Wild swan protection in Korla in China's Xinjiang
STORY: Wild swan protection in Korla in China's Xinjiang
DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:44
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of swans in Korla City
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA MING, Researcher, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences
STORYLINE:
Korla City in China's Xinjiang has registered a rising number of migrating swans in recent years, as the local ecology improves.
The birds, under second-class national protection, have been spending winters in Korla since 2006.
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA MING, Researcher, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences
"The number of swans in Korla has increased (in the past two decades) from a few dozens to 100, and then to more than 300, and nearly 400 at most. So you can see from this increase that Xinjiang has been home to more swans and the number has been growing very fast.
There's also an increasing awareness among the people for protecting swans and not hurting the
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