With the recent cooler weather, the northern geese fly south, and the wetland of the Horqin National Nature Reserve located in the Xing'an League of inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has ushered in a beautiful "guest", and nearly 10,000 migratory birds such as the world's rare birds such as the white crane and the oriental white stork inhabit and stay here, foraging and playing.
The picture shows the migratory bird white spoonbills that have recently transited through the Xing'an League in Inner Mongolia. Photo by Yang Fusheng
According to the Horqin National Nature Reserve Management Bureau, unlike in the past, this year's reserve has more rare "friends". In the process of monitoring migratory waterbirds in autumn, monitorers found the figures of national Level I protected birds such as white cranes, oriental white storks, and white-naped cranes in the wetlands. They either gaze quietly, or play and play, or look down to forage, leisurely and self-reliant, adding a sense of vitality and vitality to the colorful autumn.
The picture shows the migratory birds Egret (second from left) and red-billed gull (first left) that have recently transited through the Xing'an League of Inner Mongolia. Photo by Zhang Zhenhua
According to reports, since mid-September, the Horqin National Nature Reserve Management Bureau has carried out autumn monitoring of migratory waterbirds, covering the core area of the reserve, important wetlands and important bird migration, breeding and resting places in the surrounding areas. Up to now, a total of nearly 10,000 migratory birds of 30 species have been monitored. Among them, there are 4 species of birds protected by the national level I, namely the white crane, the oriental white stork, the red-crowned crane and the white-naped crane; the national level II protected birds include the grey crane, the white spoonbilon, the little swan and the red goose. Among the nearly 10,000 migratory birds, there are 35 white cranes, 42 eastern white storks, 5 red-crowned cranes and 14 white-naped cranes. Both the White Crane and the Eastern White Stork have individual populations of 1% of the global population.
The picture shows the migratory bird White-naped Crane that recently transited through the Xing'an League in Inner Mongolia. Photo by Zhang Zhenhua
Cranes are extremely demanding on the living environment, and are regarded as a sign of the quality of the wetland environment, and are one of the indicator species of wetland environmental quality. The number of cranes in the Horqin National Nature Reserve has increased year by year, which also marks a significant improvement in the environmental quality of the wetlands in the reserve.
The picture shows the flock of migratory birds that have recently transited through the Xing'an League in Inner Mongolia. Photo by Yang Fusheng
In recent years, the Horqin National Nature Reserve Management Bureau has conscientiously implemented the concept of ecological priority and green development, and attached great importance to ecological environmental protection. The reserve actively strives for project funds to carry out wetland ecological restoration; through a variety of channels, publicize the knowledge of bird love and bird protection, improve the public's awareness of environmental protection; increase inspection and protection efforts to provide safe conditions for migratory birds to roost. Through years of efforts, the ecological environment of the reserve has been significantly improved, and the wetland area and function have been gradually restored, providing abundant conditions for migratory bird migration and laying a good foundation for the green development of Horqin National Nature Reserve. (Reporter Wang Jing)