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

China's Hunan steps up efforts to protect migratory birds

STORY: China's Hunan steps up efforts to protect migratory birds SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:36 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds in Swan Lake 2. various of restoration efforts 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI JIANZHI, Volunteer 4. various of flocks of birds STORYLINE: Thanks to the restoration and protection efforts, migratory bird species have been observed on the Swan Lake, a natural water area on the south of Dongting Lake, China's second-largest freshwater lake in central China's Hunan Province. Once an important wintering habitat for migratory birds, the population of birds on the Swan Lake's had dropped sharply due to habitat loss, over-hunting, human interference and other factors. The local government started to restore the environment in 2022 by planting trees and increasing vegetation coverage in the wetland along the lake. A patrolling team was also set up to protect birds from hunting. Efforts have been