■ Hainan Daily reporter Sun Hui
“Everyone, gather quickly, the ‘star’ meeting is about to begin!” At noon on May 18, at the office of the Management Bureau of Datian National Nature Reserve in Hainan (hereinafter referred to as Datian Nature Reserve) In front of the building, reporters from the 2024 International Biodiversity Day themed interview team got out of the car carrying "long guns" and "short cannons", looking forward to seeing the most dazzling "star" in this reserve - Hainan Eld's Deer.
"It's coming! It's coming! It's so beautiful!" A Hainan Eld's Deer with a slender body and black eyes flew over, put its mouth into the caretaker's hand and bit into a piece of dried sweet potato, and everyone praised it.
This Hainan Eld's Deer named "Tian Tian" is the calf left behind after a doe died in childbirth in the reserve. It was brought back to be artificially fed by the rangers. Although it returned to the wild when it grew up, it He often comes back to get along with everyone and is not afraid of humans at all.
Hainan Eld's Deer is a rare species unique to Hainan. It is a national first-level protected animal and is listed as an endangered species by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). In the 1980s, Datian Eld's Deer Reserve was listed as a national nature reserve. Relevant departments also built dozens of kilometers of protective railings around the reserve and installed monitoring and other equipment. Hainan Eld's Deer also has Provide better survival security. Currently, there are about 400 Hainan Eld's deer in the reserve.
Reporters walked into the office building of the Administration Bureau. The camera on the big screen showed that the video surveillance system was monitoring the traces of Hainan Eld's Deer in real time. “In recent years, we have developed a relatively mature monitoring model by building video surveillance systems, introducing drone monitoring technology, arranging infrared cameras, and equipping GPS collars to provide scientific research monitoring and patrol management in protected areas. Provide multi-dimensional data support," said Wang Hesheng, deputy director of Hainan Datian National Nature Reserve Administration.
The Datian Reserve covers an area of 1,310 hectares. As far as the eye can see, there are vast savannas and shrub grasslands. From time to time, groups of Hainan Eld's Deer can be seen lying in the shade of the cool trees, or drinking and playing by the stream. .
Under the careful protection of the rangers of Datian Nature Reserve, the population of Hainan Eld's Deer has gradually increased. In order to ensure the ecological carrying capacity of Datian Nature Reserve, some Eld's Deer have been moved to Bangxi, Macaque Ridge, Baomei Ridge and other adjacent areas. In the tropical rainforest area, some Hainan Eld's deer have returned to the wild to survive and reproduce in the wild.
The Hainan Eld's Deer living in the reserve is not alone. In addition to the Hainan Eld's Deer, there are also national first-level key protected wild animals such as the round-nosed monitor lizard and small civet in the Datian Nature Reserve, and the national second-level key protected wild animals python , Hainan rabbit, Hainan muntjac, jungle fowl and other 21 species of key protected wild animals.
"We will improve the habitat quality of Eld's Deer and carry out ecological restoration of Eld's Deer's habitat through a series of methods such as mechanical pressure irrigation, manual excavation, planting grass, and digging storage tanks." Wang Hesheng said that although the nature protection of the field is The zone has created a safe and suitable living space for Hainan Eld's Deer. The population of Hainan Eld's Deer is also increasing year by year. However, Hainan Eld's Deer is still in the endangered stage and protection needs to be strengthened. (Hainan Daily No. 8, May 18)
