候鸟派出所引发国际关注！《中国国际电视台》专题报道

Guarding Nature: Police in SW China dedicated to protecting migratory birds

China's commitment to modernization emphasizes coexistence between humans and nature. In southwest China's Yunnan Province, officers at a small police station have been dedicated to protecting migratory birds flying over the Ailao Mountains over the past 40 years. Yang Jinghao has the story.

These police officers are patrolling around the Ailao Mountains looking for any signs of bird hunting…

They're from a small police station in a nearby town in Nanhua County, in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

YANG JINGHAO  Nanhua County, Yunnan Province "The Ailao Mountains boast rich biodiversity. It's also an important migratory route for birds. Every September, local police officers also 'migrate' here, so to speak, to protect these creatures."

Many residents of the region used to live in extreme poverty and chose to hunt birds for food, or as a source of income.

Li Qiangao joined the protection effort in 1999, 15 years after it was launched.

LI QIANGAO Police Officer, Nanhua County "We even didn't have a tent to rest and could only use rain capes made of palm barks instead. Since they are damp-proof, we used them as both a kind of rain gear and something we could sit on when we were tired."

For them, the real challenge was the unknown dangers, such as falling from the cliffs.

LI QIANGAO Police Officer, Nanhua County "Walking in the dense forests, we would also encounter beasts like boars and bears. Venomous snakes are also very common. Meanwhile, we need to beware of fallen deadwood, which could be fatal. I was once nearly hit by one."

Besides challenges from nature, they have to deal with confrontations with hunters.

YANG ZHENGQIANG Police Officer, Nanhua County "Once I was chasing a law breaker at night, I tried to hold him down on the ground. Then we tumbled down the mountain. We rolled downward together for about 40 to 50 meters before we stopped. Then he asked me to set him free, saying he would accept punishment."

It wasn't until 2010 that a shelter was built in the vicinity of the mountain.

Over the past four decades, apart from strict law enforcement, the police have educated the residents to become bird guardians not hunters.

HE CHENGFU Villager, Nanhua County "People's awareness has been changed, and everyone knows they can't hurt the birds anymore and gets down to action to protect them."

It's working. In recent years, the police have handled few wildlife-related cases, and the number of wild animals has also been growing, but they remain on high alert, ready to carry on the mission to protect nature.

Yang Jinghao, CGTN, Nanhua County, Yunnan Province.

全文翻译如下：

保护自然: 中国西南部的警察致力于保护候鸟

中国式现代化强调人与自然的和谐共存。在中国西南部的云南省，一个小派出所的警察们在过去40年里，一直致力于保护飞越哀牢山的候鸟。

杨景皓报道：

这些警察正在云南哀牢山周围巡逻，寻找任何鸟类被狩猎的迹象……他们来自中国西南部云南省南华县附近小镇的一个派出所（云南省南华县公安局红土坡森林派出所）。

杨景皓：“哀牢山脉拥有丰富的生物多样性。它也是鸟类的重要迁徙路线。每年9月，当地警察也会‘迁徙’到这里，为了保护这些生物。”

该地区的许多居民多年前生活在极端贫困中，所以他们选择狩猎鸟类作为食物或收入来源。李乾高于1999年加入了这项保护工作，此时距离保护工作启动已有15年。

南华县公安局红土坡森林派出所所长李乾高：“那时我们甚至没有帐篷休息，只能用棕榈树皮做的雨披。因为它们是防潮的，我们把它们既作为一种雨具，也是累了可以坐在上面的东西。”

对他们来说，真正的挑战是未知的危险，比如从悬崖上掉下去。

南华县公安局红土坡森林派出所所长李乾高：“在茂密的森林里行走，我们也会遇到野猪和熊等野兽，毒蛇也很常见。同时，我们需要小心倒下的枯木，这可能会致命。我曾经差点被一棵树砸到。”

除了来自大自然的挑战，他们还必须应对与猎人的对抗。

南华县公安局红土坡森林派出所杨正强警官：“有一天晚上，我在追赶一个违法者，我试图把他按在地上，然后我们从山上滚了下来。我们一起滚了大约40到50米才停下来。然后他让我把他放了，说他会接受惩罚。”

直到2010年，山附近才建了一个守护点。在过去的四十年里，除了严格的执法外，警方还教育当地居民成为鸟类守护者，而不是猎人。

南华县马街镇何成福村民：“人们的意识已经改变了，每个人都知道他们不能再伤害鸟类了，并采取行动保护它们。”

这是有效的。近年来，当地警方很少处理与野生动物有关的案件，野生动物的数量也在不断增加，但他们仍保持高度警惕，随时准备执行保护自然的使命。

 

杨景皓，中国国际电视台，云南省南华县