On the early morning of July 2, Mr. Liu, a villager in Songta Town, Shouyang County, Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, suddenly discovered that more than 50 large sheep in the sheepfold at home were suspected of being mauled to death by leopards. On the afternoon of the 2nd, a staff member of the Songta Town Government in Shouyang County said that the forestry department had arrived to investigate.
Liu Mr. Wang lives in Nanyu Village, Songta Town, Shouyang County, Jinzhong, Shanxi Province. He told reporters that on the morning of July 2, he went to the sheepfold and suddenly found dozens of sheep bitten to death by unknown animals. He checked around the sheepfold and found what appeared to be footprints of a wild leopard, and there were teeth marks on the sheep's necks left by bites.
“After counting, a total of 57 sheep were bitten to death, and 8 were injured. I don’t know if they can be treated alive.” Mr. Liu said that the ones bitten to death were basically big ewes. Previously, he bought the sheep at a price of 2,000 yuan each, but this year the price of the sheep has dropped. Each sheep can be sold for about 1,200 yuan to 1,300 yuan, so this time he probably lost more than 70,000 yuan. After the incident, he quickly reported it to the town government. Afterwards, forestry department staff also came to the site to investigate and collected the footprints of wild animals around the sheep pen. At present, forestry department staff have helped to harmlessly dispose of the sheep that were bitten to death.
Mr. Liu said that his home is close to a reserve, and he still has more than 100 sheep. On the night of July 2, he planned to stay near the sheepfold all night to prevent the beast from appearing again.
On the afternoon of the 2nd, a staff member of the Songta Town Government of Shouyang County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province introduced that on the morning of the 2nd, the town government received reports from villagers that after getting up in the morning, they found several animals raised in their homes. Ten sheep were killed by leopards. Subsequently, the government department fed back the situation to nearby forest farms and the Shouyang County Forestry Department, and relevant staff rushed to the site to investigate in the morning.
" There may be ferocious beasts in the nearby deep mountain forest area, but no witnesses or relevant surveillance have been found yet. The villagers reported the matter verbally to the government, so it remains to be seen what killed the sheep in his home.Identification by forestry department professionals. "The staff member said that because she had not been to the scene, she did not yet know how many sheep were killed. However, the cause of death of these sheep is unknown, and the government and forestry department will not let them flow into the market. After the investigation is clear, the forestry department It should be decided how to deal with it.
“After the professional department’s research and judgment, it will be further determined whether to compensate the villagers. "Introduced by the above-mentioned town government staff.
A staff member of the Shouyang County Forestry Bureau introduced that the bureau has received relevant information. On the morning of the 2nd, staff members went to investigate. At present, the staff have not yet Return, the results of the investigation and the situation at the scene are not yet clear.
According to a report from China News Service on May 20 this year, the North China leopard is a subspecies of leopard that lives in China. Because the leopard’s body spots resemble copper coins, it is commonly known as the North China leopard. "Golden Leopard". Shanxi is one of the provinces with the richest North China leopard population resources in China. Among the 11 prefecture-level cities in the province, except for Datong and Shuozhou, North China leopards are distributed in the remaining 9 cities.