I Have a Safari Park

On the one hand, there are the rich resources of the island, and on the other hand, the poor residents, the contradiction between the two is increasing day by day.

Madagascar is rich in gold, nickel, cobalt, titanium and sapphire reserves. The supply once accounted for one-third of the world market, but the rights and interests are all in the hands of foreign holding groups.

Mobil explores for deep-sea oil here, high-end guitar manufacturers use local ebony to make pianos, and the local government wants to lease arable land to South Korea and sell water resources to Saudi Arabia...

Therefore, in order to make a living, the islanders will smuggle endangered animals on the island abroad and cut down precious trees. The reserve has a total of 4.5 million hectares, and 10,000 hectares of timber have been stolen.

However, no matter how hard you dig and cut down trees, you only get paid a few dollars in the end.

Due to poaching and deforestation, red-collared lemurs, forked-spotted rat lemurs, thick-tailed pygmy lemurs, and aye-aye lemurs are rapidly disappearing from Madagascar's rainforests. Lemurs account for five of the 25 most endangered primates in the world.

An endangered ring-tailed lemur sells for as little as $50 locally.

There are only 2,000 ring-tailed lemurs left in the wild, and the number has dropped by 95% since 2000. There are not as many of the same species in zoos around the world, which is not a tragic thing.

"Eh!"

Yan Ganghui shook his head and couldn't bear to look at the ring-tailed lemur boiling in the soup pot in the photo.

Lament for the fate of lemurs and other endangered flora and fauna on the island, but helpless!

Originally, I thought that the residents of the island were backward and ignorant and did not know how to protect their beautiful homeland.

But after reading the introduction of the exhibition card, the residents here are so poor, they have no food and clothing, and the only thing to consider is how to survive tomorrow.

Survival is a problem, and the islanders are still expected to protect the environment?

The key is that, at the expense of the environment, it has not yet developed, and the benefits of selling resources have been plundered by blood-sucking. If nothing changes, in the foreseeable future, the environment of the Falklands will only become worse and worse, and the residents will continue to be so poor and exploited forever.

I don't know what to say.

I am a little fortunate in my heart, but fortunately, now the motherland has unlocked more choices.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Su Hui also came over and saw the photo of the lemur stewed in the cauldron on the exhibition card, and couldn't help frowning, "So disgusting, what the hell is this."

"Hey, don't look at it."

Yan Ganghui felt that it was rare to come out to play on vacation, so it was better not to let his girlfriend feel bad, and pushed her back: "I'll tell you briefly, anyway, lemurs are very endangered now, and the number in the wild is still high. Not as many as in the zoo."

"Ah, how miserable."

Su Hui was also a little stunned. Although she didn't go to the zoo very often, her impression was that ring-tailed lemurs could be seen in the zoo, and she thought they were very common animals.

After spending some time in the indoor hall, watching the ring-tailed lemurs play and frolic, at 9 o'clock, the breeder Xiao Yang in a blue uniform appeared.

Seeing this, Yan Ganghui pulled his girlfriend, and the two quickly followed!

At this time, there are already many tourists in the ring-tailed lemur exhibition area. They are all amazed by the island scenery here and the fairy-like ring-tailed lemurs. They take pictures with "kaka" and make various sounds of admiration.

"Wow! So beautiful!"

"Ring-tailed lemurs are so cute!"

A little girl looked at the scenery on the island eagerly, and turned her head and said, "Dad, can I go to the island to play? I want to touch the little monkey paper!"

Dad's face was embarrassed. If it was other animals, he could also coax the small animals to be fierce and not to touch, otherwise they would scratch people, but when the ring-tailed lemur went to the zoo before, his daughter also touched it!

I also heard the breeder talk about their habits, saying that this is a gentle animal and can have some interaction.

But looking at Ring-tailed Lemur Island, there seems to be no way of the past.

"Dad, I want to go to the island to play..." The little girl played coquettishly, dangling her father's hand.

Dad saw the breeder appear at this time, his eyes lit up, and he rushed over, wanting to ask!

Xiao Yang came to the bamboo raft at the "Port Pier" and looked at the tourists around him.

It was the first time to do this business, and he was also a little rusty. He used the key to open the lock on the bamboo raft, cleared his throat, and the voice came out through the headset: "Are there any tourists who want to go to the island, you can come to me. !"

Well, there is no need to ask, the surrounding tourists suddenly became excited when they heard it, and ran over one after another.

Yan Ganghui and Su Hui took the lead and came to the forefront. The girl and her father who had just been coquettishly going to the island to touch the little monkey paper came over to ask questions, and they became the first tourists.

"Hey, enough is enough! There are almost a dozen people in one trip, and the others can wait for the next trip!"

Other tourists quickly lined up here.

"You don't have to wait too long. The seats are limited. If you want to see the lemurs up close, you can also go to the indoor hall."

Xiao Yang pointed to a large sign behind him again: "Before landing on the island, I suggest that everyone look at this sign!"

The sign was painted with candy in his hand, a burning cigarette butt, shouting at the monkey, raising his foot to look like he was about to step on the monkey's tail, and a striking red cross was drawn on each pattern!

It's obviously forbidden to do.

No smoking, feeding animals, yelling to intimidate animals, or doing things that hurt animals.

Xiao Yang took everyone on the bamboo raft and paddled like a boatman on a ferry. The tourists sat on the rickety bamboo raft and watched the island keep getting closer, and they became excited! There is a feeling of going on an adventure.

The little girl "giggled" happily and fiddled with the water with her hands.

By the way, Xiao Yang told the tourists about the regulations on the island, and said with a smile: "Don't stay too far from me, I hope you can follow the regulations seriously and have fun!"

Someone asked: "How long can I stay on the island?"

"Ten minutes or so!"

About 50 tourists can visit the island in about an hour, and 100 people in two hours a day.

Even if the ring-tailed lemur is mild-mannered and has been vaccinated for inspection, there is still a risk of close contact, so it is necessary to control it, and at the same time avoid too many people to see it and make illegal actions.

Yan Ganghui looked at a Yalong tree next to him, and when he got closer, he could see clearly. It turned out that the green was not the skin, but a layer of bright green shoots and leaves. The roots looked sharp and hard, with spikes like nails.

Somewhat surprised: "It looks like a cactus, and it really has thorns on it!"

"What a sharp thorn, won't the ring-tailed lemur get stabbed?"

Hearing his question, Xiao Yang explained with a smile: "This plant is called Yalong wood! The leaves on it are one of the staple foods of ring-tailed lemurs in the wild, and of course they won't hurt them."

Just as he was talking, he saw a ring-tailed lemur jumping onto the nearby Yalong wood, standing at a high place and looking at the crowd, with a bit of curiosity in his eyes, and he tweeted "woo~".