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Xinhua| 2019-04-07 22:53:26|Editor: yan
HOHHOT,
April 7 (Xinhua) -- Over 800 relict gulls migrated to Ordos wetlands in early
April in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, marking the first mass
return of this migratory birds in 13 years, local authorities said Sunday.
The gull,
featuring a black-hooded head and white body, is an endangered species and a
national first-class protected animal. Most of its populations winter in Bohai
Bay in China.
"In
spring, the birds fly to northwestern China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, nesting
generally on islets in the lack of deserts," said Xing Xiaojun, director
of the administration of the Ordos Relict Gull Reserve in the city of Ordos.
An island
in the Taolimiao-Araxan Lake of the reserve is renowned as a vital habitat for
gull breeding.
"There
were once over 10,000 breeding gulls, accounting for over half of the whole
population," said Xing. However, since 2006 few nests of the species can
be seen as the island disappeared as the Lake shrank.
Ordos has
adopted a series of measures to protect the wetland in recent years, such as
dam removal and water diversion from the Yellow River.
At
present, the lake, with its water area up to 7 square km, has seen boosted
diversity of the birds. "Over 20,000 migrant birds came here last autumn,
as the wetland's environment has improved," said Ren Yongqi, a chief of a
protection station in the reserve.
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