Chen Jinliang: Wildlife Protector in Mountains
2024-03-01 19:03:22
By Chen Si, Yichang International Communicaition Studio
Referred to as a "walking encyclopedia of animals" by colleagues and friends, Chen Jinliang, has dedicated himself to wildlife conservation.
Chen is from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and earned his Wildlife Conservation doctorate degree from Beijing Forestry University.
In 2008, he joined the Yichang Forestry and Gardening Bureau and in 2012, took the initiative to work at Dalaoling National Reserve, where he stayed for 11 years.
Located in Dengcun Township, Yiling District, the Dalaoling Reserve is remote but rich in animal and plant resources.
In a typical day, Chen will conduct mountain patrols from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., monitoring the species and density of wildlife. He walks an average of 20,000 steps a day, about 14 kilometers. Sometimes he’ll even walk over 50,000 steps in a single day.
In summer, the peak time for wildlife poaching, he is needed to patrol at night at least four times a week, working overnight from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
This patrol can be dangerous, and Chen has handled five cases of illegal crimes in the past three years, investigating around six administrative cases each year on average.
His daily work also includes watching videos transmitted by 4G cameras. The Dalaoling National Reserve leads in the use of 4G cameras for wildlife protection in China. These cameras monitor, alert and transmit in real time. Every two months, Chen adjusts the camera positions according to the flow of people and the movement of animals.
Chen said: "I study and protect wild animals. If they are harmed, my work would be meaningless."
So far, Chen has found six new species of insects and collected more than 2,000 insect samples with the use of Malaise traps. These findings have been published in international journals. Moreover, he discovered more than ten new species recorded in Hubei Province.
In January of this year, Chen was transferred to be the deputy director of the Wufeng Houhe National Nature Reserve Administration.
Chen enjoys staying in the mountains, where he can observe wild animals up close and make substantial efforts in their protection and security. "Where the animals in need of protection are, that’s where I should be.”
Referred to as a "walking encyclopedia of animals" by colleagues and friends, Chen Jinliang, has dedicated himself to wildlife conservation.
Chen is from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and earned his Wildlife Conservation doctorate degree from Beijing Forestry University.
In 2008, he joined the Yichang Forestry and Gardening Bureau and in 2012, took the initiative to work at Dalaoling National Reserve, where he stayed for 11 years.
Located in Dengcun Township, Yiling District, the Dalaoling Reserve is remote but rich in animal and plant resources.
In a typical day, Chen will conduct mountain patrols from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., monitoring the species and density of wildlife. He walks an average of 20,000 steps a day, about 14 kilometers. Sometimes he’ll even walk over 50,000 steps in a single day.
In summer, the peak time for wildlife poaching, he is needed to patrol at night at least four times a week, working overnight from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
This patrol can be dangerous, and Chen has handled five cases of illegal crimes in the past three years, investigating around six administrative cases each year on average.
His daily work also includes watching videos transmitted by 4G cameras. The Dalaoling National Reserve leads in the use of 4G cameras for wildlife protection in China. These cameras monitor, alert and transmit in real time. Every two months, Chen adjusts the camera positions according to the flow of people and the movement of animals.
Chen said: "I study and protect wild animals. If they are harmed, my work would be meaningless."
So far, Chen has found six new species of insects and collected more than 2,000 insect samples with the use of Malaise traps. These findings have been published in international journals. Moreover, he discovered more than ten new species recorded in Hubei Province.
In January of this year, Chen was transferred to be the deputy director of the Wufeng Houhe National Nature Reserve Administration.
Chen enjoys staying in the mountains, where he can observe wild animals up close and make substantial efforts in their protection and security. "Where the animals in need of protection are, that’s where I should be.”
