Beijing Ranger: Painter fights for wildlife
Li Li paints animals for a living. When not painting, he protects what inspires him, in the mountains around Beijing. “There is no conflict between nature and man,” he says with a conviction that indicates he is expecting some push back. “I think conflicts mainly occur because of interest. People are sometimes greedy.”
Li and his team search for poachers and destroy their nets and traps. On one mission, they almost lost their lives. “By the time we went up the mountain and got to where they set up the nets to trap eagles, the poachers had run away,” Li recalls. “When we climbed onto the first precipice, we had to move to another one without anything beneath our feet. I wanted to go down the mountain but I saw no other way. My whole body was shivering and sweating. We had nothing to protect us.”
Surprising as it may seem, within Beijing’s city limits there is a vast array of wildlife, often quoted as exceeding the total of London, Paris and New York. Much of it comes from migratory birds, 400 species of which have been recorded in the city. They fly north during the spring to breed and pass through again in autumn before the winter sets in.
Although China boasts the most biodiversity outside of the tropics, its wildlife has to share its habitat with the world’s largest population of humans. Over 840 species are under threat of extinction. But thanks to the work of an increasing number of wildlife protection groups, such as Li Li’s, and new protection laws, the movement to protect endangered species is gathering momentum.
Luckily, Li and his team got out relatively unscathed from their close encounter with the poachers.
But even though the mission is dangerous, Li feels he must go on. “Why are we doing this? Because we want to solve conflicts between people and wild animals. We play the role of a bridge.”
How China is protecting its endangered wild elephants
The lush forests of southwest China's Yunnan province are home to the country's only wild elephants. An endangered species, their numbers fell to just 170 in the 1980s. Thanks to the efforts of conservationists, officials and locals, more wild elephants now roam the hills of Yunnan. And in 30 years’ time, they could be as many as 500. How do you track footprints and what is it like caring for a rescued baby elephant? Find out with CGTN's latest Job Challenge. #JobChallenge #elephant #china
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Captive-bred Siberian tigers undergo winter training in NE China
China's Heilongjiang Province steps up efforts on tiger protection. Watch how Siberian tigers undergo winter training at the world's largest breeding center for the endangered species.
Siberian tigers train to survive in the wild in Heilongjiang, China
How are Siberian tigers trained to survive in the wild? Join us for a rare tour inside the world's largest breeding base for the endangered species in Heilongjiang, China.
TRAVELLING TO BEIJING - BEIJING ZOO
The Beijing Zoo is a zoological park in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, in Xicheng District. Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is one of the oldest zoos in China. The zoo is also a center of zoological research that studies and breeds rare animals from various continents.
The zoo occupies an area of 89 hectares (220 acres), including 5.6 hectares (14 acres) hectares of lakes and ponds. It has one of the largest animal collections in the country. The zoo and its aquarium have over 450 species of land animals and over 500 species of marine animals; in all, it is home to 14,500 animals.[when?][1]
More than six million people visit the zoo each year. Like many of Beijing's parks, the zoo's grounds resemble classical Chinese gardens, with flower beds amidst natural scenery, including dense groves of trees, stretches of meadows, small streams and rivers, lotus pools, and hills dotted with pavilions and historical buildings.[citation needed]
The Beijing Zoo is well known for its collection of rare animals endemic to China including the giant pandas, which are zoo's most popular animals, The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, the golden snub-nosed monkey, South China tiger, white-lipped deer, Pere David's deer, crested ibis, Chinese alligator, and Chinese giant salamander. Other endangered or threatened species housed there include a Siberian tiger, yak, Przewalski's horse, snow leopard, Tibetan gazelle, and kiang. The zoo also has a broad collection of megafauna such as addax, Asian black bears, Asian and African elephants, bats, beluga whales, chimpanzees, clouded leopards, flamingos, gorillas, hippopotamuses, jaguars, kangaroos, lemurs, lions, muntjac, otters, penguins, polar bears, rhinoceroses, sea turtles, tapirs, and zebras, as well as 13 of the world's 15 species of cranes.
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Chinese authorities rush to save endangered species
Finless porpoises have thrived in the Yangtze River for about 300,000 years and are the only surviving mammals in the river. However, today they are rarer than giant pandas in China. Experts predict they could be extinct in a decade. As awareness about finless porpoises rises, measures are being taken to rescue the species. CGTN’s Xia Ruixue reports from Wuhan.
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Rescuing captive birds in Beijing
(6 Aug 2011) Birds in cages are a familiar sight in Beijing and other parts of China.
Keeping birds as pets is an old Chinese tradition.
For many, liked retired bird lover , An Qigang, it''s more than just a hobby:
This is part of our leisure. It is also part of our traditional culture.
But Beijing is an important habitat and migratory route for wild birds. It is also a hub for bird trafficking, with many birds destined for the Middle East, where Chinese wildlife is popular, according to the Beijing Raptors Rescue Center.
In this part of the capital, all sorts of live creatures are on sale as pets.
Besides birds there are cats, fish and even insects.
Small, brightly coloured singing birds are especially popular.
But China is changing. A new generation, with a growing interest in conservation issues, want to change the traditional Chinese attitude to caring for animals - and put an end to animal trafficking, especially of the larger, endangered birds of prey.
Most pet lovers look after their caged friends, as retired worker Li Qianjin explains:
Of course I do not mistreat my birds. I buy them the best food. Their food is even better than mine.
But the younger generation is beginning to think differently.
De Ye is a young professional working in Beijing. She is unhappy about the treatment of birds in her home town.
I don''t think these kinds of birds should be raised in captivity. It is a pity to keep them like this.
When she found a bird being kept in a cage by her neighbours.
She realised the bird belonged to a rare species and was suffering, so she rang the Beijing Raptors Rescue Center for advice.
The centre, associated with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, specialises in the rescue of 43 types of wild raptors which most commonly end up caught in the city of Beijing during the migration towards the north or the south.
Since its founding in 2001, the centre has rescued, healed and returned to nature more than 3,000 birds. It is the only resource that specialises in bird rescue in China.
Raptors arrive with illnesses commonly affecting birds that are kept in captivity - restricted growth of feathers, bumblefoot, trauma and depression says vet Li Ying:
Birds that are raised in captivity often have all sort of problems, for example their feathers don''t grow. If you want to release them into the wild again it would take at least half a year, sometimes even longer.
This bird being treated is one of a rare species: the Falco amurensis.
The rescue centre, with space provided by the Normal University of Beijing, is rare in China but it is key in helping promote a new view of animal welfare.
The young veterinarians and professionals work with a blend of old and new medicine, says Li Ying:
We are learning and using some advanced western techniques through this centre. And now we are trying to combine these advances techniques with Chinese acupuncture, so, yes, we can rightfully say that this centre is a blend of the west and China.
With only staff looking after 200 to 300 birds a year, the centre offers surgery, recovery and caging. Birds that end up in the centre are mostly brought here by civilians or by the police.
American veterinarian Kati Loweffler has been running the facility since 2008. She has witnessed the change in attitudes, especially among young people:
Funding is still scarce, with some money coming from government, but it mainly comes from donations and funding from the IFAW.
According to Loweffler, the Raptor Rescue Centre has saved more than 3,000 wild birds.
A detailed health profile is kept for each raptor, and the medical treatment aims of releasing back the birds to the wild.
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How are endangered Siberian tigers protected in China
How are endangered Siberian tigers protected in China? Join us for a visit to world's largest Siberian tiger breeding center in Harbin.
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Amur Leopard || Back From The Brink Of Extinction
The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and the Jilin Province of northeast China.
It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. In 2007, only 19–26 wild Amur leopards were estimated to survive.
As of 2015, fewer than 60 individuals are estimated to survive in Russia and China. In 2018 their numbers in wild crossed 100 after strict conservation efforts paid off. The Amur leopard is the rarest big cat on Earth.
Land of the Leopard is a 262,000-hectare (650,000-acre) national park in Primorsky Krai, Russia, established in 2012 following the merger of Kedrovaya Pad Reserve, Barsovy Federal Wildlife Refuge, Borisovkoye Plateau Regional Wildlife Refuge, and a new territory along the border with China.
The Park covers about 60% of their habitat area. Park is a success story and currently has more than 85 adult Amur Leopards as of 2018.
The Amur leopard differs from other subspecies by a thick coat of spot-covered fur. It shows the strongest and most consistent divergence in pattern.
Its fur is pale cream-colored coat, particularly in winter. Rosettes on the flanks are 5 cm × 5 cm (2.0 in × 2.0 in) and widely spaced, up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in), with thick, unbroken rings and darkened centers.
It is well adapted to deep snow. The Amur leopard is rather small in size, with males larger than females. Males have a weight of 32.2–48 kg (71–106 lb). Females weigh from 25–42.5 kg (55–94 lb).
The distribution of the Amur leopard has been reduced to a fraction of its original range. It once extended throughout northeastern China, and throughout the Korean Peninsula.
Its range in Russia was dramatically reduced during the 1970s, losing about 80% of its former range. In the 1950s, leopards were observed 50 km (31 mi) north of Vladivostok and in Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve.
The association of Amur leopard with mountains is fairly definite, and to snow-free south-facing rocky slopes in winter. The species is confined more to places where wild sika deer live or where deer husbandry is practiced.
Today, the Amur leopard inhabits about 7,000 km2 (2,700 sq mi). The last remaining viable wild population, estimated at less than 60 individuals, lives in a small area in the Russian Province of Primorsky Krai, near Chinese border.
In adjacent China, 10-15 scattered individuals are estimated to remain. They were photographed by camera traps in Wangqing and Hunchun, east Jilin Province.
In South Korea, the last record of an Amur leopard dates back to 1969, when an individual was captured on the slopes of Odo Mountain, in South Gyeongsang Province.
Leopards cross between Russia, China, and North Korea across the Tumen River despite a high and long wire fence marking the boundary.
The only official North Korean government webportal reported in 2009 that some leopards were in Myohyangsan Nature Reserve located in Hyangsan County. It is likely the southernmost living group of Amur leopard.
Amur leopard numbers have been reduced via over hunting of prey and poaching combined with habitat loss from agricultural and urban development.
However, both camera-trapping and snow-tracking surveys indicate that the population has been stable over the last 30 years, but with a high rate of turnover of individuals.
If appropriate conservation actions are taken, there is great potential for increasing population size, increasing survival rates and habitat recovery in both Russia and China.
They are extremely conservative in their choice of territory. When density of ungulates is low, these leopards have large home ranges that can be up to 100 km2 (39 sq mi).
Sexual maturity sets in at the age of 2–3 years and ability to reproduce continues up to 10–15 years of age. In captivity some individuals have lived for 21 years.
Due to the small number of reproducing Amur leopards in the wild, the gene pool is so reduced that the population is at risk from inbreeding depression.
Tigers can eliminate leopards if densities of large and medium-sized prey species are low. Competition between these predators supposedly decreases in summer, when small prey species are more available.
Poaching of leopards is a main threat to their survival. In 14 months from February 2002 to April 2003, seven skins or part of skins were confiscated, six in Russia and one in China. Leopards are most often killed by local Russians from small villages in and around the leopard habitat.
Results of genetic analyses imply that the Amur leopard population lost genetic diversity over a short period of time.
As of December 2011, 173 captive Amur leopards are in zoos worldwide. Within the EESP, 54 male, 40 female and 7 unsexed individuals are kept.
In China, another Amur leopard captive population is in Beijing Zoo, the founders of which were from North Korea.
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Researchers in China protect the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
CCTVNews had an opportunity to go inside the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Protection and Research Center in Hubei Province’s Shennongjia Nature Reserve. Find out more about this endangered animal.
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China strives to protect endangered Siberian tigers
In the Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Center, Siberian tigers are fed living prey and trained to survive in the wild. There are only about 400 of them left on Earth today. The breeding center is the largest of its kind in the world and was founded in 1986 with just eight Siberian tigers. Since then, the center has bred more than 1,000 of them. Nearly 130 tigers have been born in the center in the last year.
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Looking for love! Siberian tigers enter mating season in northeast China
They prey. They hunt. They fight. But they also cuddle, huddle and try to find love. Although Siberian tigers can engage in reproduction throughout the year, most of the time it occurs from late November through early April. Here's how they engage in the courting process at the Heilongjiang Siberian Tiger Park. The facility, in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, is the world's largest breeding center of the endangered species, having bred over 1,000 of the big cats since its opening in 1986.
Eight pandas ready for move to Beijing for Olympics
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Wolong Giant Panda Reserve, Sichuan Province - 6 May 2008
1. Medium of pandas in cage roaring for food
2. Medium, pan wide of panda feeder opening cage to release pandas for food
3. Medium of pandas walking out of cage for food
4. Wide of pandas running out of cage for food
5. Medium of pandas drinking milk
6. Wide of pandas eating and drinking with help of feeders
7. Close of pandas eating bread
8. Wide, zoom into medium of feeder playing with panda
9. Medium of feeder playing with panda
10. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin), Wu Daifu, Panda feeder taking care of eight pandas for Olympics:
The eight pandas may have some problems or contract diseases during the long way of transportation to Beijing, but I think there is going to be no problem with the move according to our past experience. We will also send some veterinaries together with these pandas to Beijing, and we are going to make the best preparations for the safety of these pandas.
11. Medium of feeder teasing panda
12. Wide of feeder watching panda eating bamboos
13. Close of panda feeder
14. Close of panda eating bamboo
15. Medium of panda eating bamboo
16. Wide of officials talking, pan to pandas playing
17. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Zhang Hemin, Director of China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda:
''The giant panda is a typical top species in the world, and also a representative of environmental/zoological protection and biological diversity. We want to let the people all over the world know about the protection of the endangered species giant panda. We want to show that the Chinese government and scientists and researchers have done a lot of work, and the man-breeding of the giant panda is very successful.''
18. Wide of pandas playing
19. Medium of pandas playing
20. Close of panda sitting on branches of tree
21. Medium of panda sitting on branches of tree
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Eight pandas from a Chinese reserve severely shaken by a deadly earthquake were getting ready for a trip to the capital, where they were expected to go on display for the Olympics.
The pandas from the Wolong Giant Panda Reserve _ some 20 miles (32 kilometres) from the epicentre of the deadly May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province _ were due to arrive on Saturday on a special plane and be on display until November, a visit planned long before the quake.
They were expected to draw more than 6 million tourists, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
The eight two-year-old giant pandas were selected online from sixteen candidates born in 2006 in the Wolong-based China Protection and Research Centre for the Giant Panda in Sichuan Province.
The eight pandas were set to leave their hometown for Beijing on May 24.
''The eight pandas may have some problems or contract diseases during the long trip to Beijing, but I think there is going to be no problem with the move according to our past experience, said Wu Daifu, one of the two feeders taking care of the eight pandas.
Wolong planned to send up to eight panda keepers, vets and technicians to help take care of the animals during their stay in Beijing.
Sending the eight pandas to Beijing Olympics is part of China's plan to present the country's achievements in panda breeding and protection.
''The giant panda is a typical top species in the world, and also a representative of environmental/zoological protection and biological diversity. We want to let the people all over the world know about the protection of the endangered species giant panda, said Zhang Hemin, Director of China Research and Conservation Centrd for the Giant Panda.
He said the bamboo was needed because residents were too busy coping with the earthquake to gather bamboo from the mountains.
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World first cataract surgery on a wild snow leopard
On November 26, an injured and blind 11-year-old wild snow leopard had its vision restored after vets removed its cataract in Sanjiangyuan nature reserve, Northwest China's Qinghai Province. It's the first time a snow leopard went through this procedure. During the three-hour operation, an intraocular lens was implanted after the cataract was removed.
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China Releases Milu Deer Herd into Wild
Ten milu deers (David's Deer) bred in captivity were released into the wild on Sunday in a national nature reserve in north China's Hebei Province.
It is the second batch of milu deers, to be returned to their natural habitat in eight years by the Nanhaizi Milu Research Center in Beijing, bringing the number of released milu deers to 20.
The new herd, which contains five male adult milu deers, three female adult milu deers, and two young milu deers, were kept in Beijing for about three years before they were shipped to Hebei.
Staff at the reserve set up an large area in the paddock for the milu deers to live and breed. The area partition was designed to include the deers' favorite landform: swamps, in order to help them resist insect bites in the summer time.
Zhong Zhenyu, researcher from the Nanhaizi research center, said the ultimate purpose of the release is to re-establish a wild milu deer population threatened by humans and pollution in northern China.
When we released the first batch of milu deers, they experienced a process of adaptation. We found some of the deers were unable to resist the attack of certain diseases. A few of the deers had already died. The second batch will face the same adaptation process, and they also have to merge with the old herd. We are still monitoring on it. If that process goes well, the herds will probably merge together for breeding as early as next year. They will produce more babies and develop their heard. If they mix well, we will consider to add the number in the herd. Our target is to re-establish the wild milu deer population by increasing their number in a certain range. We'll see the degree of integration for these deers this time, said Zhong.
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Red pandas in Chengdu, Szechuan, China #2
These red pandas are at Chengdu Giant Panda Research Station and Breeding Center (Chengdu Panda Base), which lies at an altitude of 500 meters (1,640 feet) in a suburb just 10 km (6 miles), or a 40-minute drive, north of downtown Chengdu in China's province of Sichuan. This video clip was taken on the morning of 19 April 2009.
Chengdu Panda Base was established in 1987 with six injured giant pandas. Opened to the public in 1995, this base now contains a giant panda museum as well as over 60 giant pandas in a developed area of some 200 hectares (494 acres).
The red or lesser panda, classified as a vulnerable species, is distantly related to the giant panda. Both species share a common ancestor which lived tens of millions of years ago. Named for its reddish-brown fur color, the red panda is a mammal the size of a raccoon whose habitat is similar to that of the giant panda. However, the range of the nocturnal red panda is much wider than that of the giant panda. Red pandas, which have a shaggy tail and a waddling gait and look remarkably like raccoons, are found in Myanmar, Nepal, India and Bhutan as well as in China. The omnivorous but mainly bamboo-eating red panda also eats insects, eggs, birds, and small mammals. The red panda prefers mountainous terrain with mixed deciduous and conifer forests lying at altitudes between 2,200 and 4,800 meters (7,200 and 15,750 feet). Estimates of the number of red pandas remaining in the wild range from 11,000 to 20,000, and there are some 800 red pandas in captivity in zoos and preserves around the world.
On the other hand, the giant panda, the cute black and white-coated icon of modern China, is a bamboo-eating mammal native to mountainous areas in the provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu in southwestern and central-western China. An endangered species, only some 1,000 to 1,600 giant pandas now live in the wild, mostly in the mountains of Sichuan. In addition, there are about 265 giant pandas living in captivity in China and around the world. Giant pandas, which suffer from a low birth rate, are threatened by habitat encroachment and destruction spurred by the growing demand for land and natural resources from China's large and ever-increasing population. Nowadays the reduction in the giant panda's habitat has split the species into about 20 isolated groups. The major habitat of this animal, termed the Sichuan Great Panda Sanctuaries, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant pandas are also poached for their pelts which can bring a high price on the black market.
Global Tiger Day: Artificial breeding saving Siberian tigers in China
Global Tiger Day, falling on July 29, is an annual occasion to raise awareness for tiger conservation. Heilongjiang Siberian Tiger Park in northeast China is making efforts to restore the species.
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VOICED Chinese donate lions and other animals to Kabul zoo
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0000-0028 Various Abdul Basir Hotak, Counsellor for the transitional Islamic state of Afghanistan in Beijing, visiting lions in Badaling wildlife center
AGENCY COMMON - Beijing Airport - 30 September 2002
0018-0032 Various ceremony to hand over lions to Kabul- Chen handing over contract to Abdul Basir Hotak, Counsellor for the transitional Islamic state of Afghanistan in Beijing
0032-0047 SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdul Basir Hotak, Counsellor for the transitional Islamic state of Afghanistan in Beijing:
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0047-0050 Mid shot Kabul Zoo sign
0050-0053 Wide child looking through bars at lion
0053-0100 Various lion
Kabul - File, February 1996
0100-0106 Close up lion with bleeding face, roaring when hears firing
0106-0108 Afghan men watching lion
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China has donated two lions to Kabul zoo, to help it repopulate after years of civil war decimated its stock.
The lions were promised to Kabul zoo by Badaling Safari World after the death of Marjan, the one-eyed lion who survived for years in the war-torn country.
Two bears, deers, a pig and a wolf were also gifted, following an assessment of the zoo's conditions by Chinese officials.
The animals were flown to Urumqi in Xinjiang province on Monday, where they were to board another flight direct to Kabul.
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Some of these lions at Beijing's Padaling zoo will soon have new homes.
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Two of them are being sent to Kabul, in a gesture of good-will aimed at repopulating the city's zoo.
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Other animals including two brown bears and a wolf will follow.
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The lions were officially handed over to the Afghan government in a special ceremony at Beijing airport.
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Afghan officials say the move is welcomed by residents of Kabul anxious to get their city and its institutions up and running again.
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SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdul Basir Hotak, Counsellor for the transitional Islamic state of Afghanistan in Beijing:
They will believe that the Kabul zoo will be rehabilitated, of course this good news for the people, this is good message for the people, at least their country is going to be rehabilitated.
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Years of war in Afghanistan have taken a heavy toll on the animals at Kabul zoo.
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After the fall of the Taliban regime, the animals' pitiful circumstances were reported around the world.
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One of the zoo's inhabitants -Marjan, the one eyed lion- came to symbolize Afghanistan's struggle for peace.
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But with the country slowly rebuilding itself, conditions at the zoo are now deemed good enough for it to receive more animals.
It's hoped China's contribution will be the first of many.
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The earliest zoo built in China with the most animals: Beijing Zoo
Walking into the Beijing Zoo, an ancient and elegant decoration door sign stands in front of me. The plaque suddenly reads five bright characters of the Beijing Zoo. The giant pandas are so cute! They're pointing their backs at you. They must be shy to see you. There are many kinds of animals in the Beijing Zoo. The buildings in the park are tall and have different styles. The facilities in the animal exhibition area are more distinctive and can vividly express one of its characteristics in nature. Those small animals live freely in their own warm hut, happy and happy to live their carefree life. I hope we must take care of and protect the animals in this land. We have to protect the animals, starting with me! Let's go to the Beijing Zoo together and enjoy the endless fun that those animals have brought to everyone.[ Yay. [ Yay.
Newborn tigers helping bring species back from brink of extinction
In an encouraging stretch for conservationists, 22 Siberian tiger cubs were born in the span of 10 days at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, a city in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.
Siberian tigers are among the world's ten most endangered species and mostly live in northeast China and eastern Russia. China is trying to save the species by expanding its habitat and breeding them in captivity. The park has more than a thousand Siberian tigers and is the largest breeding and field training center in the world.
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