JINAN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis, reintroduced into the wild in 2024, has completed an unprecedented 260-km journey across China's eastern coast and the Bohai Sea in 11 hours, setting two new records for migratory endurance, local authorities said. The feat, tracked via satellite...
The crested ibis is a rare and endangered bird on earth and China's first-class protected species known as the "Oriental Gem" .朱鹮是世界珍稀濒危鸟类和国家一级保护动物，被誉为“东方宝石”。Since the 20th century,the global population of crested ibis has decreased dramatically and the species ...
The project was launched by China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration.The crested ibis rescue and protection base in Xiazhuhu National Wetland Park signed a contract with Hunan Nanshan National Park, Qianjiangyuan National Forestry Park, and Jiangsu Yancheng Wetland National Nature Reserve ...
The crested ibis was once on the brink of extinction. In 1981, only seven wild crested ibises were found in Yangxian, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Over the past four decades of conservation efforts, the global population has now surpassed 10,000. The 16 crested ibises were airlifted ...
But the chick is still weak and needs to be fed and protected by its parents. Join CGTN to witness the growth of the precious wild crested ibis. Crested ibis is a wild animal under first-class state protection in China. There are around 4,100 crested ibises in Shaanxi Province....
In northwest China's Shaanxi Province, a pair of wild crested ibis parents, Honghong and Huohuo, welcomed their newborn on June 20. The chick has grown healthily since then and both parents share the feeding duties. Join CGTN to view this wild crested ibis family and ...
As China’s first artificially reared crested ibis, Huahua was loaned to Japan’s Crested Ibis Conservation Center from 1985 to 1989 for collaborative breeding. After returning to China, Huahua lived at the Beijing Zoo. In 1992, the zoo succeeded in artificially hatching crested ibis chicks. Thes...
Self-sustaining Wild Population of Crested Ibises Formed in Hunan A crested ibis chick recently hatched in a nest at Mount Langshan, a World Natural Heritage site in central China's Hunan Province, marking a milestone in the successful establishment of a self-sustaining wild population of this ...
Crested Ibis occurs in Shaanxi Province, China. Our team found the species near the Shaanxi-Sichuan border. Read our report.
The Shaanxi Hanzhong Crested Ibis National Nature Reserve harbors the world's largest population of wild crested ibises. Located in the southern part of the Qinling Mountains, the reserve currently houses over 100 crested ibises. Initially believed to be extinct in China, the crested ib...