Chapter 570

The main contradiction in the conflict between man and elephant lies in the fields planted with crops.

The villagers worked hard to farm. When the harvest came, all the fruits were eaten by elephants.

At dusk, the elephants came out of the forest and swaggered into the corn field. Their noses peeled the corn flexibly, and the corn rolled directly into their stomachs.

The elephant's nose is not only flexible, but also sensitive. It can quickly judge whether the corn is ripe or not. The immature corn doesn't bother to eat at all.

The ranger was distressed by the crops ruined by elephants. Seeing that the elephants were far away, he quickly found a basket and picked up the ground ground crushed corn.

After picking it up for a while, I found the elephant looking at him from a distance.

That night, the elephant killed a rifle and ate up all the corn in the corn field.

Elephants are very smart. They know that humans will harvest corn and want to eat it all before humans harvest.

Since 2005, in order to let people rush to harvest crops, Xishuangbanna reserve has specially selected a gentle slope beside the forest to grow food for elephants.

At the same time, a man-made saline alkali tank was built nearby to bury the salt underground, so that elephants and other animals can absorb salt and minerals here.

However, elephants eat crops very fast. They eat one piece of land in an afternoon and leave.

Planting crops for elephants in this way deepens the change of elephant feeding habits and relies more and more on these high starch and high calorie foods.

It's also a last resort.

For elephants to eat crops, relevant institutions and organizations have thought of many ways.

Villagers who rely on farming for economic resources and are seriously affected by the disaster are employed as elephant monitors.

Although crops damaged by wild elephants can receive certain compensation, there is still a gap with normal income.

Elephant monitors track wild elephants 24 hours a day, broadcast the whereabouts of elephants to the surrounding villagers through the circle of friends and wechat, and warn the villagers to avoid conflict.

There is also an audible and visual early warning system. When the infrared camera around the village captures the wild elephant, it will send the photo to the administrator's mailbox. After the administrator confirms that it is the wild elephant, he will send a notice with a loud speaker, flashing lights and rolling subtitles.

Even if the villagers do not look at their mobile phones and do not see the text messages in time, they can also be notified through the audible and visual early warning system throughout the field to avoid casualties.

However, the most important thing is to repair the original forest habitat of elephants so that they can obtain the resources needed for survival in the forest, so as to solve the problem from the root.

At present, some institutions are carrying out habitat restoration of Asian elephants in the reserve, planting native plants like bamboo, Zongye reed, wild plantain and so on.

However, there is a big gap between artificial planting and natural renewal succession. Zongye Lu didn't wait to grow up. The elephant swept away his trunk. The banana seedlings planted in a busy week were uprooted by elephants in less than an hour.

Destruction is simple, but repair is much more difficult.

The habitat of Asian elephants should be protected and the livelihood of the people should also be solved.

There are public welfare projects to help villagers carry out industrial transformation, such as developing beekeeping industry, improving villagers' beekeeping boxes, and training villagers in beekeeping technology.

In this way, villagers have a stable source of income, and bees can also help pollinate and maintain the health of forest ecosystem.

Repairing forests is also to repair people's hearts and the relationship between people and elephants.

The problem of food is solved, the relationship between elephants and people is harmonious, and elephant watching tourism can be developed.

There are other measures. For example, elephants are not considered in road construction. Elephants get on the road, hinder traffic, need to build migration channels for them, and so on.

Lin Hao sighed a little relieved after reading it.

Although there are many difficulties, there are still solutions.

We can sacrifice the environment in exchange for some economic benefits. We can talk about protection after economic development.

It is true to pursue a better life, but there must be a bottom line at the expense of the environment. For example, planting rubber at high altitude destroys the ecological environment and wastes financial resources.

The ancients all knew, "if you fish with all your strength, you won't get it, and there will be no fish next year."

Do you want a car with a TV? With a car, do you want a big house? With a big house, you can enjoy the prosperity and comfort every day.

Man's desire is endless.

Some studies have investigated the climate impact of large-scale rubber planting. The forest has a certain effect on precipitation, but it is not obvious. It mainly intercepts the water in the atmosphere and increases the humidity of the air, which can supplement the soil.

The interception of rubber canopy is much lower than that of seasonal rain forest. With the increase of rubber area, the air humidity in Xishuangbanna has decreased significantly, the atmospheric dryness has increased and the temperature has increased in recent years. Easy to understand, it is more prone to drought and mountain fires.

If trees are cut down and cash crops are planted without restraint, the environment will deteriorate in the end. Not only elephants and other animals are unlucky, but also local residents can't live. How to farm in drought.

It'll come back eventually.

They also strolled around in the observation cabin. After seeing the exhibition board, they all expressed their exclamation!

Back on the balcony, looking at the elephant in the distance, mixed feelings.

Understanding this knowledge and looking at elephants, you will not only have the simple impression of being huge, lovely and docile.

They are also dangerous, intelligent and tragic animals.

Observing elephants in such Dai bamboo buildings, it seems that they are farmers living in the reserve.

Thinking of the hard work of farming and planting such a beautiful green corn field, when the elephant comes to maturity, he can also feel some feelings of love and hate for the elephant.

After bathing, the elephants returned to the shore and came to the sand.

One after another, they rolled up the sand with their noses, lifted it up and sprinkled it on their backs, heads and flanks.

For a time, the dust was flying and the scene was spectacular.

It's a great pleasure for elephants to play with water and sand in summer.

With such a large pool, several elephants can go down to take a bath together, and their relationship is better than when they first met.

Lying down in the sand and waving his tail, he was obviously having a good time.

Bobo raised one front leg and rubbed repeatedly at the other heel, as if he were scratching in this way.

Meiling was very excited. She fanned her big ears like a cattail fan, sprinkled a pot of sand and made a high elephant sound.

"Woo -!"

Like a whistle, it reached the cabin, and the sound was still loud and lingering.

The tourists cheered excitedly.

"Ha ha, you look so happy!"

"The environment of our zoo is really good. It's wonderful."

It's an unparalleled feeling to see all kinds of wonderful behaviors of elephants playing with water and sand.