On the morning of November 5, the staff of the Management and Conservation Department of Yancheng Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve observed the tracks of four red-crowned cranes when organizing daily patrols in the core area, including three adult birds and one juvenile bird, roosting on the reed beach for food.
"This is the first time since the beginning of autumn this year that our Yancheng National Rare Bird Nature Reserve has found red-crowned cranes that come here to overwinter, compared with last year, this year's red-crowned cranes flew to overwinter about a week earlier." Introduction of the staff of the Management and Conservation Department of Yancheng Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve.
It is understood that along with the red-crowned crane, there are also gray cranes, white storks, geese and ducks waiting for birds. All the red-crowned cranes that come to winter here are expected to arrive this month, and millions of waterfowl will overwinter here.
Cranes arrive early, migratory birds accompany them, waterfowl reach millions... Such a scene is mainly due to the continuous improvement of the ecological environment of Yancheng City in Jiangsu Province.
"Next, we will strictly follow the regulations of nature reserves and relevant laws and regulations to strengthen monitoring and patrolling to ensure the safety of migratory birds overwintering." The staff of the management and protection department of Yancheng Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve said.
Yancheng Wetland Rare Bird National Nature Reserve is the largest wetland reserve along the beach in China, with an area of 247,260 hectares, divided into three areas: core area, buffer zone and experimental area. The key protection objects are the rare wild animals of the wetland represented by the red-crowned crane and the coastal wetland ecosystem on which they depend for their survival.
Yancheng Wetland Rare Bird National Nature Reserve is an important place in the global migratory bird migration area. There are 9 migratory bird migration areas in the world, and the reserve is located in the East Asia-Australasia Migration Zone (eaaf), the unique geographical location, silted coastal zone, rich and diverse wetland ecosystem, making it an important place for many birds to migrate, breed and overwinter, from October to April, a large number of red-crowned cranes and nearly one million waterfowl winter here, more than 3 million waterfowl migrate. The reserve is rich in biodiversity, with more than 2,500 species of animals and plants, including 416 species of birds. There are 14 species of national key protected animals (11 species of birds), such as red-crowned cranes and oriental white storks. There are 84 species of national second-level key protected animals (69 species of birds), such as gray cranes and black-faced spoonbills.
Correspondent Chen Zhuoping Lv Weiji Yangzi Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Shi Guangquan
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