Recently, Xiaohongshu user Ms. He (pseudonym) posted multiple posts, revealing that the Longqi Bird Garden in Feidong County, Hefei City was demolished late at night on the 25th. Several national first-level birds, including white-crowned long-tailed pheasants, were demolished in the park. , Class II protected wild animals were injured or even died, and more than 30 white-crowned long-tailed pheasant eggs were also cut off due to power outages. In an interview with a reporter from Upstream News (report email: baoliaosy@163.com), Mr. Zheng, the director of Longqi Bird Garden, said that the relevant local departments had said that Longqi Bird Garden was suspected of operating illegally, and he had also shut down the park. , but a group of unknown people brought in excavators and other large machinery without written notice and demolished some facilities in the park, causing many animal casualties. The Feidong County Party Committee Office and County Government Office stated that they were not yet aware of the matter.

According to Ms. He, she witnessed the whole process at the time. The Longqi Bird Garden is now beyond recognition, and the three greenhouses were almost completely demolished. She also introduced the injured and dead animals, "Hefei Longqi Aviary, which has been with me for four years, was razed to the ground in three days and two nights, resulting in the shock and death of many first- and second-level protected animals. Bai Guanchang The pheasant, a national first-level protected animal, was frightened and hit the cage and died; the little muntjac ran around after being frightened, with both hooves injured; the little rabbits were buried alive in the ruins..." Many netizens also said in the comment area: "I'm so angry" "The bird egg made me cry" "This is a national first-level protected animal"...

On May 30, upstream news reporters searched on the official website of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration and found that a total of 980 species of wild animals and 8 categories, including 234 species and category 1 of national first-level protected wild animals and 746 species and 7 categories of national second-level protected wild animals. Among them, the "white-crowned long-tailed pheasant" that died this time in Longqi Aviary Park is a national first-level protected wild animal belonging to the order Galliformes and the family Pheasantidae. The river muntjacs in the park are national second-level protected wild animals, and many of them were injured due to fright during demolition.

Tianyancha APP shows that Hefei Longqi Bainiaoyuan Tourism Development Co., Ltd. was established in 2019. It is an enterprise mainly engaged in the entertainment industry, and the legal representative of the enterprise is Mr. Zheng. The company has a registered capital of 5 million yuan and has participated in 5 bidding projects. In addition, the company also has 31 administrative licenses.

On the afternoon of the 30th, a reporter from Upstream News interviewed Mr. Zheng, the director and legal representative of Longqi Bird Garden, over the phone. According to him, currently hundreds ofThe bird park has suffered huge losses, and he is communicating with relevant departments in the hope of receiving compensation.

Mr. Zheng told reporters that this Aviary Garden was established in 2019. “This place used to be the approved Donglu Botanical Garden. It could no longer continue, so the land and ancillary facilities above were transferred. Gave it to me. At that time, the land was approved for the cultivation of bonsai flowers. Later, we put some birds in the park for people to visit. It was named 'Longqi Bird Garden', which is a bird-based park. The owner’s small zoo.”

According to Mr. Zheng, in April this year, the relevant departments stated that the current use nature of this land was inconsistent with the approval status and required rectification. “The national first and second national standards in the park To move protected wild animals to other places, you need to apply for an administrative permit, which requires approval from the provincial and municipal forestry authorities. This approval requires a process and relevant quarantine procedures. As a result, on the evening of the 25th, they brought in an excavator , the gates and many buildings were destroyed. After many cages were destroyed, they were no longer suitable for keeping animals. We moved the remaining animals to other cages overnight." Mr. Zheng said: "The other party said that we used and declared The nature is inconsistent, but I should be given a written notice of rectification. Until now, I have not received any written notice." Mr. Zheng said that the total area of ​​the Bird Garden is more than 180 acres, and 19.5 acres have been demolished so far. "The most damaged ones at present are the raptors we keep in the greenhouse. In addition to being a zoo, this place is also an animal rescue station in Feidong County, Feixi County and other places. There are some rescued wild animals, including the national second grade Class-level owls, such as the Japanese Collared Owl, Long-eared Owl, etc. Some of these second-level wild protected animals died, and one of the first-level protected animals, such as the white-crowned long-tailed pheasant, also died. During the rescue operation, It hit the top of the net and was killed. They also dug out the wires when they were dismantling it. Hundreds of bird eggs in our incubator, including 33 white-crowned long-tailed pheasant eggs, were all scrapped. ”

As for the origin of these animals, Mr. Zheng said: “Our protected animals are usually exchanged between zoos and bred by ourselves. We are also a certified rescue agency here. Some protected animals are also ours. rescued. Rescued animals cannot be placed directly in the park, especially those that have just been rescued from the wild. Some of them also carry viruses and must be kept separately. But now that the park has been demolished, many raptors are crowded together, so there may be casualties later. ”

Upstream news reporters searched and found that local media once moreFirst report on Longqi Aviary's rescue of national first-level protected animals - In December 2020, the Forest Police Brigade of Fengtai County, Huainan City found an eagle-like raptor that was vomiting. Longqi Aviary participated in the rescue The staff identified it as a white-tailed sea eagle, a national first-level protected animal. In December 2022, staff at the Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve in Yuexi County discovered an injured crane, which was later confirmed to be the white-naped crane, a national first-level protected animal. The staff immediately contacted the county and city forestry departments and wildlife protection stations, and immediately went to the protected area to rescue the injured white-naped crane. They also contacted the Hefei Longqi Bainiaoyuan Rescue Station and sent people to the scene to treat the crane. , and transferred to the ambulance station.

As for the land rental cost of Longqi Bird Garden, Mr. Zheng introduced that it includes a deposit of 200,000 yuan, and the rent is 1,500 yuan per mu. The annual rent for more than 180 acres of land is about 270,000 yuan. Mr. Zheng put forward his demands, "One is to compensate me for my losses, and the other is that national protected animals cannot be raised by unqualified people. We now have many cute pets and non-protected animals in the homes of volunteers. In addition, A lot of animals are crowded in a very narrow place, and I need them to place these animals properly."

Upstream news reporters saw on the official website of the Hefei Municipal People's Government that on April 28, 2021, "The ecological and environmental protection inspectors Under the special column "Action", the "List of Investigations and Rectification of Environmental Complaint Reporting Issues Transferred to Hefei City by the Third Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Group" was released. The 15th report content is "The core area of ​​Longqi Wetland Park, Feidong County, Hefei City, Illegal feeding and fish farming, and illegal construction of bird gardens to raise a large number of wild animals, seriously damaging the wetland ecological environment."

The report shows that the reported district and county is Feidong County, and the pollution type is "ecological". Whether it is true or not is "true". The specific "investigation and verification situation" is - in October 2019, Anhui Longqidi Ecological Tourism Development Co., Ltd. leased about 200 acres of its Bainiaoyuan Park site to Hefei Longqi Bainiaoyuan Tourism Development Co. for raising wild animals. The Aviary Park is not within the conservation area, but within the rational utilization area. Hefei Longqi Bainiaoyuan Tourism Development Co., Ltd. has obtained the approval document from Hefei Forestry and Garden Bureau (Hefei Forestry and Garden Office [2019] No. 56) and the former Anhui Provincial Forestry Department (Lin Shenzhen [2019] No. 213 ), agree to keep wild animals. The animals currently raised include: parrots, peacocks, snakes, ostriches, etc.

Regarding this notification in 2021, Mr. Zheng told upstream news reporters on May 31: "This rectification is over. My park has passed the acceptance inspection. There are no problems. We agree to breed wild animals." Mr. Zheng A "Longqi Bird Garden Situation Statement" was also sent to the reporter, which introduced the relevant procedures. "Hefei Longqi Bird Garden Tourism Development Co., Ltd. established the project in October 2020 by the County Development and Reform Commission (document number: 2020-340122- 03-03-040159), registered with the Environmental Protection Bureau in August 2021 (Registration Number: 202134012200000246), approved by the provincial and municipal forestry authorities (forest approval 2019-213, forest approval 2020-184, forest approval 2021-233, forest approval 2021-285, forest approval 2021-467, forest approval 2021 -445, Hefei Forestry and Garden Office 2019-56) and the provincial, municipal and county agriculture and rural bureaus (Wanshuiye Breeding Zi No. 2020-32, Wanshuiye Jingzi No. 2020-31, Dongdong Fanghe Zi No. 21002) and improved Today's Longqi Bird Garden was built. ”

On May 30, a reporter from Upstream News contacted the Feidong County Government Office, and a staff member said, He was not aware of the matter and suggested contacting the Secretary's Third Section. However, the reporter called the department's phone several times on the 30th and 31st, but no one answered. Staff at the Feidong County Municipal Party Committee Office said they were not aware of the matter and suggested contacting the County Party Committee Propaganda Department. On the 31st, the reporter tried to call Director Zhang of the Propaganda Department several times using multiple numbers, but was hung up all the time. Later, it kept saying "on call."

On the afternoon of the 31st, a reporter asked the Feidong County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau for confirmation on this matter. A staff member said: "I am not a specific business person. The two leaders are not available for the time being. The execution should be carried out by the Cuo Town Government. Yes, you'd better ask the Cuozhen Town Government." Subsequently, the reporter called the Cuozhen Town Government many times, but no one answered as of the time of publication.