GUIYANG - Environmental workers in Caohai Lake, the largest bird wintering ground in southwest China, have prepared sufficient food and a better environment for some 100,000 migratory birds.Caohai National Nature Reserve in Guizhou Province added more than 80 hectares of plants, favored by the birds, earlier in the year."The nature reserve has seen a harvest of some plants now, such as 45,100 kg of potatoes and 6,500 kg of barnyard grasses," said Ran Jingcheng, an official with Guizhou Provincial Department of Forestry.Caohai Lake has lots of aquatic flora. Its mild climate and intact natural environment make it an ideal place for flocks of rare transient birds and waterfowl.It accommodates more than 100,000 migratory birds in the winter, including over 1,700 black-necked cranes, a rare fowl species on the verge of extinction, as well as hooded cranes, white storks, black storks, golden eagles and white-tailed sea eagles."Black-necked cranes usually fly to the lake between October and November and leave in March and April. We offer food for these migratory birds in the chilly winter months," Ran said.In addition to providing food, workers at the nature reserve have also set up shelters for the birds with wood and dry grasses. They have also conducted bird flu monitoring in poultry raised by surrounding residents.With strengthened environmental protection in recent years, the variety of birds living at Caohai Lake in winter has increased from 203 kinds a decade ago to 230 at present, with the number of birds increasing from 70,000 to 100,000. fabric festival wristbandscustom silicone braceletscustom silicone bandsflash drive wristbandblack rubber braceletsbracelet maker onlinemotivational bracelets for athletesprinted bracelets
Rescuers work at the accident site after a landslide occurred in Xinmo village of Maoxian county, Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture of Aba, Southwest China's Sichuan province, June 24, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] MAOXIAN - Local authorities have released the identities of 118 people who are missing in a mound of debris after a landslide hit a mountainous area in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday. The names and identification numbers are published on the website of Aba Tibet and Qiang autonomous prefecture on Sunday. The government asked the public to provide clues which may lead to their rescue. Over 3,000 rescuers are racing against time to save the trapped people. Fifteen people have been confirmed dead, according to Wang Minghui, who leads the rescue work. The landslide swept 62 homes in Xinmo village, Diexi township, of Maoxian county at 6 am Saturday, blocking a 2-km section of river and burying 1,600 meters of road. The collapsed rubble is about eight million cubic meters, according to Sichuan provincial geological experts. The county is located along the Minjiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River in the upper stream. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake in 1933 left many villages at Diexi submerged. In 1976, two strong earthquakes struck places about 100 km near Diexi. The town is about 150 km from the epicenter of an 8.0-magnitude earthquake in 2008, which left over 80,000 people dead or missing.
