Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Qin Chuanxin, a researcher at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, shows a specimen of yellowfin tuna in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, on Sept. 17, 2025. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows staff members feeding tunas at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows staff members feeding tunas at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows yellowfin tunas undergoing an experiment at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

A staff member feeds tunas at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, on Sept. 17, 2025. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows tunas vying for food at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Goose Industry

Goose Industry

HULUN BUIR, CHINA - APRIL 27, 2025 - A staff member is working in the goose hatching room in Hulun Buir City, Inner Mongolia, China on April 27, 2025.

Turtles Hatching - Malta

Turtles Hatching - Malta

People watch turtles hatching at Golden Bay in Mellieha, Malta, August 20, 2024. More than 30 turtles hatched out here Tuesday night. Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turtles Hatching - Malta

Turtles Hatching - Malta

A newly-hatched turtle crawls to the sea at Golden Bay in Mellieha, Malta, August 20, 2024. More than 30 turtles hatched out here Tuesday night. Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turtles Hatching - Malta

Turtles Hatching - Malta

Newly-hatched turtles are pictured at Golden Bay in Mellieha, Malta, August 20, 2024. More than 30 turtles hatched out here Tuesday night. Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turtles Hatching - Malta

Turtles Hatching - Malta

Newly-hatched turtles crawl to the sea at Golden Bay in Mellieha, Malta, August 20, 2024. More than 30 turtles hatched out here Tuesday night. Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turtles Hatching - Malta

Turtles Hatching - Malta

A newly-hatched turtle crawls to the sea at Golden Bay in Mellieha, Malta, August 20, 2024. More than 30 turtles hatched out here Tuesday night. Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mallard duck hatching in down town

Mallard duck hatching in down town

15.07.2024, Tartu. Mama duck is hatching her ducklings in a flower pot in central Tartu. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

Mallard duck hatching in down town

Mallard duck hatching in down town

15.07.2024, Tartu. Mama duck is hatching her ducklings in a flower pot in central Tartu. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

Mallard duck hatching in down town

Mallard duck hatching in down town

15.07.2024, Tartu. Mama duck is hatching her ducklings in a flower pot in central Tartu. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

"Model husband" in birds: hatching eggs and raising babies

STORY: "Model husband" in birds: hatching eggs and raising babies SHOOTING TIME: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:13 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of jacanas STORYLINE: In Eryuan County, SW China's Yunnan Province, male jacanas are responsible for incubating eggs and taking care of babies during breeding season. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

Swan Guards Nest

Swan Guards Nest

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A male swan on nest patrol drives away other swans to protect a female swan hatching her young in her nest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, May 9, 2024.

Swan Guards Nest

Swan Guards Nest

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A male swan on nest patrol drives away other swans to protect a female swan hatching her young in her nest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, May 9, 2024.

Swan Guards Nest

Swan Guards Nest

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A male swan on nest patrol drives away other swans to protect a female swan hatching her young in her nest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, May 9, 2024.

Swan Guards Nest

Swan Guards Nest

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A male swan on nest patrol drives away other swans to protect a female swan hatching her young in her nest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, May 9, 2024.

Swan Guards Nest

Swan Guards Nest

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A male swan on nest patrol drives away other swans to protect a female swan hatching her young in her nest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, May 9, 2024.

Swan Guards Nest

Swan Guards Nest

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A male swan on nest patrol drives away other swans to protect a female swan hatching her young in her nest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, May 9, 2024.

Swan Guards Nest

Swan Guards Nest

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A male swan on nest patrol drives away other swans to protect a female swan hatching her young in her nest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, May 9, 2024.

Migratory birds enter peak hatching period at Poyang Lake in China

STORY: Migratory birds enter peak hatching period at Poyang Lake in China SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: JIUJIANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LI CHUNRU, Voluntary bird protector in Duchang STORYLINE: As the weather warms up, Poyang Lake becomes a bustling nursery for egrets. The lake and surrounding forest, located in Duchang County of China's Jiangxi Province, provide sanctuary for these elegant migratory birds during their hatching season. Recent years have seen a notable improvement in the ecological environment here. Increased local awareness and efforts in bird protection have led to a rise in the numbers of these migratory visitors, making Poyang Lake a key site for bird conservation efforts in China. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI CHUNRU, Voluntary bird protector in Duchang "There are about nine species of summer migratory birds here, including the great egret, intermediate egret, little

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Cheng checks the footprints of sea turtles on the Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 28, 2023. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beidao

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongbo looks at a family photo at home in Qonghai City, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2023. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beidao Island in 2015. Through joint efforts from Huang's f

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Cheng patrols on the Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beidao Island in 2015. Through joi

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2022 shows the Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beidao Island in 2015. Thr

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows a newly-hatched sea turtle on the Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beid

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Cheng poses for a photo with sea turtles he saved in front of the turtle protection center of Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to h

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Cheng saves sea turtles on the Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beidao Island in 2015. T

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows newly-hatched sea turtles on the Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beida

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Cheng releases sea turtles into the sea on the Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beidao Isl

CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIPING-DATENG GORGE WATER CONSERVANCY PROJECT (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIPING-DATENG GORGE WATER CONSERVANCY PROJECT (CN)

(230521) -- GUIPING, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician checks fish fry hatching containers at a fish propagation station of the Dateng Gorge water conservancy project in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 20, 2023. Dateng Gorge water conservancy project is under construction on a section of Qianjiang River in Guiping, south China's Guangxi, where is an important spawning field for migration fishes in Zhujiang River basin. In order to protect fishes and the biodiversity of aquatic life in the Zhujiang River basin, minimize the influence of the project on ecological environment, a research team of the project has carried out surveys, protection, rescue and artificial breeding on endangered, rare and cash fishes. Researchers have successfully bred nine species of rare fishes and released 8.66 million fish fry. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Guardians of migratory birds in N China's Wuliangsu Lake

STORY: Guardians of migratory birds in N China's Wuliangsu Lake DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Wuliangsu Lake 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHAO ZEHUI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LUO YUZHONG, Local bird protector 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHAO ZEHUI, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LUO YUZHONG, Local bird protector 6. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHAO ZEHUI, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIAN JUNQIANG, Local artist STORYLINE: Thanks to years of ecological reservation, more and more wild birds have been spotted in the Wuliangsu Lake, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHAO ZEHUI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now hiding in the reed marsh in the Wuliangsu Lake. I can see flock of birds and I can hear their chirping. Now they are nesting and hatching their babies and I have met with a local bird protector Luo Yuezhong." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LUO YUZHONG,

Rare birds spotted in China's Yunnan

STORY: Rare birds spotted in China's Yunnan DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: YINGJIANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of River Terns STORYLINE: A rare moment of rare River Terns fishing was captured by a photographer in southwest China's Yunnan Province. River tern is under first-class state protection in China. It mainly breeds along the Dayingjiang River in Yingjiang County of Yunnan on the China-Myanmar border. This year, only five such migratory birds are seen in the Dayingjiang River area. Monitors have seen one pair of them laid three eggs and started hatching. River terns usually fly to and stay near the Dayingjiang River between late December and June. They will then fly to Myanmar. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yingjiang, China. (XHTV)

Cormorant egg artificially hatched in Kyoto Pref.

Cormorant egg artificially hatched in Kyoto Pref.

KYOTO, Japan - Cormorant fishing master Mariko Sawaki voices pleasure in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 30, 2014, following the successful hatching of a cormorant egg.

Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewhere

Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewhere

TOYAMA, Japan - A baby red-crested white crane hatched at the Toyama Family Park municipal zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on May 27 from one of two fertilized eggs laid at the Hamura municipal zoo in Tokyo. According to Toyama Family Park officials, this is the third successful case of red-crested white crane hatching in Japan from eggs laid elsewhere. The Toyama park has been trying to hatch red-crested white cranes but none of the eggs laid at the zoo was fertilized, zoo officials say. The egg that hatched was laid in April and sent to Toyama on May 15. The photo shows a crane tending the newly-hatched chick inside the Toyama zoo.

Stork egg hatches naturally in the wild

Stork egg hatches naturally in the wild

KOBE, Japan - A parent stork cares for its newly-born stork at the Hyogo Prefectural Homeland for the Oriental White Stork in the city of Toyooka in the prefecture. The baby stork was born from an egg laid by artificially-bred oriental white storks that were released into the wild in 2006. In 43 years, it is the first confirmed hatching of an egg laid naturally by storks living in the wild. (Pool photo)

Stork egg hatches naturally in the wild

Stork egg hatches naturally in the wild

KOBE, Japan - A parent stork cares for its newly-born stork at the Hyogo Prefectural Homeland for the Oriental White Stork in the city of Toyooka in the prefecture on May 20. The baby stork was born from an egg laid by artificially-bred oriental white storks that were released into the wild in 2006. In 43 years, it is the first confirmed hatching of an egg laid naturally by storks living in the wild. (Pool photo)

Japan fishery farm succeeds in hatching snow crab

Japan fishery farm succeeds in hatching snow crab

OBAMA, Japan - A fishery farm in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, announced May 27 it has succeeded in mass hatching of snow crab for the first time in Japan. Japan's nnual hauls of snow crab, a delicacy in the winter season, have dwindled to a six of the peak-time levels, according to local fishery officials.

Baby hooded crane makes public debut at Osaka's Tennoji zoo

Baby hooded crane makes public debut at Osaka's Tennoji zoo

OSAKA, Japan - A baby hooded crane (L) makes its public debut at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on May 29, hours after hatching in the nest of its foster parents, a pair of Japanese cranes. It is the first time in Japan that the egg of a hooded crane -- an endangered species known as ''nabezuru''(Grus monacha) -- has been incubated by a different kind of bird, in this case a Japanese crane (G. japonensis) known as ''tanchozuru.''

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

CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-RARE ROYAL TURTLES-HATCHING

CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-RARE ROYAL TURTLES-HATCHING

(220521) -- KOH KONG, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 8, 2022 shows rare Royal Turtle babies in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. Thirty nearly extinct Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia's Koh Kong province last week, a conservationist group said on Friday. TO GO WITH "30 rare Royal Turtles hatch in captivity in Cambodia" (WCS/Handout via Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-RARE ROYAL TURTLES-HATCHING

CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-RARE ROYAL TURTLES-HATCHING

(220521) -- KOH KONG, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 8, 2022 shows a rare Royal Turtle baby in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. Thirty nearly extinct Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia's Koh Kong province last week, a conservationist group said on Friday. TO GO WITH "30 rare Royal Turtles hatch in captivity in Cambodia" (WCS/Handout via Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-RARE ROYAL TURTLES-HATCHING

CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-RARE ROYAL TURTLES-HATCHING

(220521) -- KOH KONG, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 8, 2022 shows a rare Royal Turtle baby in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. Thirty nearly extinct Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia's Koh Kong province last week, a conservationist group said on Friday. TO GO WITH "30 rare Royal Turtles hatch in captivity in Cambodia" (WCS/Handout via Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-RARE ROYAL TURTLES-HATCHING

CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-RARE ROYAL TURTLES-HATCHING

(220521) -- KOH KONG, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 8, 2022 shows a rare Royal Turtle baby in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. Thirty nearly extinct Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia's Koh Kong province last week, a conservationist group said on Friday. TO GO WITH "30 rare Royal Turtles hatch in captivity in Cambodia" (WCS/Handout via Xinhua)

Artificially bred baby crested ibis hatched in Shaanxi, China

STORY: Artificially bred baby crested ibis hatched in Shaanxi, China DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: HANZHONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the nature reserve conservation zone 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DUAN WENBIN, Shaanxi Hanzhong Crested Ibis National Nature Reserve 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU YI, Shaanxi Hanzhong Crested Ibis National Nature Reserve 4. various of crested ibis STORYLINE: The first crested ibis birdling hatched via artificial breeding emerged from its shell last weekend in Hanzhong in China's Shaanxi. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DUAN WENBIN, Shaanxi Hanzhong Crested Ibis National Nature Reserve "Since March 2022, the artificially bred crested ibises in the nature reserve have entered the breeding season. By April 24, the artificially bred crested ibises have hatched 17 chicks. They have been growing well. The breeding center will also collect some eggs from the crested ibises, and conduct artificial hatching by imitating natural conditions." SOUNDBIT

IRAQ-NINEVEH-WOMEN-TRAINING

IRAQ-NINEVEH-WOMEN-TRAINING

(220209) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Local women participate in a poultry hatching project in al-Hamdaniya, Nineveh province, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2021. Learning to make yogurt, butter and cream gives 32-year-old Zainab Hazem and her Iraqi counterparts new hope they can support their families in the war-torn town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province.TO GO WITH "Feature: Iraqi women learn to earn "bread and butter" after years of conflict, displacement" (WFP/Handout via Xinhua)

Baby hooded crane makes public debut at Osaka's Tennoji zoo

Baby hooded crane makes public debut at Osaka's Tennoji zoo

OSAKA, Japan - A baby hooded crane (L) makes its public debut at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on May 29, hours after hatching in the nest of its foster parents, a pair of Japanese cranes. It is the first time in Japan that the egg of a hooded crane -- an endangered species known as ''nabezuru''(Grus monacha) -- has been incubated by a different kind of bird, in this case a Japanese crane (G. japonensis) known as ''tanchozuru.''