云南北迁象群向西南迁移6.6公里,昆明市政府表示:做好象群进入主城区的应急准备。 4日当天,北迁象群向西南迁移6.6公里,持续在昆明市晋宁区双河乡活动,人、象平安。 另一群南下 除进入昆明的北迁象群外,5月24日凌晨,亚洲象预警系统的监测显示一个有17头野生亚洲象的象群试探性进入中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园,并逗留至今。 此群野象来自西双版纳国家级自然保护区勐养子保护区,如果它们进一步向西双版纳热带植物园核心区移动,将威胁到植物园内的珍稀濒危植物。 Wandering elephants turned on a faucet to have a drink in a village courtyard in southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 4. Authorities have been working on emergency plans to make the wandering wild Asian elephants either turn around or settle down in suitable habitat nearby before they enter densely populated areas around Yunnan's provincial capital Kunming. 同一时期,两群野生亚洲象分别北上南下离开保护区,这背后究竟是什么原因呢? 北京师范大学生命科学学院教授张立给出了分析。 1. 野生动物保护见成效,种群数量增长 在过去20—30年间我国野生动物保护取得了一定成效,在野外对于濒危物种的大象的盗猎杜绝了;人们的保护意识不断提高,对野生大象的驱赶和人为的惊扰减少,大象种群整体数量增长。 2. 保护区外栖息地减少,与经济发展矛盾加剧 在保护区以外大象栖息地大面积减少,(栖息地)变换成了茶园、橡胶林,野生动物保护和我们当地的经济发展矛盾日益激化。 Analyzing the elephants' journey, Zhang Li, a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Beijing Normal University, considered that: People are now more aware of how important it is to protect wild elephants, and so human interference is decreasing, meaning the overall population of elephants is increasing. Still, even with so many efforts, it doesn't mean wildlife conservation doesn't face an increasing conflict with local economic development. 会不会有更多的大象“北漂”? 北京林业大学教授谢屹表示,“在(西双)版纳的野象谷这个地区,有三群象。这三群象都会有些移动,它不会在一个地方。从(西双)版纳北移到普洱,有些象群会回来,回来的时间不一定,有的时间长,有的时间短,现在说大象会不会一直北迁,下定论还为时过早。” But according to Xie Yi, a professor at Beijing Forestry University, “it is still too early to say whether other elephants will move north or not.” 外媒评价 6月4日,BBC对于此次大象“北漂”事件,进行了大幅报道。 中国专家行动小组及时对象群迁移做出应急准备,BBC用“a big effort"(一项巨大的努力)给予了肯定。 On June 4, BBC reported on the elephants' march in an article called "China elephants: Herd on mammoth 500km trek reaches Kunming." It praised the local government for its efforts in providing food and keeping them safe. 网友们也纷纷送上了他们的欣赏与祝福。 Netizens also wished the elephants a safe journey. 祝愿象群们一路安好!🙏 昆明人民欢迎你们! 这些大象们聪慧冷静,知道如何把小象从泥坑里救出来,换成其他象群的话,可能会陷入恐慌。 我打赌在过人行道的时候,他们的腿磕得很疼。 推荐阅读:一路向北!云南15头野生亚洲象正迁移 一路“象”北,已达昆明,象群会调头吗?