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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for c

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A released crested ibis is pictured in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea, Changn

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows a nursery room for crested ibis chicks at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for creste

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Crested ibis "Long Ting" is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main hab

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis is released into the wild in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 10, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea, C

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a released crested ibis near Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea,

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for c

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Breeder Han Yeong-In observes crested ibises at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 21, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows a training facility for crested ibis before their release at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis w

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member takes care of crested ibis chicks at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. No

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A released crested ibis is pictured in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea, Changn

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Crested ibis "Jin Shui" (R) is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a released crested ibis near Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea,

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-ORIENTAL WHITE STORKS-BREEDING (CN)

(230625) -- TANGSHAN, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a drone on June 24, 2023 shows two full-grown oriental white storks (1st & 2nd L) looking after their chicks in Heiyanzi Town of Fengnan District, Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. With efforts made by local authorities to repair the surrounding environment of the wetland in Heiyanzi Town, oriental white storks, a bird species under first-class national protection in China, now enjoy a larger area of habitat for living and breeding. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-ORIENTAL WHITE STORKS-BREEDING (CN)

(230625) -- TANGSHAN, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a drone on June 24, 2023 shows two full-grown oriental white storks (1st & 2nd L) looking after their chicks in Heiyanzi Town of Fengnan District, Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. With efforts made by local authorities to repair the surrounding environment of the wetland in Heiyanzi Town, oriental white storks, a bird species under first-class national protection in China, now enjoy a larger area of habitat for living and breeding. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-ORIENTAL WHITE STORKS-BREEDING (CN)

(230625) -- TANGSHAN, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a drone on June 24, 2023 shows two full-grown oriental white storks (1st & 2nd L) looking after their chicks in Heiyanzi Town of Fengnan District, Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. With efforts made by local authorities to repair the surrounding environment of the wetland in Heiyanzi Town, oriental white storks, a bird species under first-class national protection in China, now enjoy a larger area of habitat for living and breeding. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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Flower-made rooster and chicks appear at Nara temple for New Year

SAKURAI, Japan - With 2005 being the year of the rooster in the Chinese zodiac, a rooster and two chicks, formed with some 8,000 pansies, have been completed at Abemonjuin Temple in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture.

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises (L) look for food beside one of their parents (R) in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises spread their wings in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Ptarmigan chicks at zoo

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2011, shows a Svalbard ptarmigan and its two chicks at Toyama Municipal Family Park zoo in Toyama City. The zoo said the same day the chicks hatched in late July in the first successful breeding of the Arctic bird species in Japan.

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Ptarmigan chicks at zoo

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2011, shows a Svalbard ptarmigan and one of its two chicks at Toyama Municipal Family Park zoo in Toyama City. The zoo said the same day the chicks hatched in late July in the first successful breeding of the Arctic bird species in Japan.

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2 ibis chicks in Niigata opened to the public

SADO, Japan - Two chicks recently born to a pair of endangered crested ibises given to Japan by China are opened to the general public on July 15 at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The chicks -- ''Shin Shin'' (L) and ''Ai Ai'' -- were hatched in May.

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2 ibis chicks in Niigata given names

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Agency chief Kayoko Shimizu reveals the names July 3 given to two chicks recently born to a pair of endangered crested ibises donated to Japan by China -- ''Ai Ai'' (L) for the female and ''Shin Shin'' for the male. The chicks were hatched May 8 and 10 at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture.

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Mumbai zoo welcomes three new penguin chicks

STORY: Mumbai zoo welcomes three new penguin chicks DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of penguin chicks 2. Mumbai's Byculla Zoo STORYLINE: The Byculla Zoo in Mumbai, India has welcomed three newborn Humboldt Penguins, bringing the total number of penguins in the zoo to 12. The newborn penguins, including two male and one female, are currently under health observation. As locals are flocking to see the penguin chicks, the zoo said it recorded an average increase of 31,000 visits per day. The Byculla Zoo first brought eight penguins from South Korea in 2016. In 2018, one of the penguins gave birth to the first Humboldt penguin born in India. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mumbai, India. (XHTV)

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Bumper breeding season boosts New Zealand endangered flightless parrots' population

STORY: Bumper breeding season boosts New Zealand endangered flightless parrots' population DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Zealand's critically endangered kakapo STORYLINE: The population of New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrots, kakapo, has increased from 197 to 252 in the 2022 breeding season. "There are now more of the endangered parrots than there have been for almost 50 years," Conservation Minister Poto Williams said in a statement on Tuesday. The flightless, nocturnal parrot is a species unique to New Zealand. They breed only every two to four years when the island country's rimu trees, or "red pine", produce enough fruit. During breeding seasons, the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Ngai Tahu, the principal Maori tribe of the South Island, aim to have as many kakapo chicks raised in nests as possible. They only intervene with hand-rearing when chicks are at risk. This season 49 were r

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Flower-made rooster and chicks appear at Nara temple for New Yea

SAKURAI, Japan - With 2005 being the year of the rooster in the Chinese zodiac, a rooster and two chicks, formed with some 8,000 pansies, have been completed at Abemonjuin Temple in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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2 ibis chicks to go to China

NIIGATA, Japan - Two crested ibis chicks born in 2001 to Mei Mei, a female ibis presented to Japan by China, wait for shipment to Shanghai at the Ibis Protection Center in the Sado Island, Niigata Prfecture, on March 5. They are to be sent to Shanghai on March 6 on schedule but a third chick, which was to follow them to China later, died at a Tokyo zoo March 5. The photo was provided by the center.

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Ptarmigan chicks at zoo

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2011, shows a Svalbard ptarmigan and one of its two chicks at Toyama Municipal Family Park zoo in Toyama City. The zoo said the same day the chicks hatched in late July in the first successful breeding of the Arctic bird species in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Ptarmigan chicks at zoo

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2011, shows a Svalbard ptarmigan and its two chicks at Toyama Municipal Family Park zoo in Toyama City. The zoo said the same day the chicks hatched in late July in the first successful breeding of the Arctic bird species in Japan. (Kyodo)

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2 ibis chicks in Niigata opened to the public

SADO, Japan - Two chicks recently born to a pair of endangered crested ibises given to Japan by China are opened to the general public on July 15 at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The chicks -- ''Shin Shin'' (L) and ''Ai Ai'' -- were hatched in May.

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Tests on ibis chicks determine 1 male, 1 female

NIIGATA, Japan - Genetic tests on two ibis chicks that recently hatched at a conservation center in Niigata Prefecture suggest that one (below) is male and the other (upper) female, the Environment Agency said June 20. Their mother, Yang Yang, and her mate, You You, arrived in Japan in January 1999 as gifts from Chinese President Jiang Zemin to Emperor Akihito.