China's Poyang Lake a sanctuary for wintering birds after efforts made to replenish water

STORY: China's Poyang Lake a sanctuary for wintering birds after efforts made to replenish water DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: JIUJIANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Poyang Lake 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YUE, Director, Administration of Migratory Bird Nature Reserve in Duchang County, Jiangxi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO YIPING, Bird guardian, Migratory Bird Nature Reserve in Duchang County, Jiangxi 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI YUE, Director, Administration of Migratory Bird Nature Reserve in Duchang County, Jiangxi STORYLINE: China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, has again ushered in a peak for the arrivals of migratory birds. The lake was hit hard by drought in 2022, due to heat waves and dry weather. To ease the situation, local authorities have made diversified efforts to replenish saucer-shaped lake areas, which are ideal places for migratory birds to forage. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YUE, Director, Administration of Migrato