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Freeing animals in the wild dangerous for environment

By Zhi Yun | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-05 08:13

Freeing animals in the wild dangerous for environment

Local residents prepare to bury dead snakes in Miaoerdong village in Xinglong county, Hebei province, on June 3. A group of people set thousands of snakes free near the village on June 1, arousing panic among villagers. Zhang Jian / for China Daily

Freeing animals in the wild dangerous for environment

Freeing captured animals, an act often carried out by Buddhists or animal lovers, could lead to ecological disasters such as an imbalanced food chain, an invasion of foreign species or the spread of contagious diseases, according to experts.

Freeing animals in the wild dangerous for environment

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