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  China News Service, Zhaotong, April 7th: A family of two generations and three people: Crane guards have relayed protection of "Plateau Spirits" for more than 30 years

  Author Luo Jie Zheng Yuanjian

  At the beginning of April, Dashanbao in Zhaotong, Yunnan just experienced continuous snowfall in spring, and it was freezing cold.

  On the 6th, there were more than 100 black-necked cranes in the Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve, because the cold wave failed to keep up with the normal northward migration of the troops.

Just after 11:00 a.m., crane guard Zhao Bingxiang brought 15 kilograms of corn to the Dahaizi Wetland in the reserve to feed the black-necked cranes, the "elf of the plateau" in severe cold weather.

The picture shows Zhao Bingxiang carrying the child back home after feeding.

Photo by Zheng Yuanjian

  Dashanbao in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, known as the "Hometown of Black-necked Cranes in China", is one of the important wintering places for black-necked cranes, an endangered species in the world and a national first-class protected wild animal.

After more than 30 years of effective protection, the number of black-necked cranes wintering here has increased from more than 300 at the beginning of the establishment of the reserve to nearly 2,000.

  Wu Taiping, a staff member of the reserve, introduced that during the migration and wintering of migratory birds, the staff must do a good job in the prevention and control of wild animal epidemic diseases and the rescue and treatment of injured wild animals. In addition, crane guards are also indispensable for the protection of black-necked cranes. participants.

  Zhao Bingxiang's family has worked as crane guards in the reserve for two generations. From November to April of the following year, they assist the reserve staff to confirm the number of black-necked cranes and feed them in extreme weather conditions.

  "Our family's fate with black-necked cranes began with my mother, Dong Yinglan. When the reserve was first established in 1990, she became the only crane guard at the time." Zhao Bingxiang recalled that he always heard black-necked cranes not far from home when he was a child The locals call them "geese and geese". He often follows his mother to protect the cranes. When the mother feeds, he counts the black-necked cranes.

The picture shows the black-necked crane in the snow on April 5.

Photo by Wu Taiping

  As Dong Yinglan got older and had trouble walking due to a foot injury, he could not afford the job of a crane guard. In 2003, his wife Chen Guanghui officially took over the baton of guarding the black-necked crane.

In the next 20 years, she used her unique whistle to communicate with black-necked cranes, participated in the rescue of many black-necked cranes, and became their good friends.

  "Now I have also become a crane guard in the reserve." Zhao Bingxiang told reporters that most of the local young and middle-aged people went to work in other places. After the retirement of the older generation of crane guards, he took this position without hesitation. I still like these plateau elves, and I want to protect them in my lifetime."

  In late February of this year, Chen Guanghui was injured and hospitalized while feeding the black-necked crane in the heavy snow. Zhao Bingxiang was responsible for taking care of the elderly and children at home and protecting the crane.

Coinciding with the northward migration of black-necked cranes, he entered the reserve at 6:30 every day to confirm the number of black-necked cranes in order to feed and rescue the black-necked cranes that stopped transiting in the Dahaizi Wetland, and then completed the feeding work twice.

The picture shows Zhao Bingxiang, Chen Guanghui and his wife.

Photo by Zheng Yuanjian

  In order to take into account the work of protecting the cranes and the family, Zhao Bingxiang put his two-year-old son into a basket filled with corn, and followed him to feed the black-necked cranes.

"My son is very happy every time he sees the cranes and dances with the black-necked cranes."

  Zhao Bingxiang said, "Loving cranes and protecting cranes has become a part of our family's life, and we and black-necked cranes are also interdependent. I hope the juniors can pass the baton on and be the guardians of black-necked cranes."

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