March 3, 2022 is the ninth "World Wildlife Day". The reporter learned from the State Forestry and Grass Administration on the same day that China's flagship species protection has made positive progress.
In recent years, China has rescued 12 flagship species including giant panda, Asian elephant, Hainan gibbon, western black crested gibbon, leopard, Chinese pangolin, Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, tiger, crested ibis, green peacock and four-clawed tortoise. Protect.
At present, the number of giant pandas has increased from 1,114 in the 1970s and 1980s to 1,864, and the total number of captive populations in the world is 673; the number of Asian elephants has increased from 180 in 1985 to about 300; the population of Hainan gibbons has been insufficient from 1980. 10 recovered to 5 groups of 35; crested ibis increased from 7 when it was discovered in 1981 to more than 5,000; the number of wild Amur tigers and Amur leopards in the Siberian Tiger and Leopard National Park exceeded 50 and 60 respectively; black crested gibbons increased to about 700; wild green peacocks increased to about 550; the population of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys increased to more than 3,800.
Responsible editor: [Lu Yan]