Chinanews client, Beijing, July 10 (Zhang Yilin) ​​From the Siberian tiger down the mountain to the northward movement of the Asian elephant, there has been a lot of news about wildlife in recent times.

In the past two days, news of the "downgrade" of giant pandas has been searched again.

　　When more and more wild animals and people’s lives intersect, the harmonious coexistence between man and nature has also become more of the focus of discussion.

On June 28, the giant panda twin sisters Mengbao and Mengyu from the Beijing Zoo played together.

Photo by Du Jianpo Image source: IC photo

Is the downgraded panda still a national treasure?

　　Recently, at a press conference of the State Council Information Office, Cui Shuhong, director of the Department of Natural Ecology Protection of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced that the wild population of giant pandas has reached more than 1,800, and the threat level has been reduced from endangered to vulnerable.

　　This official announcement about the "downgrade" of pandas quickly caused heated discussions on the Internet. Is "national treasure" still a treasure?

　　According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Endangered Species, the endangered species are divided into 9 categories from high to low: extinct, wild extinct, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, near endangered, non-endangered, lack of data, and non-endangered. Evaluation.

Among them, critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species are collectively referred to as threatened species.

　　In fact, as early as September 2016, the World Conservation Union announced that China’s giant pandas are no longer among the endangered animals in the world, and have changed from “endangered” to “vulnerable”.

　　The giant panda has a special "national treasure" status in the hearts of the Chinese people, and it has also become a beautiful business card for China in the world.

　　The “downgrading” of the official announcement reflects the improvement of China's ecological environment and the effectiveness of the protection of giant pandas.

The degree of threat is "downgraded", but the protection cannot be reduced. At present, the giant panda is still a national first-class protected animal.

Data map: Two small Tibetan antelopes interacted closely in the Tibetan antelope "kindergarten" of the Suonan Dajie Protection Station of the Kekexili Management Office of the Yangtze River Source Park of the Three Rivers Source National Park.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Ma Mingyan

Rare birds and animals are "returning"

　　With the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, in fact, in recent years, many protected animals in our country have been downgraded, and many endangered animals have "returned" to our field of vision.

　　For example, in 2006, my country's first-class protected animal elk was officially withdrawn from the "Red Book" of the World List of Endangered Animals, and was downgraded from "Endangered Animals" to "Rare Animals".

For another example, the Tibetan antelope was reduced from endangered to near endangered by the World Conservation Union in September 2016, dropping two levels in a row.

　　According to the data released by the National Forestry and Grass Administration in March this year, the current population of artificially bred giant pandas in China has reached 600, which strongly supports the recovery and reproduction of wild populations. The population of wild giant pandas has risen from 1,114 in the 1980s to 1,864. only.

The population of Asian elephants has increased from 180 to nearly 300.

The protection level of Tibetan antelope has been reduced from "endangered" to "near threatened", and the population has increased from less than 75,000 to more than 300,000.

The number of crested ibis increased from only 7 left to more than 4000 in total.

　　In addition to changes in statistical data, the effects of wildlife protection are also intuitively displayed in our lives.

　　In recent months, a group of "northern" Asian elephants has been protected all-weather, and has attracted collective onlookers from Chinese netizens.

Behind the anecdote that people love about elephants is the increase in the awareness of wildlife protection.

　　The protection of wild animals in China has attracted worldwide attention.

At the press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on the 8th, a section of the introduction by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin was called "Guankou" by netizens.

　　"The survival conditions of rare and endangered species such as wild giant pandas, Tibetan antelopes and elk have been improved, and mysterious animals such as desert cats and brown-necked hornbills have reappeared. Siberian tigers entered the village, Asian elephants moved north, and whales reappeared in Dapeng Bay. "

　　Wang Wenbin said that in today's China, the concept of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and "respect for nature, conform to nature, and protect nature" is becoming a conscious code of conduct for governments at all levels and the general public.

The picture shows the elephant herd monitored in Shuanghe Township, Jinning on June 4.

Provided by Yunnan Forest Fire Brigade

New troubles caused by "cute beasts"

　　It is true that more and more wild animals "return", and new "troubles" have also appeared.

　　Since the beginning of this year, such things as elephants moving north, Siberian tigers entering villages, "bears haunting" in counties, etc., in the wild animal news that is frequently searched, people discuss the most, except for the joy of seeing "cute beasts". , And how to solve the "human-beast conflict" puzzle.

　　When the elephant herd was "sprouting" the national netizens, the relevant person in charge of the Yunnan Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau introduced that this time the Asian elephants moved northward and the elephants entered Kunming via Pu'er, Honghe, and Yuxi.

As of June 28, 2021, relevant insurance companies have received 995 reports, with an estimated loss of RMB 6,366,300. Payments of RMB 5,069,200 have been completed, involving 2,803 damaged farmers.

In April this year, the wild Siberian tiger "Wandashan No. 1" appeared in Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province.

Photo courtesy of Mishan Rong Media Center

　　For another example, in April this year, the Siberian tiger rushed into a village and wounded a person in Mishan, Heilongjiang, which once attracted national attention.

　　The tigers and elephants entering the village are not wrong, but the injured and damaged villagers are indeed innocent.

　　"Heaven and earth have great beauty without saying, everything is reasonable without saying." The ecological environment is the common home of man and other creatures.

While people are paying close attention to these naive animals, they are also learning how to live in harmony with wild animals in the natural environment.

　　"With the ecological protection, we can see more wild animals, not only in the countryside, but now in many cities, we can often find wild animals, including birds, squirrels, etc., which is a good thing."

　　Yan Xun, a professor-level senior engineer of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, said in an interview with the media that we hope that through wildlife protection, everyone can understand that wild animals need to live in harmony with humans, and at the same time we must provide them with more habitats.

I hope you keep a certain distance from wild animals and provide them with more food sources so that they can live freely around us.

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