Is it not accidental that two Chinese people were arrested for bringing chameleons back to China？

　　　　　　 CCTV News:These days, a storm surrounding Madagascar chameleon has been fermenting. The cause of the incident should also start with a post from a Weibo netizen named @ Daiwa Exploring the World. On February 18th, the day before the Lunar New Year Lantern Festival, this Weibo netizen @ Daiwa explored the world and published an article entitled "Help my mother quickly". This article said that two China men, Wu Mou and Ma Moumou, organized and led a group of 19 parents and children to Madagascar for the New Year in February this year, and participated in outdoor activities such as parent-child popular science tours.

　　　　　　 According to the article, the so-called China men Wu Mou and Ma Moumou claimed to be "entomologists of China Academy of Sciences", but they led their children and parents to "teach children to catch wild animals with their bare hands" and even violated local laws during their travels in Madagascar, regardless of their lives. According to the article, when the group returned to China, they put a live chameleon in the bag of a child’s parents and tried to smuggle it back to China. As a result, the so-called "organizer" Ma Moumou and the parents were arrested by the Madagascar police at the airport, with a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment and a high fine of up to 200 million Malagasy dollars (about 400,000 yuan).

　　　　　　 There are many questions to be solved about the private chameleon.

　　　　　　 At present, there are still many doubts about this incident. Are the "Wu Mou and Ma Moumou" mentioned in this net really the so-called "insect experts of China Academy of Sciences"? During the Chinese New Year this year, the 19-member scientific delegation led by them, including parents and children, traveled to Madagascar. Is it really qualified? The most controversial point is whether a China parent who was detained by the Malagasy police involved brought the chameleon back to China privately, or "Wu Mou and Ma Moumou", as mentioned in the article, secretly put the live chameleon in her backpack in an attempt to bring it back to China without the parents’ knowledge. Although these questions haven’t been clearly answered, official website, the Embassy of China in Madagascar, has released the relevant notice of this incident. At present, this incident of "China tourists being detained by Madagascar police on suspicion of taking prohibited items such as chameleons out of the country" is in the judicial review stage, and there is no specific court date.

　　　　　　 There is no specific court date under judicial review.

　　　　　　 China’s Embassy in the Republic of Madagascar, official website, reported on February 18th that tourists from China were detained by Madagascar police on suspicion of bringing chameleons and other prohibited items out of the country. At present, the matter is in the stage of judicial review, and there is no specific court date.

　　　　　　 This outdoor activity was jointly initiated by Wu and Ma, and set off from China on February 6th at the tropical rain forest on the east and west coasts of Madagascar. Most of the members who participated in the outdoor activities were children and parents who liked insects, animals and plants. According to media reports, the wild animals seized this time, including a chameleon, a lizard and fifteen centipedes, were all placed in plastic boxes covered with cotton wool. Lawyers said that those involved may face a fine of 40,000 euros.

　　　　　　 Malaysia has strict regulations on the exit of "endangered animals and plants"

　　　　　　 Let’s also briefly understand Madagascar’s strict regulations on the entry and exit of endangered animals and plants. Just now, we saw a lawyer say that if you leave the country with endangered animals and plants according to previous local laws, you may face a fine of 40,000 euros, equivalent to about 300,000 yuan. However, we also checked the entry-exit customs office at the airport in Tanana Lifu, Madagascar’s capital, and clearly posted the management requirements for carrying jewelry, herbs, endangered animals and plants, frozen meat, alcohol and other items. The maximum penalty is far more than the 40,000 euros mentioned by lawyers.

　　　　　　 According to Malaysian customs regulations, if you carry "endangered animals and plants", you need to apply for the import and export license allowed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and you need to apply for an epidemic prevention certificate if you carry "live animals"; Once violations are found, those who transport endangered animals and plants without permission will be punished with 2 to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to 200 million Arial (equivalent to about 400,000 yuan). Although not all kinds of chameleons, lizards and centipedes are endangered animals, the corresponding criminal punishment of "transporting endangered animals and plants" is the heaviest compared with illegal transportation of drugs, weapons and illegal food in Malaysian customs regulations.

　　　　　　 Not by chance? The organizers involved are frequently exposed.

　　　　　　 What is the truth of this case, we have to wait for the Malaysian judicial review and court session to come to the bottom. However, some background about this "China tourists are suspected of bringing chameleons back to China privately" has also attracted great media attention. After the incident, some media found that this did not seem to be an accident. Because the so-called "organizers" Ma Moumou and Wu Mou, who went to Madagascar for a popular science parent-child tour, were previously exposed to abetting and luring children and parents to hunt protected wild animals and bring them into the country, not only "teaching children to catch bats with their bare hands", but also "teaching children to catch wild animals". At the same time, another "organizer" Wu Mou also flowed out on the Internet, and in Weibo, he exposed various "intimate photos" of Malaysian animals and plants such as chameleons during his trip to Malaysia, but the legality could not be confirmed; However, after the incident, Wu Mou, the organizer of the group, deleted a large number of Weibo words and pictures. In addition, as far as Ma’s identity is concerned, some media have revealed that he is an "expert who impersonates a member of the Science Education Alliance of the Chinese Academy of Sciences", but in fact he is an insect dealer who sells wild animals and plants, but this statement has not been verified. In this regard, on February 19, the official micro "Voice of the Chinese Academy of Sciences" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences also forwarded "Ma Moumou pretends to be Weibo, a so-called expert of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

　　　　　　 Expert Interpretation: Wild animals and plants should be "viewed from a distance"

　　　　　　 In recent years, popular science parent-child travel is very popular, but what should we pay attention to when we are in close contact with wild animals? Come and listen to the expert’s analysis.

　　　　　　 Experts said that ecotourism, as a new way of tourism, is deeply loved by parents and friends because it is close to nature and entertaining. However, wild animals often carry viruses themselves and their temperament is elusive. It is very dangerous to reach out and touch without isolation measures, not to mention catching them by hand or even bringing exotic species back to China. Experts say that in addition to violating the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, bringing exotic species back to China will also lead to species invasion, which will damage biodiversity protection and ecological environment.

　　　　　　 So how should we treat wild animals? Experts suggest that tourists should respect all life in nature and get to know them without disturbing their normal life.

　　　　　　 Zhang Na, an expert in animal and plant protection, said, "I think we should follow the principle of three noes when dealing with wild animals, that is, no trapping, no touching and no disturbing. We should know from an early age that wild animals belong to nature and are our friends, so we should respect them. We will observe them and understand them without disturbing their normal life, and then we hope that everyone can respect all life in nature. "