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In Shaanxi Changqing National Nature Reserve , the staff were surprised to find that the infrared camera placed in the wild actually captured multiple wild golden leopards .
You should know that as national first-class protected animal , the number of golden leopards is very rare in the wild, and their habitat has long been fragmented due to human reasons, which makes them extremely rare in the wild.
Therefore, this time, the discovery of wild leopards in Shaanxi is not only a recognition of the good local ecological environment, but also means that the number of wild leopards in the local area is growing steadily.
Relevant experts said: In the 2017 field survey, there were about 250 wild leopards living in the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi Province. After a five-year field observation, the number of them is currently conservatively estimated to be at least 280. Therefore, many netizens said: The problem of wild boar flooding can be solved soon.
But is this really the case?
Today the messenger will give you a useful knowledge point: Can leopards solve the problem of wild boar flooding?
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Speaking of which, wild leopards are the top predator in nature. Their main food sources include not only medium and large herbivores such as goats, deer, roe deer, but also omnivorous animals such as wild boars.
And because the golden leopards are smart and know how to attack sneak attack skills, their success rate of hunting prey is very high. Basically, as long as they take action, few prey will escape from their claws.
Therefore, after learning that the number of wild leopards in Shaanxi has increased steadily, many netizens were very happy, especially those living in rural Shaanxi, who believed that the savior had arrived and were no longer afraid of encountering wild boars on the road. Everyone thought that the wild boars would be hunted by the leopards.
So, can the 280 wild leopards in Shaanxi really solve the problem of wild boar flooding in Shaanxi?
Let us first briefly understand how serious the wild boar flood is in Shaanxi.
According to field survey data, the number of wild boars in Shaanxi is at least about 200,000, and most of them are distributed in the distribution ranges of wild leopards, mainly in the area of Qinling .
Over the years, due to the increasing number of wild boars in Shaanxi, it has also brought a lot of trouble to local residents. Almost every year, wild boars will injure people in Shaanxi, making the conflict between locals and wild boars more and more serious.
For example, in November last year, in a village in Shangluo, Shaanxi, a young woman was suddenly attacked by a wild boar while playing at the entrance of the village. She chased the little girl all the way and kept biting her. Although some villagers arrived in time after hearing the cry for help, they were bitten by the wild boar while driving away the wild boar. Fortunately, the injured were not in danger of their lives after being sent to the hospital.
In 2018, in a village in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, a wild boar weighing at least 200 kilograms suddenly rushed down from a nearby mountain, broke into the village, and attacked the villagers, causing one death and one injury to .
and in 2019, many villages in Foping County, Shaanxi Province suffered heavy losses due to the flood of wild boars, and they were even reluctant to plant them.
Because wild boars are omnivorous animals, every year when the harvest season comes, they will rush in front of the villagers and destroy all the crops in the fields. Even after eating all the crops in the fields, they will sneak into the villagers' homes to steal food. This also gives the villagers a headache. After all, wild boars are protected animals, and the villagers can only dare not speak out, saying that they are serving the wild boars in their farming.There are many similar situations in
. Therefore, in recent years, with the continuous intensification of the problem of wild boars in Shaanxi, Shaanxi has been trying to solve the problem of wild boars disasters in various places. However, it is almost impossible to reduce the density of wild boars in the country in a short period of time and no longer pose a threat to humans.
After all, wild boars are also a kind of beast. Even if a professional hunting team member encounters wild boars in the wild, if they are not careful, they may be killed by them.
However, there are only 280 leopards in Shaanxi. Can they really eat all the wild boars that are flooding?
Indeed, if the natural enemies of wild boars can be restricted, this is indeed a good way, including many experts, including that in Shaanxi, one of the main natural enemies of wild boars is jackal and the other is the leopard.
However, because of the previous hunting of these two animals by humans and the destruction of their habitats, it has been difficult to find traces of jackals and leopards in Shaanxi for more than 20 years.
Therefore, this is also the main reason for the proliferation of wild boars in Shaanxi. Therefore, if the number of wild leopards in Shaanxi continues to increase in the future, it can indeed help people prevent and control the continued growth of wild boar population.
However, there is also a problem here: even if these 280 wild leopards in Shaanxi hunt one wild boar every day, they can only hunt about 8,000 wild boars in a month.
What is this concept? Compared with the current 200,000 wild boars in Shaanxi, it is impossible to rely on more than 200 leopards to control the proliferation of wild boars.
After all, wild boars have amazing breeding ability. They can breed 2 nests a year and each nest can produce about 8 cubs. This also means that if there is no better way to control the number of wild boars, then it won’t take long to see the number of wild boars in Shaanxi. And such a growth rate is unrealistic to rely solely on the leopard to control it.
So, what should I do?
In this regard, some experts gave suggestions: turn wild boars into treasures, let wild boars and domestic pigs be cross-bred, and then let them become members of everyone's table. In this way, the problem of wild boars flooding can be solved. However, it will take a long time to cultivate and improve. The problem of wild boars flooding in Shaanxi in the short term is still unsolvable.
So, friends, do you agree with this method? If you have a better way, please leave a message in the comment area to discuss
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