‘Huabiao’ (Chinese Leopard) Sightings in Henan – Numbers Exceeding 6 Individuals
Henan Daily reporter Han Zhonglin Interviewed Sources Provided Photo
The Yellow River is the Mother River, not only nourishing the people along the coast, but also nourishing the flowers, birds, insects and beasts along the coast.
As the Yellow River ecological environment continues to improve, biodiversity is achieving good results. This time, located in Jiyuan National Nature Reserve, 8 months and 42 times captured the wild Huabiao (Chinese leopard), cumulative identification of more than 6 individuals.
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A 'retired' man in Taishan Mountain was discovered
They are standing at the top of the food chain, most people can only detour; they are a symbol of speed, the time it takes for a 100-meter sprint is half of Bolt's; they are also a symbol of wealth, with nothing but 'money' on them. Their names are Huabiao (Chinese leopard), once a 'big boss' of the Taishan Mountain area, until they encountered the top of the food chain humans, robbing their 'territory'. In this moment in history, they seemed to have nowhere to stand on the vast Earth, and eventually became endangered.
Fortunately, when they were at their most helpless, humans began to actively change the ecological environment and start to protect them. So they returned to their paradise, flourished and multiplied, and are gradually regaining their prosperity.
In good condition
They have returned to prosperity, it is not just a saying, but is supported by data and facts.
From January 1, 2015, Jiyuan Taishan National Nature Reserve has been conducting wild animal Huabiao (Chinese leopard) red-eye camera monitoring, the rare animal images were captured 42 times, and monitoring of multiple monitoring areas of the nature reserve Huabiao.
Since the beginning of wild animal red-eye camera monitoring in Jiyuan Taishan National Nature Reserve in January 1, 2015, the number of Huabiao (Chinese leopard) 'appearing' has been steadily increasing, and the number of Huabiao (Chinese leopard) monitored has been increasing year by year.
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Jiyuan Taishan Huabiao (Chinese leopard) has passed cumulative identification of individuals not less than 6, have been photographed 'couple leopards' and 'mother and child leopards', indicating that the Huabiao (Chinese leopard) population structure is reasonable.
Huabiao (Chinese leopard) is also known as 'money leopard', a large cat species, with a tiger-like appearance but smaller, a longer tail and short, muscular limbs; the fur is yellow and covered with black rings; the small and dense spots on the head and the larger, circular or elliptical flower patterns on the back resemble ancient coins, so they are also called 'money leopards' and Chinese leopards.
Huabiao (Chinese leopard) from head to tail is about 1.7-2.1 meters long, the tail is more than half the length of the body, male weighs about 60-75 kilograms, and female weighs about 40-55 kilograms. It has well-developed vision, hearing and smell. Its canine and carnassial teeth are extremely developed; the three-pointed cusp of the upper carnassial teeth and the two-pointed cusp of the lower carnassial teeth; the molar teeth are relatively degenerate, and the crown diameter is smaller than the outer side of the outer cheek teeth height. The fur is soft and has obvious patterns. The front foot has 5 toes, and the hind foot has 4 toes; the claws are sharp and retractable.
Huabiao (Chinese leopard) was hunted and killed in large numbers, the population declined sharply, became an endangered species, and was listed as a national level protected animal. Currently, it is only found in Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.
'The appearance of Huabiao (Chinese leopard) in Taishan Mountain multiple areas this time, represents a close connection between Jiyuan's Huabiao (Chinese leopard) population and the Huabiao (Chinese leopard) population in other areas of Taishan Mountain, and is in a state of diffusion, which is of great importance for the healthy and recovery of Taishan Mountain Huabiao (Chinese leopard) population. It also proves that with the continuous strengthening of ecological protection and the implementation of the Henan South Taishan River Lake Grassland Ecological Protection and Restoration Project, the ecological environment in Jiyuan Taishan Mountain is stable and healthy development. ' Jiyuan Forestry Bureau staff said that the red-eye camera also recorded the national level protected animal Huashen (Chinese serow), the second level protected animal Yellow-throated Marten, Sparrow Hawk, Red-bellied Cocklahs, Spoonbill and Black-hooded Eagle etc. many other protected wildlife. (Chief Editor Hu Lili Editor Zhang Vi Editor)
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