China News Service, Urumqi, May 8 (Yin Lin, Liu Yushan, Yang Zhirong) Right now, it is the season for waterbirds to spawn. On the 8th, in the Xiangsi Lake National Wetland Park in Yanqi County, Bazhou, Xinjiang, a waterbird mother walked with her cubs.
As the Yanqi County government continued to increase wetland protection and the environment improved, the wetland park became a habitat for waterbirds.
The newly hatched baby bird walks on the shore of the lake. Lu Gangshe
Acacia Lake National Wetland Park scenic staff Yushan · Mamaiti said: "At present, it is the breeding period of fish and birds. My job is to do a daily patrol on the lake every day to protect them from breeding."
The Xiangsi Lake National Wetland Park is the tail of the Bosten Lake, China's largest inland freshwater lake, with a total area of 50.68 square kilometers. It is a good place for boating and a bird watching resort. Every year, it attracts a large number of tourists and photography enthusiasts to come here.
Two waterfowls were flying among the reeds on the lake. Lu Gangshe
Lu Gang, a photography enthusiast, said: "Xiangsi Lake Wetland Park has been particularly environmentally friendly in recent years. Our bird lovers of the Bazhou Photography Association like to come here to shoot a variety of birds. Not only do they see the beautiful scenery, they also shoot Here are the pictures of the birds. "
Aerial photography of Yanqi County National Wetland Park, Bazhou, Xinjiang. Photo by Yang Zhirong
The Xiangsi Lake wetland in Yanqi County, Bazhou, Xinjiang is rich in resources and diverse in types, including lakes, rivers, and shrub wetlands. There are many kinds of birds and huge numbers, including wild ducks, cormorants, red-billed gulls, sparrows, swallows and other birds, and now there are national level Ⅰ and Ⅱ key protected wildlife grebes, golden eagles, big swans, swallows More than 5000 rare birds. Every winter season, birds such as black storks and white storks dance gracefully, which is a major landscape of Xiangsi Lake.
Tourists visit the Acacia Lake. Photo by Yang Zhirong
Every year during the bird migration season in March and April, a large number of birds soar and hover, the scene is spectacular. Qi Zhenbo, deputy director of the Yanqi County Eco-Environmental Bureau, Bazhou, Xinjiang, said: "Yanqi County has been continuously increasing the ecological environmental protection of the Bosten Lake Basin since 2017. The discharge of any industrial sewage and domestic sewage is strictly prohibited, and the ecological red line of the Bosten Lake water system is established. Any commercial development, fishing, grazing and other sabotage activities are prohibited inside. Every year, the government organizes a wide range of publicity activities to raise the public ’s awareness of protecting wild animals. "(End)