I have a wildlife zoo

Lan Li called out from the living room, "Honey, dinner's ready!"

Tonight, it was stewed pig's feet.

"Coming!" Fang Ye sat down at the dining table and complained, "I was just watching the news, some tourist went on a self-drive tour in the ferocious beast zone of the wildlife park, got out of his car to provoke a tiger. And now, I have to go to the city for a safety meeting tomorrow, it's so ridiculous."

Lan Li widened her eyes, "Eh? Did he get eaten?"

Fang Ye replied, "No! The whole thing left several tigers dumbfounded."

Relieved, Lan Li said, "That's good! It seems like these kinds of incidents happen quite often, right? Every few years you see this kind of news, and every time it's so scary. When I first saw you getting close to Jiaojiao, I thought you might end up in the news too."

Fang Ye said, "No worries, I'm the Archdruid, after all! I'm not the same as ordinary people."

Lan Li smiled sweetly, "I know, my husband has superpowers!"

Curious about something, she asked, "By the way, I've always wondered, which are more dangerous: zoo animals or wild animals?

It feels like wild animals are more ferocious; like Mount Wanda No.1 who smashed a car window with one slap. But why are most of the attacks reported in zoos? Is it because they're treated poorly and not fed enough?

Zoo animals usually get along with animal keepers, so they should be relatively more docile, right?"

Fang Ye thought for a moment and said, "Wild animals' nature is to keep away from humans. They have their own food sources, and humans are too different from their natural prey to be considered a target.

When rescuing wild animals, the key is also to maintain their wariness of humans, to stay away from people, so they can be released back into the wild.

Animals in zoos indeed tend to be more docile, but because they're in constant contact with people, their desensitization increases their unpredictability substantially.

They're like jelly beans, you never know what flavor you're going to get, unpredictable.

When they're in a good mood, they can be friendly, but if they suddenly feel bad, they can attack. So, it could be said that zoo animals are potentially more dangerous."

Lan Li nodded, "Oh, I see!"

Fang Ye added, "Zoo conditions definitely aren't as good as the wild. If the enclosure design is bad, with no hiding places, and animals are always on display without any enrichment, they can easily become psychologically stressed, increasing the likelihood of attacks. It could explode at any moment.

Animals in a zoo encounter humans far more often than in the wild, and without proper safety measures, accidents naturally occur.

If a ferocious animal decides to attack, human strength is no match.

At the Panda Base, there was a panda that had always seemed gentle after a long time with its keeper. But once, when the keeper was about to leave, the panda suddenly chased after him, at first, you'd think it wanted to play or was asking for food. But then it bit onto the keeper's hand, and probably driven crazier by the sight of blood, it started to bite ferociously, not stopping for five or six minutes.

By the time they rescued him, he was covered in blood, limbs mangled, with half of his hand bitten off."

Lan Li shuddered, "How awful! Ah, why would you talk in such detail while we're eating?"

Fang Ye scratched his head apologetically, "You asked, sorry about that."

In the end, Fang Ye polished off most of tonight's pig's feet, while Lan Li, with her diminished appetite, ate only a little!

...

The next day, Fang Ye, along with several department heads, went to the city for a meeting and seriously soaked up the information.

The leaders began by reporting the recent incidents of tourists exiting their vehicles at the wildlife park, then emphasized the need to actively conduct safety inspections for potential hazards, regularly train key personnel in skills and safety education, improve the staff's professional skills, awareness of safety precautions, and ability to handle various emergencies, and strengthen the management and emergency use of special equipment...

And they went on about a heap of topics!

Fang Ye and several team leaders also reported on the regular safety operations carried out at the zoo.

Upon returning to the zoo, they planned to conduct several safety drills!

They would simulate a scenario where a ferocious beast escapes due to unexpected circumstances, such as an earthquake toppling enclosure walls, or a typhoon snapping a large tree and dropping it near the trench, leaning against the barrier. The animal keepers fail to check and discover the hazard before opening, which gives ferocious beasts a chance to escape using the tree trunk, running out from their pens.

Another situation involved a visitor accidentally falling into the ferocious beast exhibit or deliberately jumping in with a death wish.

Since it was impractical to use real ferocious animals for the drill, they selected several lucky employees to wear mascot suits and play the part of the escaped animals, while other staff followed contingency plans, simulating anesthesia and capture procedures.

The most reliable plan of action, of course, was for Fang Ye himself to step in and calm the situation, but he couldn't always be at the zoo to respond in time.

In addition to the zoo's own staff, the police and hospitals were also on standby to cooperate.

The zoo's public WeChat account would notify in advance that a drill was scheduled, apologizing for any inconvenience to visitors.

…

At 9 o'clock in the morning, it was time for the drill!

Nie was behind the trees outside the lion exhibit, donning a lion mascot suit and pulling on the headpiece.

Fang Ye laughed and said, "How's it going, is it stuffy?"

The ferocious beast exhibit's animal keepers naturally participated in the capture, performing adeptly. Nie, who was responsible for the raccoon, thought the drill seemed fun and had volunteered to play the part of the animal.

Nie's voice came from beneath the lion headpiece, "It's okay, a bit warm, but bearable!"

"Then let's get started!"

Fang Ye ran to a distance and spoke into the walkie-talkie, "Attention all units, attention all units, the drill is starting!"

The zoo's loudspeakers announced, "Dear visitors, we are about to conduct a drill simulating the escape of a ferocious beast from its exhibit. There is no real animal escape, so please do not panic, and follow the instructions over the speaker system."

The visitors in the zoo, upon hearing the announcement, suddenly started discussing the event excitedly!

"Eh, there's a drill today? I was wondering what all those people gathered in the square were doing."

The loudspeaker sounded again, "Emergency notice, a lion has escaped from its exhibit. Please follow the animal keepers and seek shelter!"

Some visitors really got into the act and started screaming in cooperation, "Ahhh!!!! A lion! Where's the lion?"

"Run, run or get eaten!"

Really, with such screams, the atmosphere instantly felt real!

Little kids nervously clutched their parents' hands, "Mommy, I'm scared!"

The mother patted the child on the head, reassuring, "It's okay, it's okay! It's just a drill!"

Xin and Li arrived, gasping for breath, blowing whistles, waving their arms, and began evacuating visitors, "Don't panic, everyone! Follow us!"

The nearby visitors who were touring followed them excitedly!

One group of staff led visitors outside, while another set up barriers, extending the protective net, and began deploying obstacles along the paths on both sides of the lion exhibit.