China now has two natural alligator distribution areas, located in the Xuancheng area of ​​Anhui and the Changxing area of ​​Zhejiang. Both have established nature reserves, the former at the national level and the latter at the provincial level.

China now has two Chinese alligator natural distribution areas, located in Xuancheng area of Anhui Province and Changxing area of ​​Zhejiang Province. Both have established nature reserves, the former is at the national level and the latter is at the provincial level. Although the number of alligators is not large, they are all remaining distribution areas, and the species is well suited to the environment.

Protection should be targeted at eliminating human activities with high impact, and creating favorable environmental conditions for the alligator to lift the endangered species. As for whether the summer is too hot and the winter is too cold, whether and how the alligator can adapt should not be issues that should be considered in protection. Because the alligator is an ancient species, it has gone through countless cycles of hot and cold in history, and now the normal cycle of seasons is no obstacle.

However, in conservation, we have all developed the method of bringing alligators into greenhouses to spend the winter, and then moving them from the greenhouses to outdoors in spring. In particular, Anhui Alligator Sanctuary took the biggest action. Every time it was moved in or out, the media reported it as a major conservation measure. It was very hard to see the transporters holding a ferocious alligator in the mud and water. The alligator may also be uncomfortable. The anti-bite staff must pinch its mouth (kiss) tightly, load it into a cart and take it away. The cycle repeats in the next spring.

Alligators are cold-blooded animals. When the ambient temperature is low, they will hide in caves to hibernate, which can last up to 5 months. So why don't we create conditions for them to hibernate naturally, but use artificial greenhouses instead of caves? This can't but make people sigh. Are such protection laws still protecting wild animals? Even if it is, can generations of people persist? To protect wild animals, we should not interfere with or change their survival strategies, otherwise they will become domesticated. This distinction must be made.

Today I saw a report on Changxing alligators from Zhejiang News earlier this month. Although the title was about the cold wave hitting alligators, alligators live in a "greenhouse", but this greenhouse is not that greenhouse. One of them is very close to nature, or it is nature. It is said that the keeper patrols along the pond with straw, finds the crocodile cave with thin soil layer, and covers the alligator with straw to keep the hibernating alligator warm. In fact, this is not necessary, but it doesn't matter if people show love. In any case, it does not change their habit of hibernating in the wild. If you are worried about alligators overwintering naturally in the wild, you can learn from this approach.

There are also overwintering rooms in Changxing, some are larger and some are very small. The indoor temperature is artificially controlled. This is not natural overwintering. The good news is that some of them are overwintering naturally. Artificial breeding has interrupted the natural breeding time of alligators. In winter, there are still a large number of baby alligators as long as the length of a hand, and they will definitely not be able to survive the winter in the wild. At the same time, even adult alligators cannot burrow when they are kept artificially in cement ponds. All this determines that alligators must be equipped with greenhouses and artificial transitions for wintering. wildlife protection is too complicated, labor costs are high, and wild animals may also be highly degraded.

" Convention on Biological Diversity " emphasizes the sustainability of the survival ability of species in the wild. We must also protect wild animals in our hearts. The concept of ecological civilization requires respecting nature and complying with nature. Internationally, it also advocates the protection of nature through ecosystem methods. Specifically, the alligator must enter a cave when it should, hibernate when it should, and protect its habits, but not change its habits to show protection. It is recommended that all relevant parties further enhance the value pursuit of protecting alligators, respect their habits, strive to have more alligators overwintering naturally in the wild, and gradually eliminate artificial overwintering, so that alligators can truly become alligators in the ecosystem.