National park in China's Hainan makes progress in protecting biodiversity

STORY: National park in China's Hainan makes progress in protecting biodiversity DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hainan's national park 2. various of Hainan gibbons 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN ZONGZHU, Chief engineer of Hainan Academy of Forestry STORYLINE: Hainan's national park, covering 4,269 square km, is home to China's most concentrated and well-preserved tropical rainforests. The park is also the only habitat of Hainan gibbons, a rare primate. Many wildlife that had long disappeared are returning to their homes thanks to the park. The Hainan gibbon population has been restored to 36 on the island, while nine plant species have been newly discovered in the park's range. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN ZONGZHU, Chief engineer of Hainan Academy of Forestry "The Hainan gibbons' population has increased from 7 to 9 in the 1970s to 36 today. Since the establishment of the park, 28 other new species have been discovered, further incre