Chapter 1272 Rhino Park
"Of course, don't be timid in doing things. Anyway, fishing people into the bowl first is just a matter of extra travel expenses." Ernst finally warned.
Even if this group of people can retain even 10%, it will be considered a profit for East Africa. Molin also understands this truth. He said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
The National Defense and Security Bureau has done a lot in these years. The most famous person who did this kind of thing was rescuing Archduke Ferdinand from Mexico.
It must be said that this generation of the Habsburg family has a good life span. Both Emperor Franz and his brother Ferdinand are still alive.
Historically, Emperor Franz could no longer hold on at the end of 1916, but now he has served as a stabilizing needle for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After all, he has not experienced the pain of losing a son or the harsh war situation in his previous life, so his body is always stronger than in his previous life. many.
The Archduke Ferdinand of East Africa, Ernst’s father-in-law, and the former Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, was in better physical condition than Franz.
Although he was younger than Franz originally, his life after retirement was much easier than that of Emperor Franz. Now he can still travel around East Africa with the Grand Duchess.
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On the shores of Lake Malawi.
Lake Malawi Rhino Park.
Archduke Ferdinand: "Is this the Far Eastern rhinoceros you breed?"
The staff of the Rhino Park did not hesitate to introduce Archduke Ferdinand and his wife: "Yes. Your Excellency, there are currently 82 Sumatran rhinos living in our park. They are one of the only three species of Far Eastern rhinoceros.”
“The first batch of Sumatran rhinos we introduced was in 1886. At that time, there were only three. Later, we introduced 17 more. Now these 82 are all bred and cultivated in our park.”
There are three types of Far Eastern rhinos, or Asian rhinos, namely Sumatran rhinos, Indian rhinos and Javan rhinos.
As for why they are called Far Eastern rhinos, the main reason is that these three species of rhinos were once distributed in the Far Eastern Empire. Of course, the rhinos in the Far Eastern Empire are basically extinct now, and the number of rhinos in single digits is not enough to support their population breeding.
The staff continued: "The Sumatran rhinoceros introduced into our country mainly comes from the Southeast Asian region, including Vietnam, Siam, the East Indies, and Lanfang Overseas Province."
"And now , our park may be one of the largest living areas for Sumatran rhinos in the world. Due to the killings in recent years and the lack of laws, the number of Sumatran rhinos in Nanyang has declined rapidly.”
“However, because The integration of Lanfang Overseas Province and East Kalimantan into our country can at least ensure that the number of Sumatran rhinos and Javan rhinos in our country will not decline too fast.”
“We also have seven rhino breeding centers in our country. Including the only five species of rhinoceros remaining in the world, the native white rhino and black rhino are relatively common, with numbers exceeding tens of thousands. However, among the three species of Far Eastern rhino, we probably have less than a thousand in East Africa including our colonies.”
There are two species of rhinos native to East Africa, the white rhinoceros and the black rhinoceros. These are also two species of rhinoceros unique to the African continent, and the distribution areas of these two species of rhinoceros are basically within East Africa.
These two types of rhinos are also the two most numerous in the world. On the other hand, the living environment of Sumatran rhinos, Javan rhinos, and Indian rhinos is relatively worrying.
Take the Indian rhinoceros as an example. There may only be 300 of them in the world at present, distributed in India, Nepal and East Africa. There may be distribution in the Far East Empire.
Of course, the Indian rhinos in East Africa are obviously not wild, but were introduced from India in the last century and artificially cultivated. The Indian rhino breeding base established in East Africa is in Mozambique.
Princess Charlotte said: "This Sumatran rhinoceros doesn't seem to be much different from our native rhinoceros!" The staff replied: "Rhinos on the whole look similar, and the Sumatran rhinoceros and East African rhinoceros All rhinos have two horns, but the Indian rhinoceros and The Javan rhinoceros has only one horn, so we speculate that the Sumatran rhino may be more closely related to the two species of rhinoceros in East Africa. Of course, some scholars believe that the Sumatran rhino is more closely related to the other two species of Far Eastern rhinoceros. Their views are mainly based on their habitat distribution. Said.”
“Of course, in terms of quantity and size, our native rhinos are superior. The other three types of rhinos were introduced mainly to study the medicinal value of their rhino horns.”
“Originally The introduction of the Far Eastern rhinoceros was led by the original Chinese Medicine Association. "
At the beginning, there was an episode in the introduction of the Far Eastern rhinoceros to East Africa, and that was what kind of rhino species the rhino horns used in the Far Eastern Empire were used for medicine!
After all, the rhinos in the Far Eastern Empire are basically extinct now. Even if they circulated some prescriptions, the East African Traditional Chinese Medicine Association at that time could not be sure of the kind of rhino horns used.
So East Africa simply rounded up the three Far Eastern Empire rhino species. In the last century, although the number of Far Eastern rhinos has been very small, you can still find them by spending a little more money.
This is also very helpless. After all, there is a huge demand for rhino horns all over the world. Countries in the Far East regard rhino horns as good medicine. In Europe, America and Arabia, rare rhino horns are also relatively expensive decorations. .
The staff continued: "At the beginning, we established a total of three Sumatran rhino breeding bases, but only the rhino park next to Lake Malawi was successful."
"This is next to another. The eastern part of Lake Malawi is mountainous, so it is subject to There is little external interference, and supplies are mainly transported through Lake Malawi, which can be isolated from the world. There will be more Sumatran rhinos here in the future. "
Although the industry around Lake Malawi is developed, there are still some. Plenty of undeveloped areas, especially in the surrounding mountainous areas.
The environment is similar to that of Sumatran rhino habitats such as Sumatra or Kalimantan. In fact, it can be imagined that Far Eastern rhinos were once widely distributed throughout the Far East and Southeast Asia, so their adaptability is still very strong.
There are actually three main reasons that threaten the survival of Asian rhinos. One is the rhino horn trade, the other is the impact of human development activities, and the last is climate change.
The three situations are obviously the most typical in the Far Eastern Empire. After all, the Far Eastern Empire has been the first to use rhinos as strategic materials since ancient times. Secondly, the Far Eastern Empire has a large population. Finally, the Far Eastern Empire has climate change. maximum.
The reason why the Far Eastern Empire's rhinos suffered extinction is only in recent decades. The population of the Far Eastern Empire reached a peak in the Qing Dynasty, and the introduction of firearms made it easier to hunt rhinos, etc. .
As for Southeast Asia, India and other regions, the reason why rhinos are still surviving is not that the people in these places are more noble, but that their civilization is too backward.
The small population also means that the living environment of rhinos is less affected. In fact, in the 21st century in the previous life, after the population increased in the Southeast Asian region, the Sumatran rhinos and Javan rhinos were almost extinct. On the contrary, the Indian rhinos have increased from the current number of more than 200. , recovered to nearly four to five thousand heads.
India is a relatively special country. Many large wild animals have not been extinct in India. This should be related to India's religious culture.
Of course, with the existence of East Africa, it is foreseeable that East Africa will long be the country with the largest number of rhinos in the world. There are more than 40,000 native white rhinos in East Africa alone, including previous generations. The extinct northern white rhinoceros.
In a previous life, the last northern white rhinoceros became extinct in Kenya, but currently there are thousands of northern white rhinos in East Africa.
Although in the early days East Africa also used resources such as ivory, leather and rhinoceros horns to trade with other countries, resulting in large quantities, but as East Africa turned to industrial development at the end of the last century, wildlife eradication activities in East Africa also began to be restricted.
Of course, the most important point is that after the shift to industrial development, agricultural reclamation activities in East Africa fell into a stage of sluggish growth. The demand for land in East Africa decreased, and along with it, the number of protected areas in East Africa increased.
(End of this chapter)