Why was the Firefly Exhibition shut down urgently?

Two firefly exhibitions in Zhuzhou were attacked by environmental volunteers and were urgently stopped.

Firefly commercial performance was sniped by volunteers

On the evening of May 14, Zhuzhou environmental protection volunteer Liu Qing looked through Moments before going to bed and learned that during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, Zhuzhou City Shizi Lake Park There will be a large firefly viewing event. Liu Qing is keenly aware that "inviting" fireflies to perform in the city will undoubtedly accelerate their death. So, he decided to save these fireflies. He posted questions online and called on everyone to boycott the event. After this post was posted, there was an uproar on the Internet.

On the 21st, there was news that a similar event would be held in Shifeng Park. On the 22nd, after communicating with the management offices of Shizi Lake Park and Shifeng Park, environmental volunteers from Changzhou, Zhuzhou and Lakeside received a positive reply: the event would not be held. On the same day, a local self-media released information about the firefly exhibition "Night Elf's Dream Appointment". Tickets were priced at 30 yuan per person and the location was located at Shennong Lake. Therefore, environmental volunteers reported this situation to the Zhuzhou Forestry Bureau.

Activity party: ?Regular source, not wild

The person in charge of the firefly release event in Shifeng Park said that the original intention was to breed and cultivate a batch of fireflies on the two lakes in the park. The event was suspended after environmental volunteers raised objections.

"We are considering it. If it violates the rules, we will cancel it." Niu Fei, the person in charge of the "Night Elf Dream Date" event, said that the fireflies on display this time are not wild, but are cultivated in farms and come from At the Mengzhilian Firefly Farm in Xiaobu Town, Ningdu County, Jiangxi Province, animal quarantine certificates and other documents are provided with the fireflies. The reporter inquired and learned that the "Dream Love" firefly breeding farm is registered in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, and the company is qualified for firefly breeding and sales.

Forestry Bureau: Basically all are caught in the wild

“Basically all are caught in the wild!” Zou Lanping, chief of the Wildlife Conservation Section of the Zhuzhou Forestry Bureau, said that currently, there are 200 wild-caught wild animals in our country. There are many kinds of fireflies, but with changes in the environment, the number of fireflies is declining sharply and is on the verge of extinction. Artificial breeding is difficult, and the cost per animal is 20 yuan, while the online sales price is only 1 to 2 yuan per animal.

Zou Lanping said that fireflies have extremely strict requirements for their living environment and lighting environment. "After fireflies are released, the mortality rate reaches 60% within 3 days."

This The matter has attracted great attention from the Provincial Forestry Department and requested that such commercial performances be stopped. Currently, the firefly commercial performances at Shizi Lake and Shifeng Park have been suspended, and the forestry department has also urgently suspended the "Night Elf Dream Date" event.