Migrating whooper swan arrive in nature reserve, east China's Shandong Province

[Sally Furniss]

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Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve

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tens of thousands of whooper swans arrived in Shandong Rongcheng City, another National Nature Reserve wintering swans. Up to now, Shandong Rongcheng City has monitored eight major international ringing swans. This is the fifth consecutive year of protected areas to monitor the international ring Zhida Swan.

International ring Zhida Swan is the world's bird flu surveillance network, one of the items, by ringing, you can get a large swan migration, distribution and habitat of the basic information for the protection of large swans and provide scientific basis for prevention of influenza.

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Migrating whooper swan arrive in nature reserve, east China's Shandong Province

Lake has almost completely frozen over

"In addition, for the coastal ice pier, fishing boats were frozen, Rongcheng City also requires the relevant departments take active and effective measures to break the ice as soon as possible, and ensure rapid recovery of marine fishery production; for Swan Lake, the lake is almost blocked. The relevant departments will increase the whooper swans food put in point, put in the frequency and amount, at the same time to mobilize the caring people to protect whooper swans team to ensure that the whooper swans wintering in Rongcheng security."

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