Critically endangered Baer's pochards find ideal habitats in E China's Anhui

STORY: Critically endangered Baer's pochards find ideal habitats in E China's Anhui DATELINE: July 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Baer's pochards in Anhui 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU LIZHI, Professor at School of Resources and Environmental Engineering at Anhui University STORYLINE: The Baer's pochard, a critically endangered diving duck, has been frequently spotted and documented across Anhui Province this year. The observation by a team from China's Anhui University suggests that the wetland eco-environment in the region has constantly improved. Hefei, the provincial capital of Anhui and an internationally recognized wetland city, has made significant efforts in ecological restoration in recent years, drawing more and more birds to live and breed. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU LIZHI, Professor at School of Resources and Environmental Engineering at Anhui University "The Baer's pochard is a critically endangered waterbird on the International U

From 1 to 401: more critically endangered wild ducks settle in China's Wuhan

STORY: From 1 to 401: more critically endangered wild ducks settle in China's Wuhan DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU HONGMEI, Wildlife and wetland conservation department, Wuhan municipal garden and forestry bureau 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI SHENGBIN, Head of reeds management station in Caidian District, Wuhan 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN WEIZHENG, Local villager 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI PENG, Senior engineer, Wetland Protection Center, Wuhan municipal garden and forestry bureau 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHU QUANYU, Volunteer, Wuhan Birdwatching Association 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YAN JUN, Head of the Wuhan Birdwatching Association STORYLINE: The Wuhan Bird Watching Society has recently released a wintering survey on Baer's Pochard, an endangered wild duck, for the year 2022. According to the survey, the number of Baer's Pochards that settled down in the city has reached 401 as a result of wetland protect

China's Wuhan sees growing number of endangered duck

STORY: China's Wuhan sees growing number of endangered duck DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yan Jun and another member of the Wuhan Birdwatching Association on their way to the Baoxie Lake 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Yan Jun and another member of the Wuhan Birdwatching Association 3. various of the Baer's Pochard 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN JUN, Head, Wuhan Birdwatching Association 5. various of Lu Qun finding a hatching area of Baer's Pochard 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN JUN, Head, Wuhan Birdwatching Association 7. various of the Baer's Pochard 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YAN JUN, Head, Wuhan Birdwatching Association 9. various of the Baer's Pochard STORYLINE: Yan Jun, head of the Wuhan Birdwatching Association, is on the way to the Baoxie Lake to observe Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri), a poorly known migratory diving duck that was formerly widespread in eastern Asia. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Yan Jun and another member of the Wuhan