March 3rd marked the 11th World Wildlife Day, with this year's global theme being "Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation."

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In recent years, the application of digital technology in wildlife conservation has been garnering increasing attention from society.

Among the 2022 Guangdong Science and Technology Awards, Guangdong Chimelong Group's achievement in "Key Technologies and Applications for the Conservation of World's Rare Wildlife Genetic Resources" was honored with the Special Award for Technological Advancement.

According to relevant data, over the past century, the number of tigers worldwide has declined by 95%, and the South China tiger specific to China has been extinct in the wild for 50 years. Currently, there are only slightly over 200 South China tigers in China, all of which rely on artificial breeding.

In order to increase the number of South China tigers and restore their ability to survive in the wild, Chimelong has established a training base for the tigers' wild reintroduction. Equipped with an intelligent conservation management system, the base utilizes advanced visible light and infrared thermal imaging technology to comprehensively monitor the tiger reintroduction areas, allowing real-time tracking of the tigers' movements. In 2022, two SouthChinatigers at Qingyuan's Chimelong Park managed to hunt for food in the wild by themselves.

Furthermore, the Chimelong Group has established an innovative model that integrates "germplasm bank for wildlife, scientific research, science dissemination, wildlife rescue, and wild reinduction." With the collaborationamongthe Chimelong Parks in Guangzhou, Zhuhai, and Qingyuan, seven large-scale species conservation bases and expert teams from around the world have developed four key technology systems: optimized breeding and nurturing of wild animals, precise nutrition feeding, targeted disease prevention and control, and suitable habitat maintenance.

To address the global challenge of relocating Komodo dragons, Chimelong Group has devoted ten years to researching and developing a technological system for the ecological environment construction for Komodo dragons. In doing so, they have gained comprehensive knowledge of the growth pattern of Komodo dragons, established nutrition and health systems as well as biological safety and disease control systems for the Komodo dragons.

In addition, they pioneered the artificial incubation and rearing technology system for Komodo dragons in the subtropical region, broke through the bottleneck of the grouping technique of artificially bred young Komodo dragons, and achieved the first successful breeding in China. Up to now, they have successfully bred 25 Komodo dragons, filling in the gaps in related research worldwide.

It is reported that through the breakthroughs in critical technologies for various wildlife species, Chimelong Group has successfully protected over 120,000 individuals of more than 1,200 species, including 286 species listed in Appendix I andIIof CITES and 105 species under national protection. Also, they top the world in both the number of animals and the size of breeding bases.

世界野生动植物日，看广东数字科技如何赋能生物多样性

3月3日迎来了第11个世界野生动植物日，今年的全球主题是“连接人类与地球——探索野生动植物保护中的数字创新”。

近年数字科技在野生动植物保护当中的应用创新，越来越受到社会关注。

2022年度广东省科学技术奖中，广东长隆集团完成的“世界珍稀野生动物种质资源保护关键技术与应用”就获得了科技进步奖特等奖。

资料显示，过去100年，全球老虎数量下降了95%，我国特有的华南虎更是野外绝迹50年。据了解，目前全国华南虎仅存200多只，均为人工饲养。

为了扶壮华南虎人工种群，恢复其野外生存能力，长隆建成了华南虎野化训练基地。基地搭配陆空智慧保护管理体系，借助先进的可见光和红外热成像监控技术，对虎野化区进行全方位监测，第一时间掌握虎的动态。2022年，清远长隆的两只华南虎已经实现了野外自主捕食。

此外，长隆集团探索建立“野生动物种质资源库+科学研究+科普教育+野外救护+野化放归”的创新模式，依托广州、珠海和清远三地，7个大型物种资源保育基地以及来自世界各地的专家团队，研创出野生动物优生优育、精准营养、精准疫病防治和适宜生境维护等四大关键技术体系。

科莫多龙迁地保护世界性难题，长隆集团在10年时间里研究开发科莫多龙生态环境构筑技术体系，全面掌握科莫多龙成长发育规律，并建立营养与健康体系，及科莫多龙生物安全和疾控技术体系。

同时，首创亚热带地区科莫多龙人工孵化育幼技术体系，突破科莫多龙人工育幼个体归群技术瓶颈，实现国内首次繁育成功，至今已成功繁育25头科莫多龙，填补了世界科莫多龙相关研究的空白。

据了解，在各类野生动物关键技术的攻克下，长隆集团利用科技力量成功保护了野生动物1200余种10万余只，其中CITES附录I和II类动物286种、国家重点保护动物105种，动物数量和种源基地面积均位列全球第一。

文 | 记者 黎存根 通讯员 邓泳怡
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