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In September 2024, in Fanjing Mountain, Guizhou, infrared cameras monitored the Chinese serow, a national second-class key protected wild animal, and its cubs. (Photo courtesy of Guizhou Provincial Forestry Survey and Planning Institute)
The reporter learned from the Guizhou Provincial Forestry Bureau that according to preliminary statistics, since the start of the monitoring of terrestrial wildlife in Guizhou Province in March 2024, a total of 298 kinds of wildlife images have been recorded, including 6 species of national first-class key protected wild animals and 46 species of national second-class key protected wild animals.
In order to strengthen the protection of rare and endangered wild animals, find out the base number of resources, and grasp the dynamic changes of resources, the Guizhou Provincial Forestry Bureau organized the monitoring of terrestrial wild animals in the province, and the Guizhou Provincial Forestry Survey and Planning Institute undertook the specific monitoring work.
In April 2024, in Fanjing Mountain, Guizhou, infrared cameras monitored the wild population of the golden snub-nosed monkey, a national first-class key protected wild animal. (Photo courtesy of Guizhou Provincial Forestry Survey and Planning Institute)
Through nearly a year of monitoring, the staff has preliminarily figured out the population status and distribution of rare and endangered animals in the province. The monitoring found that the populations of golden snub-nosed monkey and black langur were relatively stable, and their habitats showed an expanding trend. The number of ungulate species such as muntjac and hairy-crowned deer is relatively large; Carnivorous species such as leopard cats and black bears have a certain population, and the food chain structure of the ecosystem in the monitored area is relatively complete. At the same time, for the first time, the monitoring images also completely recorded precious image data such as the predation of the spotted forest civet, the wild activities of the yellow-throated marten, the courtship and lactation of the hairy crowned deer, and the cubs of the Chinese serow, which provided a scientific basis for the accurate and effective formulation of protection measures in the next step.
The reporter learned that the key species of this monitoring are five national key protected wild animals: Guizhou golden snub-nosed monkey, black langur, forest musk deer, white-crowned long-tailed pheasant, and Chinese pangolin. The monitoring scope is the main distribution area of key species, involving 17 counties (districts) in 5 cities (prefectures) in the province, and a total of 100 monitoring transects and more than 240 infrared cameras have been laid out.
