Maintaining the Global Community of Life, Say No to Eating Wild Animals

Today is the seventh ‘World Wildlife Day’. This year’s global theme is ‘Protecting All Life on Earth’, and China’s theme is ‘Maintaining the Global Community of Life’. Starting today, the 2020 ‘World Wildlife Day’ promotional activities with the theme ‘Maintaining the Global Community of Life’ have kicked off across the country.

Seventh ‘World Wildlife Day’ promotional picture. National Forestry and Grassland Administration provided the picture.

According to the introduction, China has implemented systematic conservation projects for endangered species, and animals such as giant pandas, golden baboons, Asian elephants, and Tibetan antelope have reversed their continuous decline. Chinese clubrush, Chinese fir, Baishancizhuang pine, and TianTai maple have stabilized and increased in population.

Sixth ‘World Wildlife Day’ promotional picture. WWF provided the picture.

George Chan/WWF provided the picture of Tibetan antelope.

He Tianhu/WWF provided the picture of giant panda.

Huang Hai photographed in Huaguo Mountain National Nature Reserve, Fujian Province.

Meanwhile, China has taken measures such as in-situ conservation, ex-situ conservation, and returning to nature to continue conserving rare and endangered wild plants. Since joining the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in 1981, China has taken a series of stricter measures. It has achieved significant results in strengthening compliance management, improving regulatory enforcement, cracking down on illegal trade, promoting compliance cooperation, raising public awareness, and enhancing comprehensive compliance capabilities, focusing on ecological civilization construction.

A total of 118 nature reserves have been established across the country, providing wild plants with the natural environment they need to survive. About 65% of China’s key protected wild plants and small population wild plants are under protection. More than 90 kinds of wild plants with small populations, such as Chinese clubrush, Chinese fir, Baishancizhuang pine, Pudong maple, and Baishancizhuang pine, have been rescued, and their populations have gradually recovered. Currently, China has nearly 200 plants and gardens of various grades, collecting and preserving 20,000 species, accounting for 2/3 of China’s plant taxonomy, and basically completing the collection and preservation of Chinese clubrush, palm tree, and original Chinese orchid and lily plant resources.

On World Wildlife Day, let’s appreciate wild animals in Chinese paintings.

Wild animals are magical existences. They are residents of this planet and follow the laws of nature, appearing gracefully in the mountains and forests.

Wild animals are also popular objects in culture and art. They are enduring protagonists in various idioms, patterns, and shapes. Since modern times, many famous Chinese painters in China have created works on wild animals. Under the exquisite brushstrokes of the painters, the most beautiful images of wild animals are clearly visible, becoming the ‘face value’ in painting and drawing.

On March 3rd ‘World Wildlife Day’, we collected works of 10 artists including Xu Bing, Liu KuiLing, Chen Zifu, Liu JiLing, Feng Zhong, Fang Chu Xiong, Tian Shi Guang, Tang Jian, Wang Shun Yong, and Ren Zhong, covering lions, tigers, bears, leopards, eagles, monkeys, elephants, pandas, squirrels, wild geese, mandarin ducks, and other subjects.

Let’s continue to cherish the simple love of nature, and take it as our responsibility and obligation to protect wild animals and plants, and take practical actions to return nature to tranquility, harmony, and beauty.

‘Lion’ by Xu Bing.

‘Bear’ by Liu KuiLing.

‘Young Tiger’ by Feng Zhong.

‘Squirrel’ by Liu JiLing.

‘Langur’ by Fang Chu Xiong.

‘Koala’ by Fang Chu Xiong.

‘Snow Leopard’ by Tang Jian.

‘African Elephant’ by Tang Jian.

‘Panda’ by Wang Shun Yong.

‘White Eagle’ by Tian Shi Guang.

‘White-necked Goose’ by Chen Zifu.

‘Mandarin Duck’ by Ren Zhong.

Source: Department of Publicity and Education, Ministry of Natural Resources.

Reporter: Zhang JinPing.