Conservation efforts turn wetlands into bird paradise

STORY: Conservation efforts turn wetlands into bird paradise DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ANQING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG SANYI, President of Caizi Lake wetland ecological protection association 3. various of migratory birds 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YI TINGTING, Life Science Department, Anqing Normal University STORYLINE: More than 50,000 migratory birds have arrived at Caizi Lake National Wetland Park in Anqing, east China's Anhui for wintering. For Wang Sanyi, who has spent over ten years protecting migratory birds and the lake, the efforts of him and his team have paid off. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG SANYI, President of Caizi Lake wetland ecological protection association "It's a different picture this year, especially for some rare species. There are more birds that are under first-class national protection. There were only three or four hundred cygnets in previous years, but this year there are more th