Is alpaca a protected animal?

The alpaca is a furry animal with a gentle temperament and a shiny and elastic coat. Alpacas are raised in a small number of areas. So is alpaca a protected animal?

Is alpaca a protected animal?

Wild alpacas are protected animals and hunting is prohibited. However, alpacas raised can eat and sell hair, so they are good farmed animals. The number of alpacas is small and has unique physical characteristics.

2. Introduction of alpaca

Alpaca is an animal of the order Artiodactyla and Camelidae. It weighs 55-65 kg and its head length is 1200-2250 mm. It looks a bit like a sheep and generally lives on a plateau at an altitude of 4000 meters. Each group of more than ten or dozens, led by a strong male camel. Feed on alpine thorns. The competition for mates is very fierce during the estrus season, and only one adult male camel is allowed in each group. The pregnancy period of female alpaca is 11.5 months, with 1 litter per fetus. It can reproduce in both spring and summer.

Alpaca is gentle, smart and human. In addition to wild species, there are a considerable number of tame and improved breeds. It is widely used as a piggyback tool by Indians and is suitable for captivity. It is one of the most important livestock in South America. The wool of alpaca is longer than wool, bright and elastic, and can be made into high-grade wool fabric. There are about 3 million in the world, more than 90% of them live in the highlands of Peru and Chile in South America, and the rest are distributed in Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.

III. Alpaca breeding

Alpacas are extremely docile, easy to raise and manage, and can be kept in captivity with only two wires or ropes. Alpacas are managed in groups according to type, coat color, age and sex, with 200 to 1000 alpacas per group. Female alpacas of the right age account for about 40% in the group, and 30% of castrated male alpacas used to produce camel wool should be included in the group. During the breeding season, the ratio of male to female alpacas is 1: 20: 25. The grassland with slightly fertilized management carried 2 alpacas per 667 square meters (1 mu). Alpaca intake is not large, resistant to rough feeding, mainly to grass, the habit of grazing is the closest to sheep, hay and crop straw are the best feed for alpaca.

Alpaca is a kind of animal that can be raised, but it can not be killed in the wild, but it can be farmed artificially, and alpaca breeding is still a good entrepreneurial project.