Directly attack the illegal felling of cypress trees! 4 mountain friends were chased by 30 mountain rats and their thrilling escape process was exposed

Shanyou surnamed Fan and others encountered an illegal logging group at the fir forest camp near Shuiyang Forest. (Picture provided by Shanyou surnamed Fan)

Illegal logging incidents in mountainous areas have become common in recent years. A mountaineer surnamed Fan recently posted on the social platform Threads to reveal that in January 2018, when he and three companions went to the Alishan Forest in Chiayi, they accidentally hit the site of an illegal logging group and were even chased by 20 to 30 mountain rats. Although the group reported the case to the police afterwards, it is still unclear whether the mountain rats have been caught. They hope that by publicizing this thrilling experience, they can call on relevant units to pay attention to the issue of mountain forest conservation and investigation.

Mountain friend surnamed Fan pointed out that on January 20, 2018, he and a group of four mountain friends set off from Shanlin Creek to Shuiyang Forest. In the afternoon, when he returned to the high-circuit route and arrived near Shanlin Camp, he found a large number of valuable cypress trees that had been cut up on the hillside. Some of them had been wrapped in plastic bags and tied to backpacks to be transported down the mountain. He immediately pushed some of the cypress trees down the hillside and shouted loudly into the forest to try to stop them.

Unexpectedly, after shouting, 20 to 30 mountain rats sprang out from the forest and chased them and attacked them. Fortunately, there was a certain distance between the two sides at that time, and the intertwined trees in the mountainous area formed obstacles. The group of people struggled to escape along the mountain path and successfully escaped.

Shanyou surnamed Fan said that he immediately called 110 to report the incident after the incident, but he did not disclose the footage at the time because he was worried about retaliation. After many years, I decided to share this thrilling process in the hope of arousing the attention of the public and the competent authorities to the problem of illegal logging in mountainous areas.

Shanyou, surnamed Fan, and others kicked the illegally logged cypress trees down the mountain trail to take photos. (Picture provided by Shanyou surnamed Fan)

The illegally logged cypress trees were tied to the back frame and prepared to be transported down the mountain. (Picture provided by Shanyou surnamed Fan)