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Whooper swans in N. China wetland prepare for migration to Siberia

STORY: Whooper swans in N. China wetland prepare for migration to Siberia DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CUI LIANG, Staff member of Shengtian Lake scenic area STORYLINE: In the wetland of the Shengtian Lake, north China's Shanxi Province, flocks of whooper swans are preparing for their northward migration to Siberia. In order to help swans complete their journey, supplementary feeding is increased to ensure they will have enough strength. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CUI LIANG, Staff member of Shengtian Lake scenic area "The whooper swans are preparing to migrate back. We have many cygnets here. As the migration journey is very long, they need to do a lot of flying exercises. Meanwhile, in order to ensure their smooth migration to Siberia, we have increased the supplementary feeding for swans from 150 kilograms to 250 kilograms per day." Covering more than eight square kilometers, the wetland of the Shen

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Conservation efforts turn wetlands into bird paradise

STORY: Conservation efforts turn wetlands into bird paradise DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ANQING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG SANYI, President of Caizi Lake wetland ecological protection association 3. various of migratory birds 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YI TINGTING, Life Science Department, Anqing Normal University STORYLINE: More than 50,000 migratory birds have arrived at Caizi Lake National Wetland Park in Anqing, east China's Anhui for wintering. For Wang Sanyi, who has spent over ten years protecting migratory birds and the lake, the efforts of him and his team have paid off. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG SANYI, President of Caizi Lake wetland ecological protection association "It's a different picture this year, especially for some rare species. There are more birds that are under first-class national protection. There were only three or four hundred cygnets in previous years, but this year there are more th

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Yellow River wetland witnesses growing number of migrant birds

STORY: Yellow River wetland witnesses growing number of migrant birds DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the migrant birds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YUE CHANGHONG, photographer STORYLINE: Pingluo county along the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is dubbed the "hometown of the grey cranes," a habitat where large flocks of grey cranes migrate to nest and breed during their breeding season each year. 　　　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YUE CHANGHONG, photographer "The ice and snow have been melted since March, and a large number of migratory birds stop to feed and play here in Tianhewan National Wetland Park during their migration. Sometimes, you can see tens of thousands of wild geese, including bean geese, swan geese, grey geese and so on, flying together. They stay here for about 10 days to replenish food and play. In addition, birds like redhead pochards, green head ducks, etc, as well as cygnus and cygnets a

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