CBCGDF Volunteer’s Creativity from Black Bear Conservation Area Inspires Life-Saving "Emergency Shelters"

On January 5, 2025, CCTV's "Morning News" featured a report on the construction of "Emergency Shelters" in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park as a response to emergencies involving wild animals.

 


In fact, as early as June 2024, due to repeated encounters between black bears and humans around Hu Kai Mountain in Songfengshan Town, Acheng District, Harbin City, Hua Qiu, a volunteer at the Harbin Black Bear Conservation Area of ​​the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), proposed to the local government departments to "select a safe area to temporarily build a safe zone or safety pavilion with a risk avoidance function."

 

Following this, with the creativity and guidance of volunteer Mr. Hua Qiu, the Songfengshan Town government transformed a forest ranger's cabin into a mountain safety house for people going up the mountain to use for emergency evacuation in case of encounters with wild animals such as black bears.

 


On August 9, 2024, Mr. Hua Qiu, a volunteer from CBCGDF, was invited to the Shanhe Forest Farm in Songfengshan Town to further discuss with officials from the Municipal Forestry and Grassland Bureau, the District Forestry and Grassland Bureau, Songfengshan Town, and the Shanhe Forest Farm the issues of black bear origin and frequent human-bear encounters that concerned the public, and offered more detailed suggestions on prevention and control measures.

 

Subsequently, Mr. Hua Qiu also produced a brochure on black bear protection and avoidance of human-bear conflicts into a short video, which was widely disseminated through online media. At the same time, the CBCGDF's Black Bear Conservation Area and the Shanhe Forest Farm respectively produced warning signs, placing them at the entrances to the mountain paths to alert people entering the mountains of the presence of bears.

 

Original Chinese Article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fEoZT4Z5rk9L0QsTNzoi0Q

Translator: Sara

Reviewed by: Richard

Editor: Sara    

Contact: v10@cbcgdf.org; +8617319454776





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