Volunteers from the CBCGDF Black Bear Conservation Area in Harbin Found 2 Black Bear Footprints During the Patrol and Cleaned 25 Animal Traps

On the morning of December 21, the volunteer team of the Harbin Black Bear Conservation Area (CCAfa) of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) once again came to Hukai Mountain in the southwest of Bin County, Heilongjiang Province, to conduct ecological patrols. This area is an area that volunteers often patrol in summer, because traces of black bear activities have been found in this area before.

After the CBCGDF volunteers stepped on the ankle-deep snow and entered Hukai Mountain, they found many traces of wild animal activities. In a slightly flat valley, they even found two long black bear footprints.

These footprints indicate that they have not yet entered the winter eye. As for the reason, one possibility is that due to the influence of global warming, the temperature is not low enough and they have not yet entered the hibernation period. In addition, it is also possible that the black bears have not yet found a suitable tree warehouse or ground warehouse for winter squatting. The rocks around this spring that is not frozen in winter are reddish brown. Judging from the footprints on the snow around the spring, it not only attracts black bears to drink water, but also attracts squirrels, weasels, pheasants, crows and other wild animals to drink water here.

During the same period, CBCGDF volunteers also patrolled the Phoenix Mountain area. In addition to observing the living conditions of wild animals, they also cleaned up various large and small animal traps seen along the mountain. Most of the time, these animal traps are placed very hidden, either in the grass or in relatively dense bushes. CBCGDF volunteers have been patrolling in this mountainous area for many years. They are very familiar with these animal traps. Whenever they find them, they will carefully remove them.

According to preliminary statistics, they have dismantled a total of 25 animal traps in the Phoenix Mountain area.

"Every year before the Chinese New Year, these traps will appear in large numbers in some mountainous areas," said a CBCGDF volunteer. In addition to the relevant departments stepping up efforts to crack down on illegal poaching, it seems that the protection of wild animals and legal publicity for people living in mountainous areas still needs to be further strengthened. After all, there is still a long way to go from banning the consumption of wild animals to protecting wild animals.

Original Chinese article:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/za-NpI7XJ0jOoNNHHPt4XQ

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Editor: Daisy

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