CHINA-XINJIANG-ALTUN MOUNTAINS-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-ALTUN MOUNTAINS-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(230916) -- RUOQIANG, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023 shows ruddy shelducks at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With an average altitude of 4,580 meters, the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve covers a total area of 45,000 square kilometers and is a representative of plateau desert ecosystem in China. (Xinhua/Hao Zhao)

6,000 shelducks help clean up paddy fields in E China

STORY: 6,000 shelducks help clean up paddy fields in E China DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of shelducks foraging in the fields and the water STORYLINE: Farmers in Songjiang District, east China's Shanghai have recently completed rice harvesting for this season. To help clean up the paddy fields, 6,000 shelducks have been transported here from Jiangxi Province. While foraging for insects, fish and shrimp in the fields, the ducks also help loosen and fertilize the soil. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

Wondrous wetlands in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Wondrous wetlands in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild birds STORYLINE: Wild birds, including whooper swans, ruddy shelducks and mallard ducks, played and hunted on a reservoir in Bole City, China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in mid-November. In recent years, solid progress has been made in ecological development of Xinjiang. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

China's Inner Mongolia sees more migratory birds

STORY: China's Inner Mongolia sees more migratory birds DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of birdsSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO JIANPING, Photography enthusiastvarious of birdsvarious of photography enthusiastsSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZHIFANG, Photography enthusiast STORYLINE: Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has seen a growing number of migratory birds as local ecological restoration efforts paid off. The migratory birds, such as black-headed gull, ruddy shelducks, grey goose and whooper swan, perch in the marsh waters for food and recuperate. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO JIANPING, Photography enthusiast "There are more birds this year than previous years, with more numbers and species." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZHIFANG, Photography enthusiast "We are deeply impressed by such large flocks of birds. It shows that environment in Ejina Banner has greatly improved." A total of 128 species

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-BIRDS (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-BIRDS (CN)

(220331) -- HOHHOT, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ruddy shelducks forage on a plain in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)