China News Agency, Urumqi, July 2 Telegram: People and birds are "endless": Xinjiang continues to promote the construction of nature reserves
Author Gou Jipeng Tao Shuanke Zhou Haixia
"More than 40,000 migratory birds nested in our wetland park this year, nearly doubling from last year. Among them, the more common ones are egrets, herons, crested grebes, fishing gulls, and cormorants. In addition, we also It has been detected that the state-level protected bird relic gulls are also nesting and breeding here," said Zhang Chao, a member of the management team of the Manas National Wetland Park Authority in northern Xinjiang.
The reporter saw in the core protected area of the wetland park that crested grebes and fish gulls are leading the newly hatched chicks to dive for food on the lake and learn their survival skills. In the reeds on the other side, after hatching for more than 20 days, thousands of little egrets and little herons broke their shells one after another. Some toddlers, some whispering, stern. According to Zhang Chao, after a long migration, migratory birds generally enter the brooding period in May and June each year. Newly hatched chicks can survive independently after 1 to 2 months of exercise.
The good ecological environment of Manas National Wetland Park provides a natural barrier for migratory bird brooding. This is due to Xinjiang's continuous promotion of the construction of nature reserves (including national parks, nature reserves, and nature parks). In recent years, Xinjiang has comprehensively initiated ecological restoration and management through measures such as returning farmland to forests, returning grassland to grasslands, returning ponds to wetlands, and the ecological environment has continued to improve. In addition, Xinjiang has also strengthened the investigation and rectification of various violations of nature reserves to maintain a high pressure for environmental law enforcement. In 2019, a total of 1933 environmental administrative punishment cases were handled, with a punishment amount of more than 100 million yuan. We will punish illegal acts that damage wild animal and plant resources.
Like Manas National Wetland Park, Xinjiang Bosten Lake National Wetland Park, located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, is also a "treasure land" for migratory and migratory birds. In order to effectively protect wild birds, the forest police station of the Bohu County Public Security Bureau in Xinjiang organized police to carry out special operations for the protection of wetlands and wild birds against Bosten Lake. The focus is on patrolling privately set traps, nets, and grazing. In the past three years, more than 10 cases of illegal hunting and hunting of wild animals have been cracked, and more than 300 wild animals of various types have been confiscated.
Liu Xianghu, deputy director of the forest police station of the county’s public security bureau, said: "The next step is to continue to crack down on illegal and illegal hunting of wild animals. Wild birds in National Wetland Park provide a safe home."
It is understood that in order to further promote the construction of nature reserves, strengthen ecological protection. A few days ago, Xinjiang also issued the "Implementation Opinions on the Implementation of the "Guiding Opinions on Establishing a System of Nature Reserves with National Parks as the Main Body"". It is clearly proposed that a system of natural reserves with scientific classification, reasonable layout, powerful protection and effective management should be established in stages.
The 2019 Xinjiang Eco-Environmental State Bulletin shows that there are 28 nature reserves at and above the autonomous region level in Xinjiang. Among them, there are 15 national nature reserves and 13 autonomous nature reserves. (Finish)