Extreme Climate Event and Wolf Disaster in Shaanxi Province during the Republic of China(1930-1937)
Because of the great famine in the 18th year of the Republic of China(民国十八年年馑)and its aftermath,serious wolf disaster occurred in Guanzhong and its surrounding areas in Shaanxi province from 1930 to 1937,mostly emerged in summer and autumn.The great famine resulted in the food shortage of wolves,and the wolves had to eat carrion to survive and reproduce.Besides,the people's superstition and dread feelings of wolves were the main reasons why the wolves'numbers increased.The increased wolves seriously threatened human society,and played an important role in the process of ecological restoration.While the ecological environment had restored,the government and the human hunted and killed the wolves that leaded to the wolf disaster gradually reduced.This paper explores the abnormal activities of wild ani-mals under the influence of extreme climate event and the conflicts between these wild animals and humans.And it provides a new dimension to deepen the connotation and extension of disaster history and environ-mental history research.
Famine in the 18th year of the Republic of ChinaShaanxi provinceSevere droughtWolf disasterSocial response
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