Reporter Qiao Dong and Jia Fengfeng.
On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the northern year, Qinghai Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve is white.
Departing at 6 o'clock in the morning, the reporter came to the Sonam Dajie Protection Station located at the "East Gate" of Hoh Xil. The wind of the plateau stinged his cheeks with fine snowflakes, and it was extremely difficult to walk, but the patrolman Caiwen Dorje and his colleagues had long been accustomed to it.
Today we are mainly carrying out the patrol line from the station to the Chumar River Bridge. "Heavy snow has made it difficult for wild animals to hunt, and in the past two days, wildlife rescue has been the focus of our patrols." ”
This is a "pristine" mountain tour. The reporter boarded the pickup truck patrolling the station and headed to the vast grassland. The roads are slippery in snow, and the pothole-ridden road surface occasionally lifts people upside down. "In order to minimize disturbance to the natural state of Hoh Xil, we patrol along fixed lines every time. This path has long been in our hearts. Caiwen Dorje said, staring out the window, "Checking for illegal trespassing, rescuing wild animals, and picking up garbage are the main contents of mountain patrols. ”
In 2023, Caiwen Dorje found three "straggled" Tibetan antelopes during his mountain patrol and brought them back to the station to feed and rescue.
In response to the need for protection under the new situation, there is also a development in perseverance. The team members serve as guides for scientific expeditions, provide services for drivers along the way, and sometimes act as "traffic police" to protect Tibetan antelopes from crossing the Qinghai-Tibet line safely.
Every month, the team members should form the main mountain patrol team to carry out a large-scale mountain patrol at least once, each time the mountain patrol is as short as a week and as long as more than 10 days. "Everybody's used to it. Tsewen Dorje said that in winter the ground freezes, and in summer there are swamps and mud puddles everywhere.
Near noon, the three-hour tour finally ended. A few pieces of boiled beef, a few white cakes, and a simple heat on the stove is lunch. "There are 13 people on our station, plus the Frozen Spring, Tuotuo River, Wudaoliang, and Kunan Protection Station, a total of more than 50 people, who stick to Hoh Xil all year round, with an average age of less than 30 years old. Today, the Tibetan antelope population has recovered from less than 20,000 to more than 70,000, and wild yaks, Tibetan foxes, and Tibetan wild asses roam freely.
This year, Caiwen Dorje took the initiative to apply to stay in the station for the Chinese New Year. Before patrolling the mountain in the afternoon, he called his 5-year-old daughter *** Dad will go back after the New Year, and bring you gifts when the time comes! Caiwen Dorje winked at his daughter.
The snow fell heavier, Xiao Nian's meal was hurriedly eaten, and with the sound of the car starting, the afternoon mountain patrol began again.
People** 2024-02-03 06 Edition).