News from this newspaper (Reporter Li Ruyi) In Baiyangdian in June, the water is clear and the reeds are green. A group of lively and lovely young green-headed pochards follow their "parents" through the reeds of Baiyangdian in Xiongan New Area.
Wild birds are the "ecological test paper" for the quality of the water environment, and their population numbers and species richness can objectively reflect changes in the ecological environment.
The green-headed pochard has settled down in Baiyangdian, which is a strong evidence for the continuous improvement of Baiyangdian's ecological environment.
The green-headed pochard has extremely high requirements on water quality, coupled with the disturbance of climate change, natural enemies and human factors, the wild population of the green-headed pochard has been decreasing, and it is known as the "giant panda among birds".
In 2012, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species upgraded the green-headed pochard to "Critically Endangered" (CR).
In 2020, the results of the simultaneous survey on the wintering period of the national blue-headed pochard showed that there were only about 1,500 blue-headed pochards left.
In 2021, when my country adjusted the "List of National Key Protected Wild Animals", the blue-headed pochard was listed as a national first-level key protected wild animal.
Since the establishment of Xiongan New Area more than 5 years ago, it has continued to improve the restoration and protection of Baiyangdian's ecological environment.
In 2021, the water quality of the rivers entering into the Dian area in the Baiyangdian area and upstream will all meet the standards of Class III and above. It is the first time since the restoration of water storage in Baiyangdian in 1988 that the monitoring record has achieved a leap-forward breakthrough from Class V to Class III. National good lake ranks.
Baiyangdian carp carp, black carp and other indicator fish have reappeared, and the total number of wild birds has reached 230.