On February 3rd, 65438, Guangdong Zhuhai Frontier Detachment seized a case of poaching national second-class protected plants, and successfully rescued the rare wild Podocarpus 9 1 plant. This batch of Podocarpus will be handed over to the Wanshan District Garden Bureau of Zhuhai for protection and breeding in the near future.

On the morning of February 3, 65438, the detachment's Dongao border defense workstation received an alarm from fishermen that a group of thieves had been found in the waters near the westernmost tip of Dangan Island and began to dig Podocarpus. Cai Bo, the instructor, immediately organized the officers and men to conduct a boat survey.

Because the excavated Podocarpus had to soak its roots in fresh water to survive temporarily, border guards and soldiers quickly checked the larger fresh water resources on the island one by one. In order to find thieves who may be hiding in dense forests and steep rocks as soon as possible, the officers and men split up and searched along the direction of mountain spring flow. After six hours of hard search, no trace of the thief was found in several big mountain springs. Just then, a few broken napkins by a stream caught the attention of border guards and soldiers. This detail made the officers and men very excited and expanded the search scope again. After nearly four hours of searching, border guards finally found a newly dug canal near a ravine. There are piles of different shapes and sizes of Podocarpus beside the canal. After inventory, a total of 9 1 wild Podocarpus was seized.

In recent years, with the increase of the value of wild Podocarpus, many lawless elements, driven by interests, do not hesitate to destroy the ecological balance for mining, resulting in the island Podocarpus on the verge of extinction. In Guangdong's bonsai market, Luo Hansong, who is considered to be "a lucky man", is the undisputed "potted emperor". It will take at least 50 years for wild Podocarpus to grow to wrist thickness, and the market price can be sold for more than 654.38+ 10,000 yuan. Elegant modeling is worth millions, while Arhat pine, which grew up in Dangan Islands in Zhuhai, is antique and lush. Among the 9 1 Podocarpus found this time, the oldest tree is over 50 years old, and most of them are only thick fingers and relatively short. While guarding the safety of the waters around the island, border guards and soldiers joined hands with the management department of the resident nature reserve to resolutely crack down on the theft of rare animals and plants. Over the years, dozens of cases of illegal excavation and protection of plants have been cracked.