PR92320

GUANGYUAN, China, Oct. 14, 2021 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

At the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological

Diversity (CBD) held in Kunming, China announced the official establishment of

the Giant Panda National Park on October 12. Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve,

located in Qingchuan County, Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, is one of the

components of the Giant Panda National Park. According to China's Fourth

National Giant Panda Survey, there are 39 wild giant pandas in Tangjiahe.

Tangjiahe is renowned as the one of the few low-altitude areas on the planet

with a high encounter rate of wild animals. In addition to the giant panda with

stable population development, there are also rare animals such as golden

snub-nosed monkey, Sichuan takin and Przevalski's parrotbill. In the reserve,

takins roaming along the road are a great spectacle. At present, there are 23

species of national first-class protected wild animals and 86 species of

national second-class protected wild animals distributed in Tangjiahe National

Nature Reserve. There are 327 species of birds belonging to 168 genera in 58

families, with 46% of migratory birds, including 12 species of national

first-class protected birds, such as Chinese monal and Chinese grouse.

Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, established 43 years ago, remains focused on

the protection and research of giant pandas, golden snub-nosed monkeys and

takins, and adheres to resource protection, scientific research and community

co-management to jointly protect the wildlife in its jurisdiction.

Tangjiahe is not only cooperating with the nearby town governments, animal

epidemic prevention stations, adjacent protected areas and administrative

villages to establish a synergy system for monitoring wildlife foci and

diseases. At the same time, it is collaborating with wildlife research

institutes such as Tsinghua University, Peking University and the Chinese

Academy of Sciences, international organizations and public welfare

institutions such as the World Wide Fund for Nature and Shan Shui Conservation

Center to carry out daily patrol, scientific monitoring and wildlife

protection, among others. At present, the reserve has conducted over 50,000

monitoring activities of various wild animals, and helped more than 20 lost and

sick wild animals.

For the corn, rape, soybean and other crop areas seriously endangered by wild

animals such as takin, black bear and wild boar around the reserve, the reserve

is poised to seek support from social capital such as special forestry funds.

At the same time, technology, experience and subsidy funds will be offered to

support farmers in developing low-risk ecological industries such as

Phyllostachys praecox and traditional Chinese medicine, altering traditional

farming methods, and actively avoiding wild animals.

Tangjiahe has also signed protection agreements with northern Minshan nature

reserves such as Gansu Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve, established a

cross regional monitoring and joint prevention system, and jointly carried out

the protection and management of wild animal populations and habitats such as

giant pandas. At the same time, we are taking efforts to crack down on illegal

activities such as poaching and eating wild animals. Since Tangjiahe National

Nature Reserve was established 43 years ago, no major cases such as hunting and

killing of giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys have occurred.

Source: Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve