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Written by: Ma Weijie
2021-05-26 00:00
The last update date: 2021-05-26 00:39
May 29-30 is the 26th Ocean Park Conservation Day. The garden owner turned the Yiqingfang in the park into a natural history museum, exhibiting rare specimens of 6 endangered species of local species, among which the eye turtles are more real. For the public to watch.
Song Yixi, a professor in the Science Teaching and Research Group of Lingnan University, said that because of its special false eyes, the eyeball turtles were poached by illegal hunters for the pet trade, and the number of wild eyeball turtles in Hong Kong was less than 100.
In order to protect the eye turtles, Song Yixi launched an artificial breeding and care plan in the Ocean Park, and plans to formulate a wild release plan for the turtles after combating illegal hunting activities.
Professor Song Yixi launched an artificial breeding and care plan in the Ocean Park, and plans to formulate a wild release plan for water turtles after combating illegal hunting activities.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
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Conservation Day exhibits 6 locally endangered animal specimens
The Ocean Park Conservation Fund held the 26th Ocean Park Conservation Day with the theme "Treasure Natural Treasures and Protect Endangered Species" from May 29th to 30th.
At that time, Yiqingfang will be turned into a natural history museum, exhibiting six local endangered animal specimens, including staghorn coral, Chinese horseshoe crab, golden bird butterfly, green sea turtle, Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, and a live eye turtle for The public watched.
The eyelid turtle is a local freshwater turtle. Its special feature is the pair of false eyes on the head, but it has been over-hunted for pet trade because of this.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Eyespot turtles with special appearance are often poached for pet trade
The eyelid turtle is a local freshwater turtle. Its special feature is the pair of false eyes on the head, but it has been over-hunted for pet trade because of this.
According to Professor Song Yixi from the Science Teaching and Research Group of Lingnan University, there are less than 100 wild-eye turtles in Hong Kong. They are targeted by illegal hunters due to the reason that they are rare and expensive. The transaction price can exceed 1,000 yuan.
Infrared camcorder helps monitor illegal hunting
Song Yixi said that he had seen traps set by illegal hunters in Hong Kong.
In response to illegal hunting, he and his team set up an infrared camera in the country park. When a creature is detected, they will send a signal to the team. The team will determine whether it is a hunter based on their behavior and equipment, and then seek assistance from law enforcement officers.
The video camera has also repeatedly assisted the team in detecting people walking by with a hunting cage, and has also prevented poaching from time to time.
The Ocean Park Conservation Fund held the 26th Ocean Park Conservation Day with the theme "Treasure Natural Treasures and Protect Endangered Species" from May 29th to 30th.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
When artificial reproduction increases, the number can be returned to nature
In addition to preventing poaching, Song Yixi cooperated with the Conservation Fund, Ocean Park and the Hong Kong Amphibious and Crawler Association to launch a breeding and care plan for the water turtles in the Ocean Park. The ultimate goal is to formulate a wild release plan for the water turtles; he hopes that artificial breeding In this way, we increased the number of Oculus aquaticus and used the facilities in the park to care for the Oculus aquaticus. The team also successfully bred an Oculus aquaticus artificially, which is now kept in the Ocean Park.
He said that the ultimate goal of the plan is to put the artificially bred eye turtles back to nature after cracking down on illegal poachers. Although Song Yixi expressed concern about whether the turtles can adapt to the natural environment, he believes that the current priority should be first. Efforts to combat illegal poaching are still a long way from the implementation of the wild release plan.
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