The road behind the Predator exhibit was originally blocked, and I don't know what was being built, but now it's open.

Liu Wei and the others walked along the road for a while, and found that there was an open lake behind them, with a large area of reeds near the shore, and there were no pavilions and water pavilions, which looked more natural than the general park waterfowl lake.

Many zoos originally used waterfowl lakes in the form of traditional gardens, and the environmental needs of animals were not considered in the slightest.

The most typical is the revetment of the lake, which goes straight up and down, creating an obstacle between the movement of animals on land and in the water, and there is no shelter for animals around the waterfowl lake.

On the waterfront zoo side, the revetment is a slope that is convenient for waterfowl to go up and down.

On the edge of the revetment and on the surface of the lake, there are also scattered "floating" some fallen tree trunks and roots.

In fact, the support column is used to connect the trunk of the tree to the bottom of the lake, and the support column cannot be seen on the water surface.

The half-floating roots of the tree not only look like a wetland landscape, but also provide a resting place for birds.

Five or six white-breasted and black-backed birds, perched on the trunk of a tree in the middle of the lake, and one of them had just flown over.

These birds are night herons, a species of birds that have a wide distribution.

It wasn't introduced by the zoo, but it was already in the vicinity, and I was attracted by the natural environment here.

In the middle of the lake, there is a flock of yellow ducks swimming in the water, their heads shrunk and looking flat and fat.

It is a ruddy shelduck rescued by the waterfront zoo before.

At the beginning of the release, some ruddy shelducks were not used to going into the water, and only moved on the shore.

Now after a while, they are gradually playing in the water.

Some ruddy shelducks have already begun to fly away from the waterfowl lake and go to the mountains near the zoo to explore their surroundings.

However, it did not fly away all at once, and it would still fly back at night, and the large group would sleep together for the night, and wait for the breeder to come over in the morning to put in the food, and then fly out to the wave after eating.

This is a soft release!

Provide a haven for animals to rest and have food, so that they can gradually explore and adapt to the wild environment, exercise their abilities, and leave naturally when they grow.

Ruddy shelducks form different flocks in the water, and the soles of their feet are plucked, creating a circle of ripples on the surface of the water.

When the sun shines, the lake is full of broken gold.

Wu Jiancong: "Hey, this is Peking duck?" ”

Liu Wei was immediately happy, not to mention this duck, the yellow feathers are really a little baked.

There is no sign on the side for the time being, and the waterfowl lake has only repaired the nearby road.

Wait for the zoo to introduce some waterfowl and then make the corresponding signs.

The beautiful environment has attracted many tourists to come for a walk.

Walking in the shade of the tall trees on the shore, watching the waterfowl swimming leisurely in the lake, enjoying the coolness and gentle breeze of the lake, it is really pleasant.

There were elderly people sitting on benches on the shore, watching the waterfowl and listening to the radio.

Some of the children also squatted down, stretched their hands out of the wooden fence around the perimeter, and made a splash of water, wanting to interact with the ruddy shelduck.

But the ducks were swimming in the water and didn't come over at all.

There are volunteers at the water's edge, and if a tourist wants to throw some bread or something into the water, they will come forward to discourage them.

Liu Wei and the others casually slipped around the waterfowl lake, went to the animal restaurant for lunch, and then went back.

Not only did I see the abundant behavior of elephants, but I also saw the beautiful posture of the black panther, which rarely showed up, running and jumping.

Today's visit can be said to be a great experience.

……

Wang Yan also came over today and walked around the zoo.

He happened to be seen by Fang Ye, and immediately warmly invited him to come to the reception room to sit and chat.

Wang Yan also readily agreed.

Sitting on the sofa, he sighed: "Director Fang, your zoo is really good!" ”

Not a polite word, but a sincere compliment!

The environment and abundance of the elephant hall are certainly amazing, but he thinks the best thing is the farmland at the door.

There is such a zoo in a city, children can experience farming activities from an early age, get to know all kinds of small animals around them, understand what is green agriculture and organic agriculture, and talk to the classmates about their own experience of farming activities.

Moisturizing things silently.

There was also the waterfowl lake, which he also visited and was keenly aware of the sloping revetments.

Such a design is undoubtedly very friendly to water birds!

I can't help but think, can Galaxy University refer to the style of this waterfowl lake?

The new campus is still under construction, and the garden has not yet started.

If the green lake is designed to be animal-friendly, attract all kinds of animals and wild birds, and even build nests and breed in the university, it is really a great nature education class for students.

Previously, he chatted with Fang Ye to discuss urban animals, how people and animals can live in harmony.

Large-scale protected areas are good, but they can only be built in sparsely populated areas, and cities and towns can also become a place for animals to live and breed in densely populated areas where there is no way to set up special protected areas to make room for wild animals.

As soon as he said his thoughts, Fang Ye smiled: "This is good!" I heard Mr. Lu talk about this some time ago. ”

Yanda is an example of habitat restoration over the past century.

Now Yanda has been merged into Peking University, and the area of Yanda at that time was 100 hectares, and the green space was about 40 hectares.

With more than 200 species of birds, 600 species of plants, and 11 species of mammals in an area of 40 hectares, there are so many species of wildlife and humans that can coexist in a densely populated area.

The first is people's awareness of ecological protection, and the second is that when Yan University was building the campus, it collected plants and seeds from the North China Plain and planted them on the campus.

Today, the appearance of the green space is still the same, with such a vegetation base, native animals can reproduce, and the biodiversity is very good.

Speaking of native animals, Wang Yan and their recent surveys on the raccoon dogs in the sea through infrared cameras, visits and inquiries, etc., found that there are really a lot of raccoon dogs, and traces of raccoon dogs have been found in 30 communities.

However, residents are not very sensitive to the wildlife around them, and few of them notice.

Someone found the raccoon dog when he was walking his dog at night, and there was a conflict between the dog and the raccoon dog, and he took a picture, but he didn't know what it was.

Now it is only some occasional small friction, and Wang Yan speculates that in another five years, after the raccoon dog adapts to the city, there may be a general conflict with the residents.

Fang Ye said: "This is the responsibility of our zoo, when the time comes, we will build an exhibition hall to introduce the raccoon dog animal, so that the public can understand how to get along with them." ”