Is the weasel a protected animal?

Weasel, known as weasel, is a carnivorous mammal gnawing rodent, which mainly moves at night, often lives in hillsides or shrubs, can climb trees or water, and has a very sensitive sense of smell, but its vision is poor and its temperament is ferocious. often kill prey that exceed its food intake, let's take a look at whether the weasel is a state-protected animal!

Is the weasel a protected animal?

Weasel is a protected animal, but it does not belong to the national key protected animals, but belongs to the "three have" and beneficial animals or animals with important economic and scientific research value. In accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Law of the people's Republic of China, the provisions of this Law apply to "Sanyou" wild animals, which are generally protected by law, but at a lower level.

What kind of food do weasels eat?

The weasel has a mixed diet and feeds on mice and rabbits in the wild. Although the hare runs very fast in a short distance, in a long high-speed chase, it is always caught by fear and exhaustion to break its neck and become a victim under the mouth of the weasel. Also eat bird eggs and chicks, fish, frogs and insects. Near the home, often sneak attacks on poultry at night, first suck their blood, and then eat internal organs and body, sexual bloodsucking. Use the stinky glands to release the stench for self-defense. According to the survey, each weasel can prey on 6 or 7 mice overnight.

The living habits of weasels

1. Weasels are nocturnal animals, especially in the early morning and dusk, sometimes during the day, usually acting alone. Good at running, can stick to the ground, drill through cracks and caves, can also swim, climb trees and walls, etc., in addition to the breeding season, there is generally no fixed nest, usually hidden under firewood piles, stone piles, wall holes and so on.

2. Weasels often follow the migration of rodents and sneak into the vicinity of villages and build nests in stone caves and tree caves in winter. Good at climbing and swimming in the water, he can also jump high and run low, chasing prey like lightning in the rubble of dry ditches. Very alert and on high alert at all times, it is difficult to surprise a weasel. Once chased by dogs or people, when there is no way out and there is no escape, the weasel will fiercely launch a deadly counterattack against the attackers, appearing fearless and ferocious.

3. The weasel and other members of the family also have a weapon to retreat from the enemy, that is, a pair of soy-shaped smelly glands on both sides of the anus that can eject an unbearable secretion from the stinky glands while running away. If the enemy is shot in the head by this secretion, it will cause poisoning, light people feel dizzy, nausea and vomiting, and serious ones will fall to the ground in a coma.