Power company finds ways to keep lights on and birds safe in Hunan, China

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Power company finds ways to keep lights on and birds safe in Hunan, China

STORY: Power company finds ways to keep lights on and birds safe in Hunan, China SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wetlands 2. various of nests and the devices 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU KAITUO, State Grid Yiyang Electric Power Company 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI JIANZHI, Local bird protection association in Yuanjiang City STORYLINE: The central Chinese city of Yuanjiang in Hunan Province lies in the hinterland of Dongting Lake, China's second-largest freshwater lake. With a large area of wetlands, it is an important habitat for migratory birds. However, bird-induced power outages have always been problematic for power grid maintenance work. To solve the problem, a crew of local electrical workers looked for ways to protect the birds while ensuring uninterrupted power supply operations, such as installing devices to repel birds and relocating the nests to a safer place nearby. SOUNDBITE

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