Campaigns to Safeguard Migratory Bird Routes Initiated by Chinese Provinces
With the onset of the migratory season for birds in China, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south have initiated a joint effort to safeguard the migratory paths of these birds.
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As the bird migratory season commences in China, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China have collectively launched a campaign focused on protecting the migratory routes of birds.
This collaborative initiative, aimed at preserving bird populations and fostering sustainable development, was officially kicked off on Friday in Lanshan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province.
With nearly 1,500 bird species—over half of which are migratory—China plays a significant role in global bird migration, as four of the world's nine major migratory bird routes traverse the country.
These five regions are essential areas along the migratory paths, making this protection initiative a crucial advancement in China's efforts to collaborate across regions for bird conservation, noted Yan Jian, secretary-general of China Wildlife Conservation Association.
The participating provinces will establish a joint protection framework to ensure migratory birds' safety. This includes systematic information sharing, coordinated law enforcement, and habitat management, as well as promoting technical collaboration and eco-friendly economic development.
The regions will collaborate to enhance inspections in critical areas such as markets, restaurants, and online platforms, targeting illegal hunting, consumption, and trafficking of migratory birds and their products.
Monitoring stations will be established at provincial borders to safeguard the birds and document their migration. During peak migration times, patrols will be intensified, and temporary checkpoints set up to strengthen enforcement. Additional strategies will be implemented to monitor bird habitats and identify potential diseases.
Thomas Evans for TROIB News
This collaborative initiative, aimed at preserving bird populations and fostering sustainable development, was officially kicked off on Friday in Lanshan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province.
With nearly 1,500 bird species—over half of which are migratory—China plays a significant role in global bird migration, as four of the world's nine major migratory bird routes traverse the country.
These five regions are essential areas along the migratory paths, making this protection initiative a crucial advancement in China's efforts to collaborate across regions for bird conservation, noted Yan Jian, secretary-general of China Wildlife Conservation Association.
The participating provinces will establish a joint protection framework to ensure migratory birds' safety. This includes systematic information sharing, coordinated law enforcement, and habitat management, as well as promoting technical collaboration and eco-friendly economic development.
The regions will collaborate to enhance inspections in critical areas such as markets, restaurants, and online platforms, targeting illegal hunting, consumption, and trafficking of migratory birds and their products.
Monitoring stations will be established at provincial borders to safeguard the birds and document their migration. During peak migration times, patrols will be intensified, and temporary checkpoints set up to strengthen enforcement. Additional strategies will be implemented to monitor bird habitats and identify potential diseases.
Thomas Evans for TROIB News
