Wildlife ‍Damage Compensation Insurance in Bortala Prefecture: A Success Story

The Bozhou Wildlife Damage Compensation Insurance‌ has paid out more than 2.53 million yuan, benefiting nearly 1,000 herders.

Since the Bortala⁢ Prefecture ⁣launched a pilot project for wildlife damage compensation insurance in January this year, ‍a ‍total of 996 cases of terrestrial wildlife damage have occurred in the prefecture, ⁢2,594 livestock of all kinds⁢ have died, ⁣2.5309 million ‍yuan in compensation​ has been paid to herders, and 996⁣ herders have⁤ benefited.

In recent⁣ years, with the in-depth promotion of ecological construction, the full implementation of ‌the forest‌ and grassland chief⁢ system, and the continuous strengthening of biodiversity protection, Bortala Prefecture’s ecological⁣ environment has improved significantly, the number of ⁣wild‍ animal populations⁣ has continued to grow, ‌and wild animal harm incidents have ‌occurred frequently.

Measures to Promote ‍Wildlife Damage Compensation ‍Insurance

To effectively ​alleviate the contradiction between wildlife protection and wildlife accidents, and accelerate the establishment of a wildlife harm compensation mechanism, Bortala⁢ Prefecture ⁣has taken multiple measures to ⁤promote ​the pilot⁢ work of wildlife harm compensation insurance.

Clarifying Goals and Tasks

The prefecture has ‌implemented the prevention and control and compensation mechanism for terrestrial ⁢wildlife‌ damage,​ creating the first terrestrial wildlife damage compensation​ insurance model in Xinjiang. The “Autonomous Prefecture Terrestrial Wildlife Damage Compensation ‍Insurance (Trial) Work Plan” has been issued, clarifying the claims standards‌ and formulating the claims process, effectively safeguarding the personal and property safety of farmers and herdsmen, and achieving⁢ the organic ⁤unity ​of ecological protection ⁣and economic and ⁣social⁣ sustainable development.

Increasing Training Intensity

To implement the “Notice on‍ Issuing the ⁣Work Plan⁢ for Terrestrial Wildlife Damage Compensation Insurance (Trial) in​ the Autonomous Prefecture”, the State People’s Government organized⁢ a⁤ mobilization and training meeting for​ the Terrestrial​ Wildlife Damage Compensation⁤ Insurance (Trial) in the Autonomous ​Prefecture.⁢ A total of 287 people from⁢ relevant ‍departments of the state,⁢ counties, cities, towns,⁢ villages and teams attended the training meeting.

Strengthening Publicity and Guidance

The prefecture‍ has used television, newspapers, Bortala‌ Zero ‌Distance, Bortala Newspaper and other news media to carry out special publicity and⁢ reporting, ⁣continuing⁢ to increase publicity and guidance, organizing insurance, actively​ mobilizing herders to voluntarily purchase compensation insurance ⁢and increase the amount of insurance, and implementing the compensation insurance mechanism for damage ​caused by ‍terrestrial wild animals⁢ to⁢ ensure that “no household ⁢or group is left out.”