Extended efforts aid survival of rare ibises
China DailyHuang Zhixue and his colleagues look for crested ibises in the forests of Xinyang, Henan province. CHINA DAILY Huang Zhixue, a native of Shaanxi province, made the "foreign land" of Henan province his home after he undertook a mission to protect the crested ibis and help ensure the survival of the species in Central China. From 1998 to 2018, China gave seven crested ibises to Japan, so those bred there are all descendants of the Yangxian wild crested ibises. The birds are trained for at least seven months in a field covering more than 2,000 square meters, and Huang's team helps them perfect their ability to perch in the upper branches of high trees — which helps to ensure their safety in the wild — and their ability to fly long distances. Since 2013, the Dongzhai National Nature Reserve has been releasing crested ibises, which are then monitored by satellite positioning, radio telemetry and human tracking methods.
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