Endangered Chinese mergansers spotted in Beijing suburb

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Endangered Chinese mergansers spotted in Beijing suburb

STORY: Endangered Chinese mergansers spotted in Beijing suburb DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese mergansers and other birds at a reservoir in Pinggu District of Beijing STORYLINE: Two pairs of Chinese mergansers, an endangered bird species dubbed "giant pandas" of birds, were recently spotted at a reservoir in Pinggu District of Beijing. The species, under class-one state protection, has lived on Earth for more than 10 million years. It is also listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list, with Russia's Far East and northeast China officially regarded as the bird's major reproduction bases. Starting from October every year, the endangered birds migrate to the Yangtze River basin and south of the river for winter. The bird is used to monitor the ecological environment as it is very picky about its living environment and is sensitive to environmental changes. In recent years, Beijing h

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