Fifteen bird-watching teams from 19 provinces and regions gathered in Qinghai Lake to demonstrate the effectiveness of ecological protection. In order to reduce the impact of tourism activities on the ecological environment of Qinghai.
Lake, the Bird Island Scenic Area closed its doors and stopped all tourism operations from August 2017. The total number of water birds of indicator species is about 60,2007, reaching the maximum since monitoring in 2007. The lake enjoys the reputation of "gene bank of species on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau", and there are 232 species of birds and 42 species of mammals in the reserve.