Wild boars lose their "amulets" but they will not relax their protection
◎Our reporter Ma Aiping
Recently, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration issued the "List of Terrestrial Wild Animals with Important Ecological, Scientific, and Social Value (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)".
In the opinion draft, wild boars that were listed in the "Nationally Protected List of Terrestrial Wild Animals with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value" in 2000 have been deleted.
The opinion draft stated that the adjustment of the list is based on scientific assessment of the ecological, scientific, and social values of terrestrial wildlife species, and fully considers the dynamics of population changes, threats, social concerns and other factors, and puts forward the basic principles of list adjustment: The first is to insist on giving priority to ecology; the second is to maintain the needs of scientific research; the third is to benefit social development.
Not included in the list does not mean that you can hunt and eat at will
Dr. Quanhui Sun, a scientist of the World Association for the Protection of Animals, believes that wild boars are planned to be deleted from the "three-you" animal list mainly to meet the needs of current wild population management.
The current laws and regulations provide greater protection of national key wild animals and the "Three Haves" animals, and impose stricter penalties on related violations.
However, not being included in the "Three Haves" animal list does not mean that wild boars can be hunted and eaten at will in the future, because the Wildlife Protection Law prohibits the hunting and killing of wild animals at will, and the state has also issued a total ban on wild animals.
The second paragraph of Article 341 of the "Criminal Law" stipulates: "Violation of hunting regulations, hunting in prohibited areas, hunting periods, or using prohibited tools or methods, destroying wildlife resources, and the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, Detention, control or fines".
Article 6 of the "Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Criminal Cases of Destroying Wild Animal Resources" further clarifies that illegal hunting of more than 20 wild animals is an act of "serious circumstances" illegal hunting.
In 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued a decision on a total ban on illegal wildlife trade, abolish the abuse of wild animal habits, and effectively protect the lives, health and safety of the people.
"Wild boars are planned to be deleted from the list of animals in the'Three Haves', but their protection will not be relaxed, and even greater compensation for accidents and legal publicity will be increased to ease the conflict between humans and wild animals. The killing of wild boars is still to be established. On the basis of scientific research and routine monitoring, measures to local conditions and precise policies are implemented to prevent other ecological protection problems caused by indiscriminate killing and over-hunting.” Sun Quanhui believes.
Scientifically evaluate and formulate hunting quotas based on local conditions
"Mother wild boars rate a bunch of pig babies to forage and crash", "Wild boars in Tongjiang County, Sichuan graze and trample crops at will" "Adult wild boars rushed into the downtown area of Yichang, Hubei"...In the past few days, wild boars injure people and damage crops happens sometimes.
In this regard, Jin Kun, a researcher from the Institute of Natural Reserves of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, pointed out that as my country's wildlife protection continues to increase and a series of measures take effect, the wildlife habitat has continued to improve and the population has resumed growth.
Because of its strong reproductive ability and adaptability, wild boars have grown rapidly in population and gradually expanded their range of activities. They overlap with human production and living areas and have caused many conflicts, which have threatened the normal production and living order of the local people, and have a serious impact on the lives of the people. Security poses a certain threat.
"The above-mentioned damage mainly occurred in local areas." Jin Kun said.
In response to the problem of wild boar damage, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration and relevant departments have conducted comprehensive investigations on the damage caused by wild boar and other wild animals in 31 provinces.
This year, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration has successively issued the "Notice of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Further Doing a Good Job in the Prevention and Control of Wild Boar Hazards" and the "Technical Points for the Prevention and Control of Wild Boar Hazards" to guide localities in accelerating the prevention and control of population control and other measures. Wild boar harm.
"In the next step, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration will also work with relevant departments to guide local scientific assessments and formulate hunting quotas based on the status and hazards of wild boar resources, properly dispose of the prey, and prevent excessive eating and illegal trade. In addition, it will also expand. Funding channels, improve the compensation system for damage caused, and strengthen safety education for people in areas where wild boars have caused serious damage." The relevant person in charge of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration said.