(Walking to the grassroots level in the Spring Festival) "Ecological Patron Saint" of Qilian Mountain National Park: Be a "bridge" of people, forests and beasts
China News Service, Qinghai Menyuan, February 8th: "Ecological Patron Saint" of Qilian Mountain National Park: Be a "bridge" between humans, forests and animals
China News Service reporter Li Jiangning
During the Spring Festival, when thousands of families celebrate their reunion, the police from the Xianmi Forest Police Station of the Menyuan County Public Security Bureau, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai ushered in the busiest time of the year.
On New Year's Eve, after hurriedly pasting the Spring Festival couplets at the gate of the police station, they started the day's patrol work as usual.
A snowfall at the end of January covered the forest area of the Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park with a layer of snow-white fleece.
The mountains after the snow are covered with white snow, surrounded by clouds and mist, and the spruce, white snow and blue sky complement each other, which is very beautiful.
But for the forest police, there are "undercurrents" behind the beautiful snow scene.
Every winter is the "high season" of illegal and criminal acts of wildlife resources and human-animal conflicts.
The picture shows the Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park after the snow.
Photo by Ma Mingyan
Qinghai Xianmi Forest District is located in the Menyuan area of Qilian Mountain National Park, accounting for 83.88% of the total area of the Menyuan area. It is a key protected area of China's National Natural Forest Project and the largest natural forest area in Qinghai.
The forest area is rich in wild animal, plant and mineral resources. There are 193 kinds of wild animals such as snow leopard, horse musk deer, red deer, brown bear, saker, black-necked crane, covering more than 100 families and more than 1,000 kinds of plants, including gold, copper, Nearly ten kinds of mineral resources such as iron, coal and limestone have very prominent ecological value and strategic position.
Xianmi Forest Public Security Police Station has a total of 5 police officers, who are responsible for the security of forest and wildlife resources, ecological security and social order and stability in the forest area in 19 administrative villages in one town and two townships in Menyuan County, with a total area of 200,000 hectares. , the per capita management and protection area is 333.37 square kilometers.
"Here, people go out to the national park, go up the mountain and encounter wild animals, and wild animals come down from the mountain to become villages. There are bound to be many contradictions in this closed loop. Our responsibility is to be a bridge in this closed loop and protect the forest. All the resources in the city," said Ma Youjun, deputy director of the Xianmi Forest Police Station.
Ma Youjun has worked in this police station deep in the mountain for more than ten years, and most of his life is left to this forest area and the wild animals in the forest area.
"Mountain patrolling is a focus of our daily work. Every quarter, we will arrange a comprehensive patrol and law enforcement operation for about a week to check the fallen trees and dead wild animals in the forest area. Once found, they must be dealt with in time to avoid The epidemic source spreads in the forest area, and it also prevents people from stealing these resources." Ma Youjun told reporters that injured wild animals encountered during patrols also need to be rescued in time.
In March 2021, the "Lone Ranger" snow leopard "Ling Zhe" was rescued by the police station, which was the first case in China combining the rescue and release of snow leopards with scientific research monitoring.
The picture shows the Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park after the snow.
Photo by Ma Mingyan
"Winter is the mating season for wild animals. Males fight for the right to mate. Some time ago, we found two fighting red deer during patrols, one was hit on the net fence and was hanged by wire, and the other was It was also trapped on the net fence. We helped it untie the wire. It seemed to know that we were saving it. It was motionless and very well behaved." Police Ma Shenggui said, "After being rescued, the red deer ran about 30 meters away from us. Rice, watching us carry the body of its companion away before leaving."
Ma Shenggui, 30 years old this year, is full of love and awe for the profession of forest police, "If it weren't for love, you would think this job is very boring. Open your eyes is a tree, close your eyes is a tree. But over time, we all found that we and This forest area is integrated, and every grass and tree here is guarded with heart."
After snowfall in winter, some wild animals in alpine areas will break into human living areas for food, harming herdsmen's livestock or competing with livestock for pasture.
At this time of year, the police need to increase their patrols, and when they find wild animals approaching human living areas, they must drive them away in time.
"Removing wild animals in time is to protect them and protect herdsmen. Some time ago, I received a call from two tourists, saying that a brown bear was blocking the way on the road. Go, drive away the brown bears, we have to deal with a lot of situations like this every year," said policeman Ma Jun.
The picture shows the policemen from the Xianmi Forest Police Station patrolling with the guards.
Photo by Li Jiangning
Busy with the security of forest and wildlife resources, ecological security and the stability of social order in the forest area every day, the policemen of the Xianmi Forest Public Security Police Station have trained a pair of "iron feet".
"We have been to a site of illegal logging. We started at 7:00 in the morning and arrived at the site at 1:00 noon. After watching the scene, we came back on foot. After walking for 14 hours, I could not feel my feet." Ma Youjun said .
"For the protection of forest areas, what we mainly do is management and protection of forest resources. With law enforcement departments such as the Forest Public Security, we can better manage and protect the wild animal and plant resources in the forest area." Qi Hankai from Xianmi Forest Farm in Menyuan County and Han Haipeng, head of the Qiaotan Public Welfare Forest Management and Protection Station, said.
Passing through forests and grasslands, they patrol the area of responsibility every day and stop all behaviors that damage forest resources at any time.
Under their careful management, the types and numbers of wild animals in the Qilian Mountains National Park Reserve have continued to increase, the forest volume and forest area have continued to increase, the natural forest resources protection and ecological restoration have achieved remarkable results, and the public's awareness of ecological protection has been further strengthened. The phenomenon of illegal logging and poaching in forest areas has become extinct.
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