Chapter 249: Wild boar or scavenger?

Fang Ye was relieved to see the changes in netizens' attitudes towards wild boars.

The famous zoologist Jane Goodall said that the public may know more about the story of her and the chimpanzee. They have never heard of this sentence, but they are well-known in the industry. Caring, only caring, will act".

If you want people to protect animals, the first step is to let people know about animals!

Otherwise, don't you really want to protect, can it play a protective role? At most, I will talk about it verbally.

Continued: "The role of wild boars is not limited to these. They can help moss and fern seeds spread when rubbing trees and rolling on the ground, thereby increasing the species diversity of the active area, and the research on wild boars It also shows that the arching behavior of wild boar has a positive effect on the regeneration of annual and perennial plants in acidic arid grassland.

In winter, wild boars will open up thick snowdrifts when they feed on the ground. The exposed ground provides birds and other small mammals with opportunities to eat seeds, insects and other food.

It can be said that wild boars provide survival guarantee for many other animals to survive the difficult winter!

Moreover, wild boars are omnivores, they do not refuse to come, they eat everything, but also carrivore and eat animal carcasses.

Animals such as tigers and leopards, including bears, generally only eat the prey they kill, unless it is food shortage, because the freshly caught prey is delicious and nutritious to eat, and eating other dead carcasses can also infect parasites and get sick. risks of.

The wild boar is the most important scavenger in the forest. It acts as a decomposer and is equivalent to a vulture on the grassland and wilderness!

If there are sudden large-scale animal deaths due to abnormal weather, bacterial outbreaks and wildfires, there are no scavengers like wild boars in the ecosystem at this time, or there are far more dead animals than they can digest. Quantity, then the decomposed corpse will decompose some gas and acidic corpse fluid over a long period of time, polluting the soil and changing the soil structure, leading to the death of plants, and the impact is very far-reaching.

Therefore, maintaining a certain number of wild boars is of great significance for maintaining the health of the forest ecosystem. "

After listening to Fang Ye's words, netizens couldn't help but start offering rewards!

"President is Mengxin 1" rewarded a rice ball: "66666, the first time I heard such a comprehensive science about wild boars, knowing that wild boars have such important ecological significance, really broke my impression of wild boars!

Hey, I feel a little guilty to think about it. The wild boar is so great. I used to jokingly said that I would eat braised pork. I would like to give a little reward. Buy an apple for the wild boar! "

"The End of the World is at this time" rewarded a rocket: "What happened to the animal? The first thought of many people is to kill the animal that caused the trouble. It is simple and rude, without first thinking about why such a thing happened. , What are the consequences of being killed?

Hey, I am really worried that the wild boar will be killed under the current public opinion, just like the wolf of the year, then I will regret it again. "

"2021X Tutu" rewarded 8 shrimp balls: "I pay attention to the principal because I like little pandas and foxes, cute, cute and loving animals. Watching them play makes me feel very happy and healed, like wild boars. I am not interested in ugly animals at all.

But after the director's popular science, watching the wild boar feel a lot pleasing to the eye, and it seems to be quite cute! Pig is really a natural gardener in the forest! "

"Chen Nian EVA" rewarded a plane: "I just paid attention. I thought the zoo is a place where animals are persecuted. I didn't go shopping much when I grew up. Only now I know that the zoo is still responsible for rescuing animals and is so serious. Do science popularization, and I will definitely go to your zoo to play if you have the opportunity!"

"Evil Demon Demon Spirit" gave out 66 light sticks: "Haha, I am the elder fan, and the director's zoo is indeed a great one in China!

I think the zoo should be like this. It is not only about introducing star animals like tigers and elephants, but also animals that often appear in our lives but are not taken seriously. They should also be introduced. I know the ecological value of wild boars for the first time. There are too many prejudices against wild boars. "

"Sunset in the Snow 2000" rewarded a rice ball: "It suddenly occurred to me that if wild boars get sick and die in large numbers, wouldn't their corpses lack scavengers to clean up?

Sure enough, there are still predators like tigers. The more complex the ecological environment, the more stable it is. "

Fang Ye saw the barrage and laughed: "Student'Resting Sun Weeping Snow' was right. In fact, every species has its own ecological value!

Of course, discussing the ecological value of a species is also based on the number of populations. The larger the quantity needs to be controlled, the smaller the quantity needs to be protected.

Is the number of wild boars low or overrun? This requires an infrared camera to do some data collection, and scientific investigations can be used to tell whether it is more or less. It is impossible to judge only the impression or the farmers' dictation.

According to some papers I found, in many areas where wild boars cause conflicts between humans and beasts, their numbers are still low.

It may be because wild boars eat more food and have a great momentum, leaving a mess in the ground, giving people an illusion of large numbers. In an example in an investigation, it was found that a wild boar mother was carrying three little piglets. Repeatedly patronizing the farmland, the entire hill is a herd of pigs, and there are a few individual individuals. Such a number cannot withstand hunting. "

"777" asked again: "Director, will this wild boar be released into the wild after it has been rescued? I have visited many zoos but I haven't seen a wild boar yet.

Otherwise, stay in the zoo and do popular science for tourists! I feel very good! "

Fang Ye said, "It's still going to be released. After all, it is also anxious to find a wife to breed offspring.

But before the release, we need to do some preparatory work. First, we need to investigate the environment around Linhai to see the distribution of wild boars and see which area has young sows before they are released. Otherwise, they can't be found after they are released. The wife has to break into the city again.

By the way, do some publicity and education with nearby farmers, help them take some measures to defend against wild boars, and discuss with the government about the compensation mechanism for farmers. "

After all, wild boar is not a key protected animal!

If it is not the focus of animal protection, it will be a little troublesome to compensate. However, the city still attaches great importance to the zoo, and a green and ecological city can also add image points. By making efforts, it should be possible to promote this aspect of work.

For wild boars, which may cause frequent conflicts between humans and beasts, the release work needs to be more cautious.

I was a little tired after saying so much. He glanced at the milk tea wild boar, took out two corns from the food basket, opened the door a crack and threw it in the middle of the cage.

The milk tea wild boar trot over It is estimated that after seeing Fang Ye staying here for so long, nothing happened, and I felt a little more relaxed.

This time I didn't bring it back to the corner, but ate it directly on the spot.

First he stretched his hooves and stepped on the edge of the corn, then bowed his head and peeled the leaves of the corn with his long nose, and then gnawed the corn kernels.

The netizen was surprised and said: "So it's how you eat corn? I know I need to peel the leaves."

"I thought it was just crumbly and swallowed. It's quite picky. I only eat corn kernels."

Fang Ye smiled and said: "Corn cobs are also eaten! They only eat the cobs after eating the seeds. Corn is a favorite food for wild boars. It has a lot of starch content, which has a shaping effect on their bodies.

Okay, do you have anything else to ask? Will it be broadcast without me? "

"Goodbye principal! Bye!"

"Thank you for popular science!"