What's the harm of picking up the big turtle in the old man's vegetable field
4hw.org: Recently, an old man found a turtle while working in a vegetable field. He suspected that he was protecting animals and sent it to the police station. However, the police station's reply was startling. It was verified that the Brazilian turtle could be eaten directly by the police station. It is reported that the Brazilian turtle is an alien invasive species, which is very harmful to the domestic ecology. Let's have a look!
A father picked up a turtle in Huangpi District of Wuhan on the morning of the 24th and rode it to qijiawan police station. According to an animal expert verified by a reporter from the Chutian Metropolis Daily, the tortoise is an alien species, crocodile tortoise, which must not be released to the wild and can be eaten.
At about 8 a.m. on June 24, Wu Dadao, 80, rode to qijiawan police station in Huangpi District to call the police for help. Wu dada introduced that he went to work in the vegetable field early in the morning and found that there was a big tortoise in the vegetable field. It took him a lot of effort to put the tortoise into the paint bucket using the shovel. They were sent to the police station for fear of protecting animals.
Zhang Lei, director of qijiawan police station, said that the turtle weighs about 5 or 6 Jin and is about 30 cm long from the beginning to the end. It is very aggressive, but the police can't tell what species it is.
In this regard, the reporter of Chutian Metropolis Daily consulted Yang Guoxiang, senior engineer of Hubei Wildlife Rescue Research and development center. Yang Guoxiang introduced after looking at the photos that this is an alligator turtle, an alien species, with strong vitality, multiple reproduction, strong lethality, and a wide range of feeding habits, which has an impact on wild fish, frogs, snakes and other turtles. Do not release it to the wild, and it has no protection value, so you can consider eating it.
What are the hazards of Brazilian turtles
It is understood that the Brazilian tortoise, also known as the red eared tortoise, has become one of the most dangerous invasive species in the world due to a large number of plundering similar living resources and has become a global 'wanted person'. Brazil turtle has a very strong fecundity. If it is released, it will erode the ecological resources because it has no natural enemies and has a large number.
In this regard, experts from the Provincial Wildlife Rescue Center reminded that Brazilian turtles are alien species with strong destructive power. Entering the local ecosystem will affect the survival of similar wild animals and cannot be released.