People in the countryside are used to having unexpected visitors—wild animals like frogs and snakes. But what if the visitor is an elephant?
Pu Cuifen, a villager from Yunnan Province, experienced thattwo years ago. " I' ve only seen elephants in a zoo before, not expecting a wild elephant would appear at my doorstep," said Pu. The elephants were harmful to no one, but had corn and beans on the farm. The villagers lost up to(A)50,000 yuan. Earlier than that, villagers would drive away the elephants to protect their crops(庄稼), which made the animals angry and led to human injuries(伤害) or deaths.
Now the government has helped to pay the money for the crops damaged(破坏) by elephants. Such things will help protect the interests of farmers, and at the same time avoid the wild animals being hurt by humans. The government has also created " dining halls" for the wild elephants to grow their favorite food, such as elephant grass and bamboo. Villagers now simply leave the elephants alone. " Our corn might get damaged, but we treat them with care and accept them with love. " said Pu.
Yunnan Province is not the only example of protecting wild animals. In Tibet, Migmar used to be a hunter(猎人), but now has become a rescuer(营救者) at the wildlife rescue station of Qomolangma. He and his friends take turns to go around to check there' s no trouble or danger for wild animals every day. The wildlife rescue station was set up in (B) 2019. From then on, they have saved (C) 17 wild animals. During this period, they learned to bandage the animals and clean their wounds, and set them free into the wild when they got well again. " Animals don' t talk, but I can feel their trust. We have the responsibility to protect them," said Migmar.
Examples of taking care of wild animals appear more around us. From damage to protection, people see more changing human-wildlife relations. Even the simplest change and action can make a difference to the world.
The elephants didn' t hurt anyone, but only ate some farm plants in the field.
(A) 50,000 (B) 2019 (C) 17
