Chinese Academy of Sciences Xishuangbanna plant of gold stolen micro rants about

Left at the scene of tree stumps.

On October 10, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in which a 51-year old Dalbergia was felled illegally, another Dalbergia are greater in diameter "saw injuries", Botanical Garden official micro-blog at 19 o'clock in the day publishing rants about the theft of Dalbergia hupeana sectional view: "Botanical Garden of plants is used to show the education, the human mind is into shit. " Doctors transplanted lung rejection of late ticket

On October 12, the Arboretum Hu Huabin, Deputy Director told the Word Press (www.thepaper.CN), according to the case, local police stations and forest police have jointly handling involved in the investigation, due to late rains 9th suspected clues yet to the public security organs for further verification. Botanical passion fruit orchard garden management team leader Yang Tingting to surge-news, for others a strain of "injured" Dalbergia, "may consider beside a small plant, after surviving close to the split method to remedy the situation. "But she also said that due to the large tree, the effect remains to be seen.

According to botanical garden General Office staff, botanical garden has never previously experienced similar events. Detection will limit free of charge during the crowd into the Park to avoid staying, recovery time is uncertain.

Dalbergia aka huanghuali wood, known as "plant of gold", for national second-class protection plants, timber Dalbergia currently has nearly died out. Yunnan media Chuncheng evening news on 12th, 6 Dalbergia planted in the Park, the big 3 in 1964 by the introduction of Hainan, which is after the introduction of the first batch of artificially cultivated Dalbergia. According to the introduction of Dalbergia hupeana introduce Professor Zhou Shouqing, of that year, rosewood Dalbergia in the market currently prices as high as 3 million yuan per ton. Dalbergia stolen trunk trees surrounding 113 cm, diameter 24 cm, high core value, value in million Yuan.

Yang Tingting in accept spring city evening interview Shi introduced, October 9 late to 10th morning has been Xia rain, 10th at 7 o'clock in the morning, Botanical Garden security defend group of two name employees patrol to hundred incense Park Shi, found Woods in the has hiding of branches, go near a see found hundred incense Park 3 tree rosewood Dalbergia in the maximum of a tree, in distance ground about 40 cm high of parts, into two Pitchfork in the of a Pitchfork, has was people saw broken, and will trunk shipped go.

After the inspection, except stolen tree outside, there is a greater Dalbergia trunk, upper and lower ends of the 40 cm apart, have separately been sawing into 1/3 and 1/4, two deep saw marks.

No stolen tree has been sawn wound.

According to trolleys round printing, and hauling wood left of traces, and River across two article boat Shang rub fell of rosewood Dalbergia bark and leaves, security defend group competent rock total on spring city evening analysis said, "three surface ring water of Botanical Garden usually only through 3 seat bridge only can access, this 3 seat bridgehead are has security personnel day and night duty, wants to from bridge Shang smuggling wood must no may. "

Botanical Garden security guards patrol every day until two o'clock in the morning, rock collectively, the thieves may be used after two o'clock in the morning time, under cover of heavy rain, the Dalbergia felled and smuggled out by using small boats crossing, he concludes: "the criminals on the botanical garden environment should be familiar. "

In the preceding report, Xishuangbanna forest Public Security Bureau Department head has yet to find a useful clue: "stolen Dalbergia value is extremely high, due to theft is not in protection area or forest-wide, but in the Defense closely inside the garden, should belong to the valuables stolen, yet poorly defined forest permission to public security organs are investigating the case. "

In 2011, similar incidents have occurred in Guangdong, 5 in South China Botanical Garden of Dalbergia hupeana wood worth more than 2 million stolen, Guangzhou Tianhe District Court in a theft trial, sentenced two principal sentenced to 12 years, another man sentenced to 11 and a fine.

Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden has been extended patrol time for security, to prevent similar incidents. In 1959, the famous botanist Professor CAI xitao created the Park, has been developed into a collection of scientific research, conservation and education of integrated study institutions and well-known scenic spots.

Botanic Garden covers an area of 1125hm2, collected more than 12,000 species of plants, have built 38 Special categorized plants, save a pristine tropical rainforest of the area of about 250hm2, is the largest area, collecting the most plentiful, most botanical gardens of special categorized plants garden, is the outdoor world to save plant species and maximum number of plant taxa showed the public botanical gardens.