Chapter 1272 Rhino Garden
"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 they can retain even 10% of this group of people, it will be considered a profit for East Africa. Mo Lin also understands this truth. He said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
The National Defense and Security Administration has done this kind of thing a lot over the years. The most famous one was the rescue of Archduke Ferdinand from Mexico.
It has to 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.
Archduke Ferdinand of East Africa, Ernst's father-in-law, and former Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, was in better physical condition than Franz.
He was originally younger than Franz, and his life after retirement was much easier than that of Emperor Franz. Now he can travel around East Africa with the Grand Duchess.
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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 to 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 remaining Far Eastern rhinos. kind."
"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 rhinoceros, or Asian rhinoceros, namely Sumatran rhinoceros, Indian rhinoceros and Javan rhinoceros.
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."
"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 the Nanyang region has declined rapidly."
"However, because Lanfang Overseas Province and East Kalimantan are merged into our country, it 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 local rhino breeding centers, covering the only five remaining rhinos in the world. The local white rhinos and black rhinos are more common, with numbers exceeding tens of thousands. And there are three species of Far Eastern rhinos. Our East Africa includes colonial Canada. I'm afraid there aren't even a thousand."
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 currently 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, and they are distributed in India, Nepal and East Africa. There may be distribution in the Far Eastern 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 rhinoceros breeding base established in East Africa is in Mozambique.
Princess Charlotte said: "This Sumatran rhino doesn't look much different from our native rhinos!"
The staff member replied: "Rhinoceros on the whole look similar, and the Sumatran rhinoceros and the East African rhinoceros both have two horns. On the contrary, the Indian rhinoceros and the Javan rhinoceros only have one horn, so we guess that the Sumatran rhinoceros may be the same as the two types of rhinoceros in East Africa." The genetic relationship is closer. Of course, some scholars believe that the Sumatran rhinoceros is more closely related to the other two Far Eastern rhinos. Their views are mainly based on habitat distribution. "
"Of course, in terms of quantity and size, our native rhinos are superior. The other three species of rhinos were introduced mainly to study the medicinal value of their horns."
“The original introduction of Far Eastern rhinos was led by the original Chinese Medicine Association.”
When East Africa introduced the Far Eastern rhinoceros, there was a small incident, and that was what kind of rhino species the rhino horns used in traditional medicine in the Far Eastern Empire were!
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 confirm 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 member 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."
"It is next to Lake Malawi, and there are mountains to the east, so it is less disturbed by the outside world. The supplies are mainly transported by water in Lake Malawi, so it can be isolated from the world. The number of Sumatran rhinos here will be more in the future."
Although the industry around Lake Malawi is developed, there are still a lot of undeveloped areas, especially the surrounding mountainous areas.
The environment is similar to that of Sumatra Island or Kalimantan Island, the habitat of Sumatran rhinos. 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, one is the impact of human development activities, and the last is climate change.
And the three situations are obviously the most typical in the Far Eastern Empire. After all, from ancient times to the present, the Far Eastern Empire was the first to use rhinos as strategic materials. Secondly, the Far Eastern Empire has a large population, and finally, the climate change in the Far Eastern Empire is the greatest.
The reason why the rhinos in the Far Eastern Empire suffered a catastrophe 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 can still survive now is not that the people in these places are more noble, but that their civilization is too backward.
A 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 in the Nanyang region increased, the Sumatran rhinoceros and the Javan rhinoceros were almost extinct, but the Indian rhinoceros recovered from the current more than 200 to nearly 4,000 to 5,000.
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 can be predicted that East Africa will be the world's largest country in terms of the number of rhinos for a long time. There are more than 40,000 native white rhinos in East Africa alone, including the northern white rhinoceros that became extinct in the previous life.
In the previous life, the last northern white rhinoceros became extinct in Kenya, but there are currently thousands of northern white rhinos in East Africa.
Although East Africa used to trade ivory, leather, rhinoceros horns and other resources with other countries in the early days, resulting in a large number, but with the end of the last century, East Africa turned to industrial development, and the wildlife removal activities in East Africa began to be restricted.
Of course, the most important point is that after turning to industrial development, agricultural reclamation activities in East Africa fell into a period of slow growth, and the demand for land in East Africa decreased, accompanied by an increase in protected areas in East Africa.