No one on the island of Fujian frequency are rare birds is expected to set special protection areas (map)
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Egret, White-bellied ships gulls, crested terns, reef heron ... ... these endangered bird species frequently appear in the Fujian coast near the uninhabited islands, some of even settled in the above breed. Yesterday, the provincial branch of the Wildlife Conservation Society volunteers, bird-watching along the recently completed Fuding Changle, a survey of 45 uninhabited islands, 60 species of birds were recorded, the number of over 2000.
It is understood that the province area in 1444 uninhabited islands, coastal areas of Fujian is not only an important ecological barrier, the Asia-Pacific region has become an excellent channel migratory habitat, breeding and wintering and migratory stopover sites . Ecological experts also believe that, in recent years has found that the endangered bird species, has become a good ecological environment in Fujian, an important indicator of biodiversity-rich.
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uninhabited island, always gives the sense of mystery. No one on the island along the coast of Fujian in the end some of it? "There are no fresh water, only the dense low shrubs, mainly inhabited by the birds." Volunteers to host high-Chuan told.
"too much work!" High-Chuan told the moderator, each to an uninhabited island, have their rent fishing boats, but also carrying binoculars, photographic equipment and other equipment, observed after the record.
"hot day, observation time started from the morning until the evening, everyone is Huoxiangzhengqi water to drink when the drinks, Jen is also a lot of Dan eating." Ni said the old volunteers.
"to Fuding Bird Island landing, the head cliffs in large black-tailed gulls circled constantly loud call and bushes dotted with cliff nest, no nest of black-tailed gull We all turned to stare at our vigilance gang uninvited guest. "Gao says that, until the departure from the island, black-tailed gulls accompany you around the head, flying around tweet, unceremoniously declared sovereignty, strongly reminds us: they is the master of the island.
volunteers photographed a group of high-Chuan Egret flying in the sky state, he told the host, Egret is the world's rare and endangered waterfowl. Fuding Egret Bird Island is the only breeding ground in Fujian, the past few years on the island of volunteers every year observation. A few years ago built a lighthouse on the island, the increase of human activities on the island Egret impact. This time, the number of observations on the island than in previous years reduced.
"The survey found that many forest birds on the island, such as Tiger Shrike, life belt, the azaleas." Ni said the old volunteers, the survey found that one of the largest gains the island is not only the migratory birds, it is also woodland birds migration channels.
(thank the provincial branch of the Wildlife Conservation Society offers bird watching pictures)
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uninhabited island is expected to establish a special protected area < p> hosts also learned from relevant departments, in the "island Protection Act" before the enactment of the province has taken various positive measures, some uninhabited islands and protected areas, marine protected areas established. Beginning in 2010, mainly on the uninhabited island province of resources to investigate, according to this year's March 1 Nisshin promulgated the "island 保护 Law" stipulates the future is expected to pick a number of seabird resource-rich and the national and provincial protection of birds class gathering island, building an island specially protected areas.
