I have a wildlife zoo

Chapter 522: World Blue Planet Day



Fang Ye crowned Bubu, then waved stylishly to greet the visitors below!

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Holding Bubu and accompanied by Yueyue and Kaka, he walked towards the base of Pride Rock, leaving an impressive silhouette behind.

Today, the visitors at the zoo were extremely thrilled!

The little lion stuck in the tree trunk was rescued without harm, looking so adorably pitiful that it was thoroughly entertaining, and the scene of Zoo Director Fang comforting the lion cub was filled with affection.

Moreover, a real-life version of "The Lion King Coronation" was performed, with the soundtrack playing over the broadcast, stirring up excitement in the audience.

The children who witnessed this scene were particularly struck by the impression it left.

Therefore, in the essay "The Person I Admire Most," assigned by their teacher, they wrote:

The person I admire the most is Director Fang of Linhai Zoo. He has superpowers and can communicate with animals who all listen to him attentively.

Once when I visited the zoo, a lion cub was stuck in the shrubbery, and everyone was terribly worried. The animal keepers were afraid of being bitten by the adult lions and didn’t dare to rescue it.

Director Fang came over, greeted the lions, asked them to lead the way, and effortlessly rescued the lion cub. The adult lions showed their gratitude by rubbing against his legs...

Teacher’s comment: Reasonable, but quite absurd!

The teacher had also visited Linhai Zoo and knew about the tales of Fang Ye, the Archdruid.

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April 22nd is World Blue Planet Day!

Prior to this, the city issued a directive for the zoo to prepare a themed event.

The education department of Linhai Zoo started their preparations well in advance.

Next to the zoo’s square, there will be a series of science education panels related to World Blue Planet Day.

The first will discuss the ongoing crises facing Blue Planet, including sea level rise due to climate warming, frequent occurrence of extreme weather such as floods and droughts, one-sixth of species potentially going extinct due to climate warming, the extinction of polar bears, reduction in the primary diet of giant pandas, bamboo, and their habitat, as well as increased habitat fragmentation, all illustrated throughout the series of panels.

These are topics that have been discussed extensively, but they still need to be propagated.

On the other hand, there’s a call to action for people to protect Blue Planet, including simple tasks that ordinary people can incorporate into their daily lives.

Conserving water and electricity, reducing food waste goes without saying, and other actions include low-carbon travel, using eco-friendly bags when shopping to reduce plastic waste, picking up litter when traveling, and practicing waste sorting.

As a zoo, naturally, the most important call to action is to advocate for the protection of wildlife.

Do not consume wildlife products, do not harm wildlife, educate friends about the living conditions of wildlife, and protect their natural habitats, amongst other things.

Several panels talk about the Linhai Zoo’s wildlife rescue and release efforts!

Including the story of a milk tea boar and Chocolate, the Eurasian eagle-owl, who flew into Tang Xiaoxin’s middle school, freeloaded meals, and was eventually released back into the wild.

These local rescue cases aim to show visitors that safeguarding animals is not a remote affair.

This time, the zoo also partnered with various schools to plan performances.

With backing from the city authorities, the engagement of the schools is quite vigorous!

The performances include the fifth elementary school’s poetry recitation "For Whom Does the World Exist," the second high school’s choir singing "Hello Blue Planet," the third high school’s dance performance "Swans," and more.

The highly respected Dean of the School of Life Sciences at Xinghe University, at the zoo’s invitation, came over to give the opening speech, while Wang Yan prepared a lecture.

The second floor of the tiger exhibit usually screens documentaries and, with its cinema-like atmosphere, is the perfect venue for lectures.

After the performances, people can come and listen to scientific outreach lectures.

Wang Yan’s lecture will discuss interesting urban wildlife he encountered abroad, such as raccoons and coyotes, and explore how humans and wild animals can coexist in cities.

Fang Ye will also give a lecture, about his recent trip to Qinghai and his experiences in the Valley of the Cats.

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In the Tibetan region, the respect for animals is deeply woven into the culture, with sacred mountains and holy lakes. Stories about the wondrous creatures of nature, like the snow leopard, Pallas’s cat, Tibetan fox, and golden eagle, are worth telling. Along the roads, you can see waste disposal tents every few kilometers and artificial bird nests on electric poles.

Another highlight was a presentation by the veterinarian Lin Ying, who talked about the stories of animal rescues at the zoo.

There was also a "One and Only Blue Planet" painting scroll event where participants could leave their handprints, offering a variety of activities.

It rained that day, but the light drizzle didn’t dampen anyone’s enthusiasm.

Parents cheered on their children from below as they watched the program.

The children who participated in the program received a gift from the zoo, including little badges and stickers.

During the presentations, the hundreds of seats were not enough. People filled the aisles and others peeked in from outside.

Every now and then, there would be a burst of enthusiastic applause!

After the event, Linhai Zoo’s public account posted an article and received lots of praise.

"So lively, so much fun!"

"The event was meaningful!"

"The program was excellent; my child had a great time today. We planned to leave after the program because of the rain, but my child didn’t want to leave and went to paint instead."

"Linhai Zoo is the best zoo in my eyes!"

"Please do more of these educational lectures in the future. I’ve truly learned a lot."

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The next day, Fang Ye woke up to an unexpected message from the system.

"Ding, the zoo has successfully held a festival event, allowing visitors to enjoy themselves while increasing their knowledge about animals! Congratulations, host, you have received a Festival Celebration Gift Package*1!"

"Festival Celebration Gift Package?"

Fang Ye slapped his forehead, almost forgetting about it!

The last time he received a Festival Celebration Gift Package was during the Mid-Autumn Festival, wasn’t it?

He had asked the system before whether a gift package could be received for each festival event.

The response was that it would refresh after half a year, allowing for another acquisition.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was at the end of September and now it was the end of April – just about half a year had passed.

Fang Ye opened the gift package with delight, and a pleasant notification sound chimed:

"Congratulations, host, you have received 30,000 green leaf coins!

Congratulations, host, you have received Civilized Behavior Plaques*10!"

Civilized Behavior Plaque: Within a radius of 10 meters, if tourists attempt uncivilized actions such as feeding animals, tapping on glass, using flash photography, littering, or throwing objects at animals, they will be overcome with shame and feel depressed for three minutes, significantly reducing the probability of uncivilized behavior.

Fang Ye’s eyes lit up, "This thing is great!"

A radius of 10 meters actually covers a pretty large area!

He was most concerned about the more delicate and valuable animals in the zoo, like the golden hair monkeys. They could easily be harmed by tourists feeding them the wrong things.

Placing one of these plaques near the golden hair monkey exhibit would greatly increase safety.

And there were ten plaques in total.

By placing a few in the reptiles and amphibians exhibit, it would cover many animal enclosures and deter visitors from tapping on the glass if they see the animals are not moving.

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