Wolong became the first national giant panda nature reserve

From the first giant panda wild ecological observatory "May Day shed" start, to a comprehensive system to carry out the panda's wild ecological behavior, artificial captive breeding, wild training and release and other research activities, Wolong National Nature Reserve to create the discipline norms of giant pandas to become a benchmark in the wildlife protection industry, the creation of the giant panda protection system, can be regarded as a model of biodiversity conservation.1962,
19 species of animals, such as giant pandas, as "precious and rare" protected species and called for the establishment of nature reserves to protect them. In 1963, Wolong, Sichuan Province, established the Giant Panda Sanctuary to start the cause of panda conservation. Wolong was promoted to the first National Giant Panda Nature Reserve in 1978.
1980, Wolong joined UNESCO's "World Network of People and Biosphere Reserves" to explore new management models, and China's natural conservation cause reached an important turning point. Wolong took the lead in the implementation of protocol management in the country, so that ecological protection feeding the people, creating a win-win model of protection and development. Under the current pilot of the reform of the giant panda national park system, Wolong has become the forerunner of practicing "harmonious coexistence between man and nature".Zhixiang: 85-year-old former staff member of Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan
1960 Wolong, or deep mountain unknown. Local people also live in half a mountainside, more than 2000 people live a knife and fire, hunting and medicine life. I was 26 years old and arranged for me to work in a forest management institute, leading two workers to take care of tens of thousands of hectares of forest.
us to patrol the mountains, fire and insect protection, protection of animals and plants. Although the number of people is small, the mountain patrol encountered deforestation and hunting, resolutely stop. At that time, the awareness of ecological protection is not strong, the local people rely on the mountains to eat, we have a great opinion.
1975, I participated in the first survey of Wolong Giant Pandas and began to study the protection of giant pandas. At that time for the "May Day shed" site, is to find a giant panda, no mudslides, adequate water sources as an ecological observatory.
the station was set up, we went out every day with a machete and cut out more than 30 survey routes in the thick bamboo forest. After that, follow the sample line to track the panda's activity traces, look for panda feces analysis, observe the panda bite marks on bamboo.
, foreign experts brought radio collars that could locate the panda's trajectory. After putting on the collar for the giant panda, we held up the signal receiver at dawn, looking for the sound of "doodle" to run, according to the frequency to judge the range of activities of the giant panda.
giant panda is also afraid of the cold, often can see it in the snow slow slope "slip" down, this is through sports heating it. Giant pandas usually rest around 23 o'clock and get up and exercise every 3 hours. There was a panda in our tent not far from the slide, that day's snow and moonlight, I always remember.
year before the bamboo blossomed, in the winter of 1982, heavy snow fell for two days in a row. A giant panda came to the May Day shed. It was full of ice crystals, and it came and went. In the camp turned for a while, it began to ask for food, eat at the door half sit half lying, put the front palm on the rolling belly, very comfortable. Often uninsced, it became the "favorite" of the May Day shed camp, which we call "Babe". Then it became more and more timid, breaking into the shed at once and scaring us. He was curious, sniffed around with his nose, went to bed for a while, and looked at the wall for a moment. Then he slept directly in the shed and snored loudly.
been involved in panda conservation for 35 years, and there are many stories, such as "irresponsible panda mother" and "panda courtship". Each story gives me a better understanding of giant pandas.
Hu Tieqing: 82-year-old former director of the wildlife protection department of the Sichuan Provincial Forestry Department
In 1963, Sichuan established a special species reserve for giant pandas, golden monkeys and horned antelopes, mainly three rare animals, and first set up the Wolong Sanctuary.
about 1972, everyone was very anxious to learn about the impact of Wolong logging on giant pandas. At the time, many people had no sense of protection. I learn animals and plants and understand the destructiveness of logging. Even after the restoration of the ecosystem, it loses its originality and the disappearing species never return.
addition, Wolong is located on the northwest edge of the Chengdu Plain, with a special geographical location. The forest vegetation here just blocks the northwest wind, forming the natural barrier of "Sichuan grain silo and Chengdu Plain", and stopping logging is imminent. Subsequently, fdated, Wolong set up a Protected Areas Authority, expanded to 250 people, to the original Ministry of Forestry management. So far, Wolong has become the first national panda nature reserve and by far the largest panda reserve in the area.
1978, Wolong built the first giant panda field observatory, and experts teamed up to conduct scientific research on giant pandas. In the same year, UNESCO's Human and Biosphere Programme entered China. In 1980, Wolong
the first protected areas to be added, with the approval of the National People's Congress.
the Wolong region, the altitude difference is very large, spanning six vertical climate spectrum, biodiversity is extremely rich. At the time, the Group considered this to be a valuable biological gene pool and an excellent place to conduct conservation studies.
unlike many protected areas, Wolong is home to thousands of people. How to protect science, while solving the local people's living problems, Wolong's exploration, is a useful attempt.