We found many traces of poachers in the mountains, and we reported them in time and disclosed them through the media. 'At that time, people did not have much protection awareness of wild animals, and the phenomenon of red deer poaching was more serious. Li Weidong is often involved in it, and it is inevitable to meet poachers in a narrow way. On the West Tianshan Mountains, the virgin forest towers above the clouds and is home to a large number of wild animals. The Yili River Valley, known as the 'South of the Yangtze River outside the Great Wall', has rich grasslands and a humid climate. We collected a lot of marmots in the wild for testing specimens.' That's how Li Weidong's experience of dealing with wild animals began. 'In order to investigate the plague foci, we learned from the Soviet Union at that time, which was the so-called'eliminate the otter and pull out the source'. After graduation, he entered the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Health and Epidemic Prevention Station to work as a grassroots health and epidemic prevention staff.

The 66-year-old Li Weidong originally studied medicine. His spirit touched many people and attracted more volunteers to join the ranks of animal protection, so that more people know the current situation of the Ili pika. Now that he is over 60, he still sticks to the front line of animal protection. His fate is therefore closely linked to the Yili pika.įor more than 30 years, he has traveled all over the Tianshan Mountains to search for the habitat of the Ili pika, working tirelessly to save this endangered population. Since then, an animal named by the Chinese has been added to the International Animal History. In 1986, Li Weidong named the new species he discovered in the field 'Ili Pika'. He is better known as the discoverer and name of the endangered species 'Ili Pika'. Li Weidong, who insists on being a low-key person and rigorous in learning, is the deputy secretary-general of Xinjiang Ecological Society, a member of the Expert Committee of Natural Reserves of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Forestry and Grassland Bureau, and the head of Li Weidong's Natural Ecological Protection Service Studio. This is called The law is inappropriate.' It was discovered that they have been updated for so many years, and they have been updated and iterated for several generations. 'Can you be called the father of the'Ili Pika'?' Li Weidong shook his head again, 'Each Ili pika has a life cycle of only 3-5 years. 'Why not name it'Li's Pika'?' Someone asked, and Li Weidong shook his head. Guarding the 'Tianshan Elf' Ili Pika, he went from blue silk to white head

Ili pika animal