China News Service, Shaoguan, January 11th (Cheng Jingwei Tree Shade) Guangdong Wildlife Monitoring and Rescue Center and Guangdong Forestry Research Institute joined forces with Shaoguan Forestry Bureau, Lechang Forestry Bureau, Lechang Yangdong Mountain Twelve Degrees of Water on the 11th Provincial-level nature reserves carry out wild animal reintroduction activities in Shaoguan City.

Accompanied by wildlife experts and rescue teams, a "dumb" Chinese pangolin "Lele" was escorted home.

　　The pangolin was found by Mr. Zhu, an enthusiastic citizen of Shaoguan, by the road on the evening of October 30, 2021, and was then escorted to the Lechang Forest Farm. The staff of the Lechang Forest Farm contacted the Guangdong Wildlife Monitoring and Rescue Center in the early morning of the next day, and will determine the It is a Chinese pangolin, and then a joint rescue operation in Shaoguan and Guangzhou was launched.

Photo courtesy of "Lele" climbing tree, Guangdong Forestry Bureau

　　When it was first rescued, the pangolin was thin, with sunken skin on both sides of the body, dry skin on the abdomen with dander, and frequent abdominal scratching behavior.

Experts believe it may have related health problems, and it has been without food for a long time and has mild dehydration.

　　According to reports, after more than 70 days of "no interference" rescue, the pangolin is in good health, can eat feed normally, and has the ability to forage independently in the wild. Its weight has increased from 2.62 kg when it was discovered to 3.3 kg. Kilogram.

After evaluation and demonstration by experts, it is unanimously believed that it has the conditions for release and is suitable for release into the wild.

"When it is happy, it likes to swagger and walk, and when it is tired, it curls up and sleeps lazily." Dr. Hua Yan, chief expert of the wildlife protection research team of the Guangdong Academy of Forestry Sciences, said that the pangolin has very developed salivary glands and is full I like blowing bubbles.

　　In the process of getting along, the expert team found that it is very cute and can bring a lot of happiness to the boring scientific research work, so they named it "Lele".

On the evening of January 11, 2022, under the escort of experts and the rescue team, "Lele" returned from Guangzhou to his hometown, Lechang Yangdongshan Twelve Degrees Water Provincial Nature Reserve in Shaoguan City.

After screening, experts identified a mixed coniferous forest suitable for pangolins to carry out reintroduction activities.

　　From the moment he entered the woods, "Lele" was very excited. As soon as the expert opened the cage door, it ran out quickly. The flexible and vigorous it didn't take much effort to climb up the tree, erecting a pair of lovely "wind-catching ears". The surrounding environment was monitored and detected, and only after it was safe to go down from the tree and climb into the bushes.

　　"Returning 'Lele' to its native habitat is also considered. We found that there is a Chinese pangolin population here through investigation and monitoring. We guess that there will be friends who get along well with it. We want it to go home happily and reproduce. "Hua Yan said, "Lele" is a male Chinese pangolin, about 2 to 3 years old.

　　The event also released 2 white pheasants and 2 key protected terrestrial wildlife porcupines in Guangdong Province.

　　In order to protect Chinese pangolins more precisely, in recent years, the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau has organized special surveys, monitoring and protection of pangolins in the province. All of them found fresh burrows of pangolins, and photographed pangolins in motion.

　　In contrast, Hua Yan said that the field monitoring situation shows that Chinese pangolins have a stable wild population in some areas of Guangdong.

"The government's protection efforts have been strengthened, the public's awareness of protection has also improved, and the quality of wildlife habitats has gradually recovered. In addition, the advancement of survey and monitoring technology has also given us more opportunities to discover pangolins in the wild." (End)