Veterinary volunteers of Yueyang finless porpoise protection association said that this 15 cygnet may have died of poisoning, and it was suspected that someone had poisoned the lake. In addition to Little Swan, 3 1 yellow duck and other birds were found dead in Dongting Lake.
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According to the volunteers of Yueyang finless porpoise protection association, on the morning of June 65438+1October 65438+March 3, 40 volunteers from 3 teams of the association made an unannounced visit to Dongting Lake in conjunction with Yueyang Fishery Station and Yueyang Fishery Bureau.
15 cygnets were found dead.
When volunteers and law enforcement officers made an unannounced visit to a place called Darkmouth in Dongting Lake, they found that many waterfowl had died.
When volunteers and fishery law enforcement officers arrived, three cygnets were foaming at the mouth. A few minutes later, 1 a cygnet died. Veterinary volunteers from the finless porpoise protection association immediately rescued two other injured cygnets. By 8: 30 pm, two injured cygnets were temporarily out of danger.
Volunteers and fishery law enforcement officers salvaged the dead cygnet ashore. After counting, 15 cygnets died. Another 3 1 yellow duck and other birds died.
Suspected poisoning.
Little Swan is a national second-class protected animal. Veterinary volunteers of Yueyang finless porpoise protection association said that judging from the symptoms of live cygnets, these cygnets may have died of poisoning, and it is suspected that someone has poisoned them.
This statement was confirmed by the person in charge of the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve Administration. He said that according to experience, these cygnets and other waterfowl died of poisoning, but if we want to draw an authoritative conclusion, we need to send the dead cygnets to the provincial public security department for identification.
The person in charge said that the geographical location of Darkmouth waters is quite remote.
The public security department intervened in the investigation
At present, the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve Administration has reported the case to the Forest Public Security Bureau, and the public security department has also been involved in the investigation. The person in charge of the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve Administration said that the administration will use all its strength to assist the public security in solving the case.
In order to prevent more waterfowl poisoning, the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve Administration will intensify its patrols in this area and strengthen the education of residents in this area, hoping that insiders can provide clues to solve the case.
As of 9: 00 p.m. on June 65438+ 10/3, volunteers and law enforcement officers were still patrolling Dongting Lake.
[Link] Little Swan
The little swan has white feathers, a slightly brown head, and a slightly shorter neck and mouth than the big swan. It is very similar to the big swan in appearance, with a slightly smaller body and a slightly shorter neck and mouth than the big swan, but it is difficult to distinguish it.
Cygnet is a national second-class protected animal, mainly distributed in northern Europe and North Asia, and overwinters in Europe, Central Asia, China and Japan.
Darkmouth waters of East Dongting Lake: It is remote and has serious illegal fishing.
Li Dejun, director of Yueyang County Fisheries Bureau, said that Darkmouth waters are located at the junction of Yueyang County and Huarong County, which is remote. Fishery law enforcement officers in Yueyang county have to take a three-hour bus and another three-hour boat to get there, which is very difficult to enforce the law. Coupled with the low water level here, illegal fishing is more serious.
Earlier, it was reported by the media that in order to catch more aquatic products, Wang, Shen, Deng and Yi built a "purse seine" with a length of about 1.500 meters in Darkmouth waters of East Dongting Lake in 2009, and illegally caught fish and aquatic products, with a total of 654.38+million kilograms in three years. During the period of 201165438+2012 65438+10/8, the suspects He Mou, Shen Mou and Deng Mou surrendered themselves. 10 6 19, a migratory bird died in Sumuhongtunor, Zhagoesta, Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia. Up to now, 259 dead birds have been found, including 233 cygnets and 26 mallard ducks. On the evening of October 25th, 65438/KLOC-0, according to CCTV news reports, the authoritative testing institutions in Inner Mongolia detected the highly toxic pesticide carbofuran in the corpse samples submitted for inspection, which was initially identified as a criminal case caused by human poaching and drug administration.
Hundreds of swan bodies have detected highly toxic pesticides.
654381On the afternoon of October 23rd, some netizens in Weibo posted that hundreds of swans were killed by Swan Lake in Zhenglan Banner of Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
On the evening of 23rd, Zhenglanqi Forest Public Security Bureau announced on the official WeChat that at 9: 00 am on June 5438+ 10/9, Zhenglanqi Forest Public Security Bureau received feedback from the masses and found a dead swan in Sumuhongtunol, Zhagoesta. The staff of the bureau immediately rushed to the scene and found that some waterfowl in the water had died. Because the cause of death was unknown, the bureau immediately reported to the Forest Public Security Bureau, Banner Government and Public Security Bureau of Xilin Gol League.
The circular also said that the Forest Public Security Bureau of Xilin Gol League and Zhenglanqi Forest Public Security Bureau had immediately formed an investigation team to conduct a comprehensive investigation, salvage dead waterfowl and send them to a qualified appraisal department for waterfowl name identification.
The investigation team has completely extracted on-site samples, gastric lysate of dead waterfowl and dead samples. Some samples have been sent to the disease control and environmental protection departments for relevant identification, and the other part will be sent to the judicial identification department for identification to determine the cause of death.
65438124 October, the administrative office of Xilin Gol League in Inner Mongolia issued a notice saying that up to now, 259 dead migratory birds have been found, including 233 cygnets and 26 wild ducks, all of which have no trauma.
According to CCTV news reports, authoritative testing institutions in Inner Mongolia detected carbofuran, a highly toxic pesticide, in the corpse samples submitted for inspection, which was initially identified as a criminal case caused by man-made poaching and drug administration. At 8: 30 pm on the 25th, Zhenglanqi Public Security Bureau issued a reward notice saying that the incident was a case of illegal killing of wild migratory birds (swans) and rewarded 30,000 yuan for providing valuable clues to detect the case.
Local herders heard the gunfire of poachers.
The incident took place in Hongtu Naoer, about 300 kilometers from Beijing. Wuliji Batu, a herdsman in Gacha, Bayan Hang Gai, said: "The informant is said to be an old couple. They went to Swan Lake to take photos and saw many swan bodies floating on the lake. When they went to the neighboring Sangendalai town for dinner, they showed the photos to the local road maintenance personnel, and the road maintenance personnel quickly called the forest police to report the case. "
As a local ranger, Ulijibatu participated in salvaging the swan's body. He recalled: "I used an inflatable raft with the forest police to salvage the swan's body in the lake. Too many deaths, I didn't count. "
Hongtu Nur means "lake with swans" in Mongolian. Every autumn and winter, swans flying south for the winter will stay here. Among the many lakes in Zhagoesta, the swan in red soil is the most.
According to Yang Guang News, poachers are often seen in the nearby area. Local herders said that poaching existed more than ten years ago, but the scale was not large. Some herders also found mobile phones abandoned by poachers.
Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned that swan is one of Mongolian totem animals, so local herders suspect that poachers come from other places. This year, herders also heard gunshots. Ulijibatu said: "In the last half month or five or six days, many people heard gunshots at night. They (poachers) estimate that they dare not shoot during the day and fight (swans) at night. "
However, Ulijibatu said that no gunshot wounds were found on the swan bodies that were salvaged, and some of them vomited mucus. They suspect that poachers have other hunting methods, and some swan bodies may be taken away.
Poisoners are familiar with the habits and migration paths of swans.
Zhou, member of the National Committee of Man and Biosphere in China and director of the Ecological Research Office of Shenyang University, told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that bird poaching and poisoning for the purpose of eating are common. Common poisons are potassium aluminum cyanate and carbofuran. "Generally, geese and ducks will fall within a few meters after eating."
Zhou said that the swan's food is mainly algae, but in recent years, due to the landscape effect, a large number of food such as corn, rice and wheat have been fed to the swan to keep it in the scenic spot, which has led to the swan gradually adapting to the food fed by people. And corn and other foods are just bait used by some poisoners to poison geese and ducks. Swan died of poisoning after eating because it could not be distinguished.
Zhou said that poisoners often master the habits of birds. "Where birds go to feed, they poison them, usually in shallow water or on the beach, or collect floating grass and scatter bait on it."
In addition, the poisoner is familiar with the migration path of birds. From Dalinuoer Lake in Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia to Baishi Reservoir, Liaoning Province, it is a concentrated area where cygnets migrate southward in autumn, and this time 100 the Zhenglan Banner where more than one cygnet died is located on the south side of Dalinuoer Lake. "In the process of migration, swans will stop when they encounter larger lakes, wetlands and suitable food sources."