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Thank you for the original contribution and sharing of the author [Mann Yong wrong Stone].

Submission date: June 29, 2018

Editor: encyclopedia

Coordinates: Beijing

Raising meat for 4 years, paying attention to encyclopedia for several years, thanks to the guidance and company of encyclopedia in the process of raising meat, I have benefited a lot! Before the official account article "thumb Fairy Cup Patch Feitu maintenance one, two" after reading a different point of view! The author appreciates the author's spirit of research, exploration and sharing, but the author disagrees with his understanding and views on the stolen harvesting of wild plants, ecological destruction, and the ethical relationship between man and nature. On a case-by-case basis, I would like to share some different views on the above issues.

First, the theft and digging of the California Fairy Cup has formed a complete smuggling black industry chain!

One day in December last year, I received a phone call for a report. More than 60 parcels mailed by a Chinese were suspicious, and the California Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation contacted US customs to arrange a X-Ray scan of the package, which found a wild succulent fairy cup made in California.

(the picture is from TMN and the copyright belongs to the original author)

A few days later, the Protection Bureau received another report call and rushed to PointArena in North Bay. Once again, I saw the Chinese man in the surveillance video of the USPS post office. His backpack contained more than 50 wild fairy cups that had just been dug up.

(the picture is from TMN and the copyright belongs to the original author)

Shortly after the case, a furtive SUV was parked on the side of Highway 1 where Mendocino was reported. Agents from the Protection Bureau rushed to the scene and found that it was full of wild fairy cups. There were 850 large plants and 1450 small ones. The two people who poached at the bottom of the cliff spoke little English and held Korean passports.

(the picture is from TMN and the copyright belongs to the original author)

The endless incidents of theft and excavation have attracted the attention of the California Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation. In April this year, with the help of USPS employees, the Protection Bureau tracked down a suspect who stole the Fairy Cup and mailed it to China. The 1334 fairy cups that were about to be mailed were seized. Subsequently, more than 1000 trees were found in the cabin in the North Canadian forest where the suspect rented.

(the picture is from TMN and the copyright belongs to the original author)

The picture above is the Korean who was arrested at the scene. Forgive me for not wanting to code such a criminal.

In just four months, the California Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation cracked three Fairy Cup theft cases in California's Humboldt and Mendocino counties, recovered nearly 5000 plants, and successfully exposed an illegal supply chain of succulent plants across the Pacific Ocean. Liu Fengxia,52, a 37-year-old Chinese citizen, and Taehun Kim and Taeyun Kim, a 46-year-old South Korean, have been arrested and will be formally indicted on May 16.

Article 1 of the California Constitution 384a states: "No one shall intentionally cut off, destroy, destroy or remove plants growing on all public land or highway access in the state or county. Violators are liable to a maximum fine of $1000 or a prison term of six months. "

The deeper the investigation, the more the industry chain behind it surprised the Protection Bureau. One agent said: "We have only opened the tip of the iceberg." Many botanists and environmentalists in Northern Canada are worried that more and more frequent theft and digging will not only damage the local ecological environment, but also lead to the loosening of cliff soil and landslides during the rainy season.

(the picture is from TMN and the copyright belongs to the original author)

A black market arises at the historic moment, first with special personnel responsible for "restocking" in California, and then through USPS mail or checked baggage to evade the examination and approval of inspection and quarantine, and resell the stolen succulent plants back to China to make exorbitant profits.

(the picture is from TMN and the copyright belongs to the original author)

After the stolen 5000 succulent plants were recovered, the administrators of the Protection Bureau personally planted more than 2000 of them back to the edge of the cliff. As the roots of the remaining 3000 plants were seriously damaged, they had to be potted for a period of time and then planted back in the autumn. "

The above part is excerpted from the American media "Los Angeles Consumer Guide", and the full text in Chinese can be searched and viewed online.

What is the harm of stealing and digging wild plants?

Harm 1: destroy the original landform.

The role of plants in preventing wind and fixing sand is well known, the desert desertification caused by soil erosion is deeply affected by it, a large number of surface plants are destroyed, which will bring serious hidden dangers of geological disasters.

Harm 2: destroy the native ecological chain.

Nature is an ecosystem that can only be maintained by many species, and the damage to one species will indirectly affect the survival of many animal and plant species. For example, plants bloom without soil erosion, bees feed on pollen and spread pollen, many small animals feed on honey and pollinated flowers and fruits, and large animals feed on small animals. The demise of any of these animal and plant species will indirectly affect other species.

Hazard 3: leads to the wild extinction of poached species.

More than 5,000 plants have been seized in the four cases mentioned above, which is only the tip of the iceberg. This is still in the United States, where citizens' legal awareness is strong when the judicial system is perfect. At this rate, if the investigation is not strict, if it is changed to a third World country, it will take a few years to dig up all of it. This is not alarmist talk. Cactus enthusiasts know the origin of rock peony and tortoise shell peony in Mexico, and the origin of Queen Aloe in South Africa, which is well known to tequila lovers, has become an endangered species because of theft. The origin has almost disappeared. Like the Fairy Cup, these plants grow only a few millimeters a year in extreme conditions, and once their origin disappears, it is almost impossible to recover. There are also many plants in China that are about to become extinct because of theft. Take several particularly beautiful ones as examples: jellyfish snow rabbit, Ta Huang, White Flag Dendrobium, Dendrobium candidum and so on. What a pity that such a beautiful plant has become extinct!

The picture below is a jellyfish snow rabbit:

Hazard 4: even if extinct in the wild, there is still horticulture. What's the difference?

Even if we don't consider whether it is immoral for a fist-sized wild succulent plant to be destroyed at the same age as our grandfather, the difference between wild growth and gardening is too big! First of all, there is the issue of genetic diversity: for example, we all know that hybrids are beautiful and smart, but there is a high probability of disability in next-of-kin marriage. If there is no diversity of genes to communicate for a long time, a disease will lead to the annihilation of the species. For example, the global banana wilt in 1950 and the global coffee tree rust since 2010 are all due to the fact that the cultivation of a single species has almost left humans with no more of these two plants to eat. The same is true for us, for example, although people who carry the sickle cell anaemia gene do great harm to their health, if it were not for some of our ancestors who carried this gene, the whole human race may have died of malaria hundreds of years ago. Therefore, species diversity is particularly important for all animals and plants.

The following picture shows Tahuang, an endangered plant uprooted by humans:

Hazard 5: may carry invasive species and viruses.

The role of the national customs is not only to collect taxes, but also to quarantine exotic animals and plants. Do these stolen fairy cup plants and the soil in the root belt contain worms and viruses that are not immune to our native animals and plants? This can only be known after suffering a lot from it. Friends in the countryside do not know if they have found a kind of big black mosquito that has never been seen before in recent years, which is very painful after being bitten. This is not a species in our country, but mainly comes from wood smuggled from the Russian far East.

Third, why many of the views of the author of the article "maintenance of the thumb Fairy Cup Patch Feitu and others (part two)" are wrong.

1. Where did the amazing old piles shown by the author come from?

In the article, the words "mining" and "original roots" are used many times, and it is mentioned that "only a few millimeters grow in a year." then the old piles displayed by the author whose visual vision is more than 200 millimeters are definitely not planted domestically, since wild mining abroad is illegal. Then domestic imports will not be allowed. If the author buys it through legal means, and the author says that "I absolutely do not support illegal exploitation of wild fairy cups to destroy the natural ecology", then can the author ask the seller to provide the customs declaration form and imported plant quarantine certificate?

2. "domestication and horticulture of the Wild Fairy Cup" mentioned in the article.

Human ancestors domesticated some wild animals to become livestock for our use, and Mr. Yuan Longping domesticated wild rice to feed more people. I don't understand the use of the author in domesticating a wild plant on the other side of the world. I am very much in favor of horticulture, but horticulture can start with seed collection and reproduction (which is not illegal), and there is no need to buy stolen wild plants. The author's article is very well written from a technical point of view, but the more people learn how to maintain these stolen wild fairy cups, the more plants will be stolen! Wouldn't it be better if the author wrote an article that taught you how to buy and raise Fairy Cup seeds?

3. The national treasure pandas mentioned in the article, who loves nature dare to come forward and say that they should be released and return to nature?

Please understand that the ultimate goal of any formal wildlife conservation organization is to restore the wild population of this species, not to keep them in captivity. "it only takes a few years to destroy a species, but it can take hundreds of years to restore them." China has made a lot of achievements in the breeding and wild use of giant pandas, as exemplified by the accidental capture and release of giant pandas for five years in December 2017. In our country, there are not only giant pandas who have successfully protected, artificially propagated and turned wild endangered wild animals, but also Zhu?, red-crowned cranes and so on.

4. The article mentioned, "do you have the ability to stop the expansion of human cities, prevent their environment from being destroyed, and prevent their number from decreasing?" Think for yourselves and things like that! "

It is a fact that our country, like all countries, has caused serious damage to the natural environment in the process of economic development because of ignorance and interests. But it is undeniable that these conditions are changing and improving, and now all large-scale infrastructure construction needs to pass strict environmental assessment. Cases of stopping construction because of the protection of wild animals and plants abound. In recent years, there is a list in Yunnan Province, where the author is located: green peacocks, a first-class protected animal in China (a unique peacock in China, blue peacocks are common in zoos are Indian species). Somewhere in Yunnan, the last wild habitat, is facing destruction due to the construction of downstream hydropower stations and mines, and the Yunnan government has officially sent a letter to deal with it due to the efforts of non-governmental animal protection organizations. The construction of hydropower stations and mines has been stopped and ready to be dismantled. A random search on the Internet will have a lot of this news. (it is highly recommended that you pay attention to this very beautiful and noble animal.)

The correct concept of environmental protection should be like this, understand mistakes, make up for mistakes, and actively improve! Instead of continuing to be wrong.

5. The article mentioned, "Why has there been opposition, and the more rampant illegal wild exploitation has become in recent years?" Opponents want to preserve the original nature of the Fairy Cup, and pickers can also play a mental game with growers who want to own it. Bet! Just like the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, the topic raised because of the love of animals is a consequence of opposition. The dog meat dealer took the dog to the street. "

First of all, the author does not seem to understand that you are already participating in the "hype" of the Wild Fairy Cup. You have bought a lot of these wild goods, and then promote how to grow them on influential platforms (official accounts, live broadcasts). Isn't this the same way as those "extreme animal conservationists" who buy dogs from dog dealers on the streets of Yulin? This kind of "positive attention" is completely promoting the evil deeds of unscrupulous traders!

The right thing to do is to "reverse focus"-not eating dog meat, not giving up owning a pet dog leads to an increase in stray dogs, not promoting anything about the dog meat festival, and extending this practice to people you can influence. Extended to the Wild Fairy Cup, that is, do not buy or sell them, do not publicize any positive news about them, as gardeners teach people how to breed with seeds, how to raise young seedlings, and extend this practice to people who can influence them.

In addition, the author may have forgotten that whether to eat dog meat is at most a moral issue, which is not illegal and does not affect the ecological environment. Stealing wild fairy cups is illegal in the United States and smuggling and selling smuggled goods in China. There is an essential difference between the two.

Fourth, do the "big propositions" of protecting the environment and wildlife have anything to do with us ordinary people?

Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize for finding artemisinin in plants to fight malaria, a disease that kills tens of millions of people each year. From a selfish point of view, human use of plants like this is less than 5 per thousand of the world's plants, and there is still a huge space available in the future. From the point of view of the universe, there are countless animals and plants and their prosperous life, which is the fundamental difference between Earth and desolate Mars.

"what can we do?" There is so much we can do to share the words of a businessman I admire: "everyone is destined to change the world: if you do one good thing in your life, the world will be a little better because of you; if you don't do a good thing or a bad thing in your life, at least the world won't get any worse because of you."

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Chaoyang, Beijing, on the night of June 29, 2018

The encyclopedic monarch has a broken mind:

The author of this article, a friend who is keen on wildlife protection, repeatedly stressed in his emails and messages: "the tweets about the Fairy Cup will certainly aggravate the existence of the black industry chain of the Wild Fairy Cup (the influence of the encyclopedia." even some unusual succulent plants recommended in some articles can be emptied by Taobao sellers in a short period of time. "it also made me realize that the greater the impact, the greater the responsibility, and actions speak louder than words. I hope this popular science article for me and everyone can popularize some simple knowledge of wildlife protection.

Because of the high price of succulent varieties mentioned in this article, I have never come into contact with it, and I also learned about the phenomenon of theft abroad in your messages. Like everyone else, I do not support theft. However, the current situation is that the general consumer's concept of whether the source of some plants is legal is very vague, and very often there is no way to verify it. I feel that it is far away from us, but since there is the phenomenon of theft and sale. In the future, we need to be cautious about the purchase of related species that have been exposed. This article is published with an objective attitude. After all, one side hopes that people can be kind to their plants and reduce the risk of plant death. The other side wants to protect wild animals and plants; each has a good starting point and supports everyone to express different views for discussion, but please pay attention to civilized expression when you leave a message.

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