-oriented private parks. In the future development, they should respect the living and growth environment of animals. In planning and design The above emphasizes the harmonious coexistence of humans and animals, and emphasizes the public welfare attributes such as science popularization and conservation, so as to better meet the requirements of ecological civilization construction.
Wang Yunfei, associate professor of social and political science at Anhui University, believes that to achieve harmony between humans and animals, it is necessary to construct the safety awareness of the whole society to avoid paralysis, and it also needs to form a good atmosphere of respect for animals in the whole society. Zhao Wanping said that animals should be treated kindly to correct the mentality that "people are strong and animals are weak". "It is especially necessary to strengthen the education of parents of visiting children and form correct education and guidance. Fierce animals are under the constant threats of tourists. , May accumulate violent emotions, and once there is a chance to get out of control, there may be stress or instinctual reactions that endanger public safety."