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China strives to revive endangered tree species

STORY:China strives to revive endangered tree species DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of an endangered tree species 2. various of forest 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG QUAN, Director, Management Center, Chongqing Xuebaoshan National Nature Reserve 4. various of people breeding trees 5. various of forest STORYLINE: The first batch of 120,000 seedlings of Thuja sutchuenensis propagated from artificial cuttings at China's Chongqing Xuebaoshan National Nature Reserve have recently been replanted in the wild. Thuja sutchuenensis, or Sichuan thuja is a critically endangered species endemic to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. In recent years, thanks to China's continuous efforts in biodiversity conservation, the evergreen coniferous tree, previously announced to be extinct, is expanding its territory. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG QUAN, Director, Management Center, Chongqing Xuebaoshan National Nature Reserve "We breed the trees

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China strives to revive endangered tree species