Chapter 875 - Severely affected
In fact, after Jack Ma returned from watching the elephants in Africa, he was thinking about protecting domestic Asian elephants.
Once I understand it, I know that people in Yunnan are as serious as conflicts.
Suddenly there was an idea to solve the problem in my mind. I immediately put forward my own conjecture within the Alibaba Charity Foundation, which was affirmed by many colleagues.
If nothing else, fly directly to Yunnan.
It happened that Liu Wei had a hot pot appointment with him before, and Liu Wei was an expert in this area, so he gave Liu Wei a position.
Ma Yun is a veteran businessman. He naturally knew that Liu Wei came to the appointment with a little interest, but both of them were doing animal protection, so Ma Yun didn’t take it seriously.
He eagerly hopes that with Liu Wei’s participation, he can discuss a practical plan.
Asian elephants need to be protected!
The interests of local residents cannot be compromised.
Liu Wei was thinking about this while eating hot pot.
I took a rest in Jinghong City for one night. The next morning, an official car from the city government came to pick up Ma Yun and Liu Wei and his party at the hotel.
Under the leadership of the state leaders, he went to the Mengyang Asian Elephant Reserve.
When arriving at the village outside the protected area, Ma Yun frowned and looked out from the car window. Several wooden shingle houses in the village had become dilapidated houses and were at risk of collapse at any time.
The villagers built a temporary plastic shed next to the house to repair the house while living.
Ma Yun guessed that it was caused by the elephant rushing into the village!
The monitors of the Mengyang Reserve went to the car door to greet the leaders.
After Ma Yun got off the car, he took Liu Wei’s waist and walked directly to the home of the affected villager.
An elderly woman was washing vegetables in front of the door, looking at the mighty crowd approaching with some confusion.
Watching them.
The inspector went up and introduced: “Mother, the leaders of the city have come to visit you. They are here to help drive the elephants away!”
The woman stared at Ma Yun without saying anything.
At this moment, a shirtless middle-aged man walked out of the shingle house. He was in a strong body, holding the tools commonly used by carpenters. He walked up and smiled, “Good leadership! My mother’s ears are not good. Come sit down!”
He put down his tools and went to get a stool in the plastic shed.
Ma Yun looked at the inclined wooden house and asked with concern, “My fellow, can this house still live in?”
“The main structure of the house has not been affected. If you repair it, you can still live. The partial house and bullpen can only be demolished!”
Ma Yun then asked: “Can you do it alone?”
The man said calmly: “Carry it slowly! I don’t know when the elephant will come again!”
Ma Yun heard some helplessness.
Secretary Chen went up and asked: “Is the subsidy issued by the government in place?”
The inspector introduced: “This is our Secretary Chen!”
When the man heard this, he shook hands with Secretary Chen, “Thank you for your concern. The house repairs are now available, and the crop subsidies have not yet arrived!”
“You may need to go through some procedures, fellow, don’t worry, it will be sent to you, otherwise this year there will be no crops, how do you live your life?” Secretary Chen asked concerned.
“Hmm! I believe in the government and the party!”
Ma Yun sighed, “The fields have been ruined, and the farmers’ sweat has been wasted, and subsidies alone cannot solve the fundamental problem!”
The mayor standing next to Secretary Chen said: “No! Teacher Ma, in our town this year, nearly 120 acres of crops were ruined by elephants, and more than 20 houses were damaged. The most serious ones were not at all. Dharma can only rebuild.
But the reconstruction funds are too high, the government subsidies are not enough, and the people have to take the money themselves. Our area is a nature reserve and a planned tourist area. Therefore, the wooden structure of the house structure is not guaranteed next time. The crowd rushed into the village again.
In the first half of the year, our town’s subsidies for resolving human-elephant conflicts alone exceeded two million!
For a town, financial pressure is great!
For money matters, we can squeeze, the singular thing is the most uncomfortable people!
The house can be built if it falls down, and the food will be planted next year. There will always be a few days before the birthday, but if the elephant rushes into the village and hurts people, it will be a tragedy! “
Ma Yun nodded, agreeing with the mayor’s point of view, and put his body on the shoulders of the fellow, “My fellow, we will find a way to help you!”
“Thank you for your leadership! Thank you!” The fellow shook hands quickly and thanked him.
Suddenly, an alarm sounded in the village.
Ma Yun’s body was shocked.
The fellow said: “Leader, you go to the town to hide first!”
“What’s the matter?” Ma Yun questioned.
The monitor explained: “The elephant herd is here again and the monitoring station has sounded the alarm!”
Ma Yun waved his hand forward and expressed that he wanted to go to the scene. The monitor persuaded, “Teacher Ma, Secretary Chen, it’s too dangerous. Would you like to go to the monitoring station to hide?”
Secretary Chen solemnly said: “The on-site inspection is to discover problems. If you hide in hiding, how do you find problems? How to solve them?”
The monitor knew that he couldn’t persuade, so he stopped talking.
Ma Yun deliberately turned his head and glanced at Liu Wei, Liu Wei understood, “Don’t worry, I can guarantee your safety!”
Ma Yun smiled and patted Liu Wei on the back.
The monitor led the way, and according to the positioning issued by the monitoring station, a group of people reached the spot where the elephants appeared.
The monitor stepped forward and stopped him and said, “Leaders, I really can’t go any further. This is a short-nosed elephant group with a huge number. If they have revenge, the consequences would be disastrous!”
Liu Wei nodded and said, “Teacher Ma, Secretary Chen, we can’t go forward. This observation distance has already offended the elephants!”
The elephant group is moving on the hill less than 100 meters in front of everyone.
They noticed the sudden emergence of the crowd and made a few harsh roars.
The crops in the field are eaten by them, and the huge body will ruin the grain that is about to usher in the harvest.
The monitor said: “They like to waste food very much. In fact, only one-third of what they eat is consumed, and the remaining two-thirds are wasted and wasted!”
Ma Yun frowned and stared at these unscrupulous elephants.
I deeply felt the helpless feelings of local residents.
Asian elephants belong to the national first-class protection animal. There are only more than 300 heads in China, of which more than 280 heads live in Xishuangbanna, which is the densest gathering place of Dai people in China.
Contradictions and conflicts between humans and elephants are inevitable.
“What do you do when you encounter this situation in normal times?” Ma Yun asked the monitor.
“In the past, these short-nosed elephants were used to drive them away with sound. Sometimes they are useless. Villagers used to use sticks to frighten them, but once the elephants get angry, tragedies will happen.
Last year we introduced some high-tech equipment, which is still under commissioning and has not yet started the experiment! “The monitor said, “The elephant herd has a large area of activity, and the place where it appears is uncertain. The staff of the monitoring station is limited. We need more advanced technology to observe the activities of the elephant group! “
Ma Yun turned around and said to Sun Lijun: “We have the technology. You can ask the company to make a plan. I will take it tomorrow!”
Sun Lijun immediately took out the phone and responded, “Okay, President Ma, I will make arrangements now!”