Shi Hu was injured by a wild animal, and it's hard to make him wild! Overseas protection of photographic records

Shi Hu, a wild animal protected by domestic cats, is in an endangered situation because of the large-scale development of sloping land and the cutting of roads, which has seriously fragmented and lost its habitat. At present, there are 10 Shi Hu housed in the Special Biology Research and Conservation Center of the Council of Agriculture, and most of them have been amputated by animals and cannot be released into the wild. At present, they are cooperating with Taipei Zoo to conduct overseas conservation research, hoping to record Shi Hu's life style through images and provide more conservation information to the public. (provided by audio-visual/local biological research and protection center)

Shi Hu, a protected wild animal in the shape of a domestic cat, is estimated to be very rare in the wild due to the great pressure of survival in the wild. (Photo courtesy/Agriculture Committee) Lin, an assistant researcher at Taiwan Province Endemic Biology Research and Conservation Center, pointed out that Shi Hu is very scattered in Taiwan Province Province and is often threatened by human interference such as car accidents. In addition, because Shi Hu is highly coincident with human activities, it may attack the chickens raised by farmers or farms, resulting in losses and casualties for farmers. More than half of Shi Hu, who was injured in the wild and sent to the rescue unit, was injured by animals.

Because of the pressure of survival in the wild, it is estimated that the number of wild areas is very rare at present. According to the data of the Special Health Center, records have been found in western Taiwan from Taoyuan to Tainan, but in recent years, only Miaoli, Taichung and Nantou areas still have exact distribution records. Due to the small number of fields and nocturnal habits in Shi Hu, it is not easy to make a detailed investigation.

At present, the wildlife first aid station of the Special Health Institute has taken in 10 Shi Hu individuals who can't be released in the wild, and most of them are captured by animals and face the fate of amputation. (Photo courtesy/Agriculture Committee) Researcher Lin pointed out that Shi Hu is a bobcat that the older generation of Taiwan Province people used to call. It is the most beautiful and dignified cat in Taiwan Province Province, second only to clouded leopard. When foraging, it is very calm, waiting for the route that the wild mouse must pass. When the prey passes by, it jumps out unexpectedly, mainly relying on two strong forelimbs.

Shi Hu looks cute, but Shi Hu, who can't be wild after being cured, is still wild at heart. For Shi Hu, which needs a large living area, the space in the captive environment should provide as many facilities as possible, so that they can keep enough hidden hiding space.

Due to the small number of fields and nocturnal habits in Shi Hu, it is not easy to make a detailed investigation. Researcher Lin (Photo courtesy/Agriculture Committee) stressed that at present, researchers have realized the urgency of the work of "extraterritorial protection" in Shihu. From 20 1 1, they started a cooperation plan with Taibei Zoo, giving the captive Shi Hu freshmen an endorsement for the protection of Shi Hu, and began to carry out Shi Hu-related research work in a captive environment, providing a habitat environment closer to the wild, trying to keep it in a more natural captive state.