With the continuous strengthening of publicity and education on the protection of wild animals, the concept of protecting wild animals has become increasingly popular.
On September 25, the police of Zhaowuda Road Police Station received a call for help from the mass hotline, saying that they found a "water bird" with a leg injury along the Dahei River, and after receiving the police on duty, they quickly dispatched the police and arrived at the scene. The police first conducted a detailed inspection of the unknown "water bird", briefly bandaged it, and brought it back to the police station. At the same time, the Veterinary Office of Daqingshan Wildlife Park was immediately contacted and sent to the University of Qingshan Wildlife Park for timely treatment.
After being informed by professionals, the injured "water bird" is a national second-level protected animal - the pond heron, after rescue, the bird is currently in good condition, the staff said that after its recovery of flight ability, release nature.
Pond herons
Typical wading birds , about 47 cm long , herons with white wings and brown longitudinal stripes. Breeding plumage: dark maroon on the head and neck, purple sauce on the chest. Winter: Brown longitudinal stripes when standing, white body and dark brown back when flying. The iris is brown; the mouth is yellow (winter); the legs and feet are greenish gray. Usually silent, with a low croaking sound when arguing. It inhabits rice paddies, ponds, swamps, and groups of 3-5 individuals or 3-5 animals forage in paddy fields or swamps, and are not afraid of people. The diet is dominated by fish, frogs and insects, and the food composition of young chicks and adult birds is similar. During the breeding period, the nest is in the tree or bamboo forest, the nest is shallow disc-shaped, composed of branches, dead branches of fir, bamboo branches, tea branches and sarsaparilla vines, etc., and there is no other bedding in the nest. Eggs are laid in early and mid-May, with 3-6 eggs laid per clutch. It is found from Bangladesh to China and Southeast Asia. Wintering solstices in the Malay Peninsula, Indochina and the Sunda Islands.
Protection level
Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Listed in the List of Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State that are beneficial or have important economic or scientific research value
The species has a wide distribution range, is not close to the fragile endangered threshold standard for the survival of the species (distribution area or fluctuation range is less than 20,000 square kilometers, habitat quality, population size, distribution area fragmentation), the population trend is stable, so it is evaluated as a species without survival crisis.