Human beings living in cities yearn for nature. Thus, an activity called "firefly flying" appeared. Human beings don’t have to really go out of the city or into the woods, they don’t need to wait patiently, they don’t need to watch carefully, they don’t need to pay any price, they don’t have to suffer a little bit, that is, they lose all the fun just to be able to see the beauty of fireflies’ shimmering in the night sky.

They thought they had seen the beauty and magic of nature, but they didn't know that what they witnessed was the funeral of tens of thousands of fireflies. They are saying that they love nature, but they are killing fireflies. In the name of love, kill invisible. How sad!

And what an abomination to those businesses who use fireflies to fly as a gimmick to attract the attention of the public and completely ignore the lives of tens of thousands of fireflies, those indifferent regulatory agencies who know that fireflies are not raised in captivity at all, but caught in the wild!

On August 23, 2020, a WeChat public account located in Weifang City, Shandong Province issued a message: "[Thousands of Fireflies Released] 2020 Fuhua Amusement Park · Fairy Midsummer Firefly Watching Season and Clown Carnival Opening on August 28". This article broke the "100,000+" reads in a short period of time. Still familiar content, even the cover image of the article is familiar. On July 26, 2020, the Humei Pastoral Complex in Lengshuitan District, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province also planned a similar event. This event was cancelled due to the strong opposition of many environmental protection volunteers.

Can't these amusement parks and carnivals let go of the fireflies? Apart from killing tens of thousands of fireflies as a price, can you find other marketing solutions?

The fireflies in the "firefly release activity" are all caught in the wild. The so-called "artificial breeding" is nothing but a lie that cannot withstand verification. The release of fireflies is to release them to death, something that everyone with a little common sense knows.

In China, "firefly release activities" were once very popular, resulting in a large number of abnormal deaths of fireflies, which seriously affected the survival of this species. The number of fireflies has been declining due to over capture, and they are even on the verge of extinction.

Beginning in 2017, the "black industry chain" of firefly "catching in the wild-selling-commercial release activities" has been declining due to the efforts of social organizations, local governments, media, and volunteers. But it was not completely extinct.

We hope that the Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning of Weifang City will stop this firefly release activity and leave a way for tens of thousands of fireflies.

Original Chinese article:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4vNtG6evs22lflVqJhHzQA

By / Zhang Daqian Modified / Maggie

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