CCTV News: The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity will be held in Kunming, Yunnan Province, on October 11. At the conference, the theme exhibition area of the China Pavilion will exhibit the cases of the protection and management of the Yellow Sea Wetland in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. The wetland is an important part of the East Asia-Australasia route of nine migratory bird migration routes around the world.
Now it is the migratory bird migration season, more than 300,000 migratory birds are arriving in yancheng Yellow Sea wetland, and one of the birds with a small spoon is particularly concerned by researchers, its name is "spoon-billed sandpiper", there are only more than 600 in the world, which is a critically endangered migratory bird. Researchers come to Yancheng every year during the migration season to observe changes in the population of spoon-billed sandpipers. Since yesterday (October 8), the news channel has launched the "Looking for Spoon-billed Sandpiper" section for three consecutive days to explore the rich biodiversity.
Squatting Squad: Documenting Biodiversity
Today (October 9) is the second day of the search for spoon-billed sandpipers, in yesterday's program, we have introduced the spoon-billed sandpipers and their "canteen" on the migration road, Jiangsu Yancheng Yellow Sea Wetland, the relevant pictures are taken by the reporters in front. So how does the work of migratory birds staying in the 10,000 acres of high tide habitat that stays when they escape the high tide? Is the squatting shooting smooth? Let's take a look at the reporter's behind-the-scenes story of the 24-hour squat.
Look for spoon-billed sandpipers: migratory bird nightlife
After seeing the birds during the day, what are the activities of the birds at night? Next, we looked at the "nightlife" of migratory birds that were either pacing gracefully, playing and playing, or resting peacefully through the night vision lens set up by the main station reporter.
Looking for Spoon-Billed Sandpipers: Beach Sampling Explore Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Recipes
Nowadays, the Yancheng Tiaozi Mud Wetland has also attracted many researchers. A few years ago, a research team from Beijing Forestry University came here to study for a long time, and since last year, they have opened a new project called "Studying spoon-billed sandpiper recipes" in order to better protect spoon-billed sandpipers. These days, researchers are taking autumn field sampling to see what spoon-billed sandpipers really like to eat. Now, Xu Dawei, a reporter from the general station, is following the scientific research team to sample benthic organisms in the Tiaozi Mud Wetland in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. What is the progress so far? Let's connect Xu Dawei.
Finding spoon-billed sandpipers: laboratory analysis deciphering spoon-billed sandpiper recipes
Sampling work like this is done once a year in the spring and autumn. After the samples are collected and stored, the staff will take them back to the laboratory for analysis. What could be the spoon-billed sandpiper's favorite food? Now we are connecting Yang Guang, a reporter at the laboratory of the Dongtai Tiaozi Mud Migratory Bird Management Center, to go to the laboratory together to reveal the recipe of the spoon-billed sandpiper.
Look for spoon-billed sandpipers: little cuties in the wetlands
After watching the live broadcast of the two colleagues in front, I was really full of curiosity and yearning for this wetland. Next, we will take a short look at the cuteness in the wetland through a short video, and feel the growth and life of everything here.
Jumping fish, small crabs, all kinds of shellfish... In fact, through these microscopic displays, we can also fully feel the biodiversity here, and this wetland is really a "gas station" that can replenish the energy of all kinds of migratory birds.
Source: CCTV