How to Effectively Avoid Risks and Scientifically Rescue Nesting Oriental White Storks?

 On November 14, Xiao Qing, deputy secretary-general of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), was invited by the "Migratory Bird Lifeline" project to visit the Yancheng Power Supply Company in Jiangsu Province to conduct training and seminars on the protection of Oriental White Storks on local transmission lines.

 


Yancheng City is located in the eastern part of Jiangsu Province, facing the Yellow Sea to the east. It is a coastal city. This area is located on the East Asia-Australasian migratory bird route. Every year, its coastal mudflats welcome a large number of migratory water birds, one of which is the Oriental White Stork. Unlike most other migratory waterfowl, the Oriental White Stork likes to build nests on tall transmission line towers with little human interference. In recent years, since joining the "Migratory Bird Lifeline" project, Yancheng Power Supply Company has attached great importance to the dual protection of line birds, creating conditions for the Oriental White Stork to settle down in Yancheng. Up to now, according to statistics, the number of Oriental White Storks nesting on the transmission line towers of Yancheng Power Supply Company has reached 108 nests.

 

During the training on the morning of November 14, Deputy Secretary-General Xiao Qing first gave a detailed explanation of the evolution of the multiple amendments to my country's "Wildlife Protection Law" and the improper cases that occurred in the process of wildlife protection by power companies. Afterwards, the Yancheng Power Supply employees and the Green Association project team had a face-to-face communication and exchange on the many practical problems and doubts faced by grassroots employees during the "Migratory Bird Lifeline" project.

 

Original Chinese Article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2eFRqpPwI2BNfvW1yYHSkg

Translator: Maggie

Editor: Maggie

Checked by: Richard     

Contact: v10@cbcgdf.org; +8617319454776

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