State Highway 108 to address the cause of the separation issue, "intermarriage Zones" have been put on the agenda
Because the State Road 108, people to achieve both fast opening, but also because the national highway 108, as the number of giant panda populations with at least the size of the population in the giant panda Ling had to "separation." Whether through the corridors of the building, as the two "separation" of the giant panda to pull strings? Yesterday, in Yaan City Yingjing County held the size of the giant panda Ling-phase protection strategy seminar, the State Forestry Administration, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology, the provincial Forestry Department, Conservation International Foundation (ci) and the China West Normal University, Beijing Representative Office and other relevant units of the anxiety and hope the pandas as soon as possible to build a "marriage" and "corridor."
Ridge Road, across the country with the size of panda "separation"
China's giant pandas found in six mountain ranges: Qinling, Minshan, Qionglai Mountain, with Ridge, a small phase Ling, Liangshan, where at least the size of populations with Ridge. "Third panda census data is that the region just over 40 only existing Panda." Wei, deputy director of Chinese Academy of Animal Fuwen description, size, compared with Ling the panda population distribution of other species, the group has a special gene and therefore of the region as a whole giant panda population to maintain genetic diversity and richness of a certain contribution to the value and role.
However, the size of the giant panda Ling faced with the problem of separation. China West Normal University, associate professor of Yang Zhisong rare animals that connection and Qionglai Daxiangling key regional populations of Giant Pandas in the mud on the hill areas, this is a great place to be with Ridge Mountains through the National Highway 108, happened to block the population of exchanges. "The mountain is 108 State Road mud through, there are many mining spots along the route, also caused damage to vegetation." Before, Yang Zhisong had conducted a survey of the area and found that most pandas Daxiangling regional distribution of more than 1800 meters above sea level West Slope area, the area cool post, sheep and cow tail carbon ditch giant footprints found in rocks to dot pitch of State Road 108 were about 1km: "There must have been not many pandas 'separation', due genetic diversity and survival challenges. "
Difficulties in the construction corridor of vegetation damage
This year in June, Iasi speed control projects - mud Cairn Tunnel, the original construction of the tunnel is not cut off for the giant panda habitat was built, but experts believe that the giant panda to give the land to provide "convenience", but also need to build a "corridor." It is understood that the establishment of giant panda corridors primarily through planting trees planted bamboo, closing, etc. to restore Daxiangling Qionglai mountains and the giant panda population connection.
However, it is not easy. "Now the construction corridor, unrealistic." Yang Zhisong associate professor bluntly. 108 State Road, as a result of mining Dengjun vegetation on both sides were damaged to varying degrees, local residents, "reflects environment Everyday", herbs, hunting, mining cut bamboo shoots, also makes a serious deterioration of vegetation in the region, like in this basis vegetation recovery and recycling is not resolved within a short time. In addition, the region and the valley station of modern highways and other projects under construction, coupled with tourism development issues and also to some extent affected the construction corridor.
Experts recommended the establishment of ecological compensation mechanism
However, the local giant panda conservation research has been initiated. Yingjing County Deputy Magistrate Lin Ni said the giant panda protection for a series of measures have been taken, but to build the corridor, and coordination of economic development, local residents are also very great difficulty. "For example, bamboo is a giant white folder most favorite food to eat bamboo one, but it is good economic returns, local residents do not want to eat panda show it." In this regard, experts said, must establish a mechanism for ecological compensation to coordinate protection of giant pandas and local sustainable development.
Now, the State Forestry Administration, the Provincial Forestry Department has been the construction of this corridor put on the agenda, in the early stage, the relevant departments will study the specific and concrete plans for the corridor several lines, in this based on long-term monitoring to ensure that the corridor construction of sustainability. Source: Huaxi Dushi Bao
