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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a view in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a relict gull flying at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a relict gull flying at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a restoration program for degraded grassland in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a view of the Hongjiannao Lake in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a relict gull flying at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a view in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a restoration program for degraded grassland in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a view of the Hongjiannao Lake in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a relict gull flying at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-SCENERY (CN)

(230517) -- ALXA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A relict gull flies over the Juyan Lake in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Bei He)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-RELICT GULLS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220707) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xirong checks on a vulture at a wildlife rescue station in Kangbao County of Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2022. Ma Xirong, 56, a local surgeon in Kangbao, has been engaging in wild birds rescue work since 2009. Ma became president of Kangbao's protection association of relict gulls (larus relictus), which is under first-class state protection, in 2018. By far, over 1,300 wild birds have been rescued by the association. Currently more than 8,000 relict gulls have been spotted at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-RELICT GULLS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220707) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xirong (R) presents relict gulls (larus relictus) rescue work at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County of Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2022. Ma Xirong, 56, a local surgeon in Kangbao, has been engaging in wild birds rescue work since 2009. Ma became president of Kangbao's protection association of relict gulls (larus relictus), which is under first-class state protection, in 2018. By far, over 1,300 wild birds have been rescued by the association. Currently more than 8,000 relict gulls have been spotted at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-RELICT GULLS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220707) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xirong feeds relict gulls (larus relictus) at a wildlife rescue station in Kangbao County of Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2022. Ma Xirong, 56, a local surgeon in Kangbao, has been engaging in wild birds rescue work since 2009. Ma became president of Kangbao's protection association of relict gulls (larus relictus), which is under first-class state protection, in 2018. By far, over 1,300 wild birds have been rescued by the association. Currently more than 8,000 relict gulls have been spotted at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-RELICT GULLS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220707) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xirong (R) and a staff member feed an eagle owl at a wildlife rescue station in Kangbao County of Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2022. Ma Xirong, 56, a local surgeon in Kangbao, has been engaging in wild birds rescue work since 2009. Ma became president of Kangbao's protection association of relict gulls (larus relictus), which is under first-class state protection, in 2018. By far, over 1,300 wild birds have been rescued by the association. Currently more than 8,000 relict gulls have been spotted at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-RELICT GULLS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220707) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xirong observes birds at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County of Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2022. Ma Xirong, 56, a local surgeon in Kangbao, has been engaging in wild birds rescue work since 2009. Ma became president of Kangbao's protection association of relict gulls (larus relictus), which is under first-class state protection, in 2018. By far, over 1,300 wild birds have been rescued by the association. Currently more than 8,000 relict gulls have been spotted at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-RELICT GULLS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220707) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xirong checks on a swan goose at a wildlife rescue station in Kangbao County of Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2022. Ma Xirong, 56, a local surgeon in Kangbao, has been engaging in wild birds rescue work since 2009. Ma became president of Kangbao's protection association of relict gulls (larus relictus), which is under first-class state protection, in 2018. By far, over 1,300 wild birds have been rescued by the association. Currently more than 8,000 relict gulls have been spotted at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-RELICT GULLS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220707) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 6, 2022 shows relict gulls (larus relictus) at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County of Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province. Ma Xirong, 56, a local surgeon in Kangbao, has been engaging in wild birds rescue work since 2009. Ma became president of Kangbao's protection association of relict gulls (larus relictus), which is under first-class state protection, in 2018. By far, over 1,300 wild birds have been rescued by the association. Currently more than 8,000 relict gulls have been spotted at Kangba Noel National Wetland Park in Kangbao County. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Adult relict gulls (larus relictus) and relict gull chicks are seen in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 22, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An adult relict gull (larus relictus) flies back after predation in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 20, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Baby relict gulls (larus relictus) swim in the lake of Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 20, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Newly-born relict gull (larus relictus) nestlings are seen in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 23, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Relict gull (larus relictus) chicks are trained to swim in the lake of Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 23, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An adult relict gull (larus relictus) flies back after predation in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 21, 2022 More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An adult relict gull (larus relictus) flies in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 22, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Adult relict gulls (larus relictus) and relict gull chicks are seen in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 21, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 21, 2022 shows relict gulls (larus relictus) inhabiting in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 21, 2022 shows staff members canoeing to patrol the bird island of Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Relict gull (larus relictus) chicks are trained to swim in the lake of Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 23, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Relict gull (larus relictus) chicks are trained to swim in the lake of Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 23, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows the bird island at dawn in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows the bird island at dawn in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xiao Hong, a researcher with the Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, observes chicks in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 21, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a colony of relict gulls (larus relictus) in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows the bird island at dawn in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An adult relict gull (larus relictus) prepares to land on water in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 23, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members check the monitoring equipment while patrolling the bird island of Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 22, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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Relict Gull

A relict Gull, an internationally protected species, rests on the water in Bole, Xinjiang province, March 16, 2021.

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Relict Gull

A relict Gull, an internationally protected species, rests on the water in Bole, Xinjiang province, March 16, 2021.

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Relict Gull

A relict Gull, an internationally protected species, rests on the water in Bole, Xinjiang province, March 16, 2021.

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Relict Gull

A relict Gull, an internationally protected species, rests on the water in Bole, Xinjiang province, March 16, 2021.

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Relict Gull

Two relict Gulls, an internationally protected species, swim on the water in Bole, Xinjiang province, March 16, 2021.