Bird Condos To Encourage Breeding In The Purple Martin - Montreal

Bird Condos To Encourage Breeding In The Purple Martin - Montreal

Conservation biologists Michel Rouselle, right, and Jacques Duquette of Heritage Laurentian, watch and record bird species as they search for purple martins in their weekly visits to the La Prairie Basin on the shore of the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Lasalle, Que, Canada. A project sponsored by Quebec Oiseaux, since 2020, has built bird condos along the shore to encourage breeding in the purple martin, an endangered species. Photo by Christinne Muschi/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

"Cloud dialogue" between Chinese, Italian libraries held in E China

STORY: "Cloud dialogue" between Chinese, Italian libraries held in E China DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO SHUANGLIN, Deputy director, Foreign Affairs Office of Ningbo Municipal People's Government STORYLINE: A "cloud dialogue" between a Chinese library and two Italian libraries was held at the launching ceremony of the 2022 Ningbo Italian Culture Week on Friday. Curators of the Tianyi Pavilion Library in China's Ningbo, the Medicean-Laurentian Library in Italy's Florence, and the Malatestiana Library in Italy's Cesena called on exchanges and cooperation among libraries in the world. Founded in 1561, Tianyi Pavilion or Tian Yi Ge is the oldest existing library in China which boasted a collection of 70,000 volume of antique books in its heyday. This year marks the China-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism. A series of cultural exchange events and activities will be held during the 2022 Ningb