Since 2021, there has been a lot of news about the emergence of scarce animals and plants in Zhejiang, and we have said several before. For example, the Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle, which was declared extinct in 1982, reappears in Zhejiang, which is very rare. There is also the discovery of wild lettuce in Lin'an, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, with an area of up to about 600 square meters, which may be the largest wild population in Zhejiang, etc. The emergence of these scarce wild animals and plants has made us see that the ecosystem in Zhejiang has indeed improved a lot.
This is also the result of the long-term maintenance of the ecosystem by the people of Zhejiang, whether it is the emergence of declared extinct organisms or the emergence of these wild plants, which can show that as long as the ecosystem becomes better, all disappearing or scarce animals and plants may appear, so this also calls on other provinces in China to strengthen the protection of the ecosystem, which can also maintain the growth of wild flora and fauna.
However, after these two events, Zhejiang has made major discoveries, and found creatures that were once considered to have been "extinct" or "declared extinct", which really made the people of Zhejiang "laugh", so many wild animals and plants appeared.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > Hangzhou Yuhang surprised the endangered species of painted ibis</h1>
The area found this time is located in the North Lake area of Yuhang, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and this is also the first time that the traces of the colored ibises have been found in the Hangzhou area, which is slightly difficult to identify, because it belongs to the "close relatives of the national treasure bird crested ibis", so it is easy to make mistakes when observing, and this time the colored ibises found this time are active in the rice fields with egrets and water pheasants. According to the video footage released, it is a search for food in a rice field, so it is a normal activity.
Of course, egrets and pheasants are also relatively rare creatures, and this time the "colored ibis" is even rarer. We also said that the creature was once declared "extinct" in China and could not be found. But in recent years, we have also gradually found the footprints of the colored ibis, and the number has also increased, which has been found in Yunnan, Shaanxi and other places, but every time the creature is found, it is one, so we have not seen a group of them.
This also shows that the creature is still in the "endangered" state, the need for our protection, itself the creature has been distributed in Our country is very much, but due to the evolution of the ecosystem, the change of biological population, so the colored ibis is gradually reduced, basically belongs to the "extinct" state, and only in recent years, we have seen the growth of the organism under the increase in the protection of the ecosystem, the increase in frequency, which is good news.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="16" what species is > the painted ibis, and why is it so unique? </h1>
Painted ibises belong to the ornithischia, ibises, colored ibises genus of birds, is a very bright color species, mainly its appearance is very "loved" by everyone, its slender body, feathers chestnut purple, bird beak like a machete, feathers will change with the angle of light, hence the name "color ibis". See no, the biggest feature is that its feathers, with the sunlight shine at different angles, resulting in different color states, so it is very good.
The organism feeds on aquatic insects, insect larvae, shrimp, crustaceans and other biological populations, mainly distributed in southern Europe, Asia, Africa, central America and other places, the organism can reach 66 cm in length, wingspan can reach 95 cm, looks like a large dark sandpiper. In China, it is mainly distributed in Shanghai, Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places. However, the living conditions of this creature are very "harsh", due to the reduction of habitat, environmental pollution and other issues, it is in a very dangerous state.
At the same time, there are also people who aggravate the pollution of water bodies, resulting in an increase in harmful substances contained in water, and the food chain is also seriously damaged, so the survival of the painted ibis is even more "worse", and eventually the creature disappears directly from our field of vision. In the Red Book of Endangered Animals in China, we also have to directly declare that the colored ibis is "extinct" in China, but since 2009, there have been traces of it in China, so we know that the creatures that are considered "extinct" have a recovery footprint.
So this creature is very unique, and now we can see this creature again, which is really rare.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="12" > is Zhejiang again! How much ecological environment is there in the area? </h1>
Zhejiang does belong to The area with a relatively good ecological environment in China, of which plant resources have reached more than 3,000 species, and the wild plants under key protection are 45 species, which are called "southeast plant treasure houses", and wild animals are also very many, of which 123 species of animals are included in the national key protection list, wild animals have more than 80 kinds of mammals, 300 to 400 species of birds, which are incomparable to many provinces, and the forest coverage rate of Zhejiang has reached 60.5%. So Zhejiang is completely a biological paradise.
This is Zhejiang, the ecological environment is really good, just the wild flora is also more, so it can provide a basis for the survival of biological populations, this time can find endangered species of painted ibises in Zhejiang, and once was also considered to be "extinct" in China, or extinct, which is even more rare. With the improvement of the ecosystem, I believe that there will be more wild animals and plants in the future, scarce organisms, new species, etc., adding another "color" to the biological population of Zhejiang.
So in general, the ecological environment is the basis for the survival of organisms, if the living environment has become worse, then it is difficult to survive, not to mention seeing what scarce biological populations, native species may become less because of environmental problems, which is the importance of protecting the ecosystem.