Current location:travel >>
Caring for Cranes Meticulously
travel83344People have gathered around
IntroductionContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
Caring for Cranes Meticulously
March 17, 2023[Xinhua/Cao Mengyao] |
Chen Guanghui is a resident of Zhaoyang, a district in Zhaotong, a city in Southwest China's Yunnan Province. Given her meticulous care of the cranes during the past two decades, Chen has established close relations with black-necked cranes, in Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve (in Zhaoyang).
Dashanbao has the largest number of black-necked cranes per unit area among China's nature reserves. Dashanbao provides a wintering home and a migration stop for the cranes on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The black-necked crane, a species of wildlife under special State protection, is referred to as the "bird as precious as the giant panda." The crane is also an endangered species in the world.
"During the early 1990s, my mother-in-law began feeding black-necked cranes in Dashanbao. In 2003, I picked up the 'baton' (of taking care of the cranes) from her," recalls Chen.
Despite the passage of time, she remembers how she eagerly explored ways to get close to the cranes, especially when she began feeding the birds. At first, the "canny" animals kept her at a distance, and they did not eat the food she offered them. "I tried to interact with the cranes by singing folk songs and speaking our local dialect to them, but all my efforts were in vain. Eventually, I found the key to the problem — I whistled to imitate crane's cries, and I fed them at regular hours. Gradually, the cranes grew intimate with me," recalls Chen.
During the cranes' wintering season, Chen counts the number of the birds (in the reserve), and she feeds them every day, regardless if it is rainy, windy or snowy. She is a doctor, who treats sick and/or injured cranes. She is also a guard, who dissuades tourists from "breaking into" the cranes' habitat. "As I treat the cranes as if they were members of my family, I feel empty every time the birds fly away from the reserve," says Chen. "When I'm too old to take care of the cranes, I will pass on my voluntary work (of caring for the birds) to my son."
As Dashanbao has established a food base (for the cranes), and has adopted effective measures to enhance wetland conservation and restoration, the number of cranes wintering on the reserve has increased, year by year, over the past few years. As of November 27, 2022, some 2,260 black-necked cranes had arrived in the reserve for winter, setting a record (in terms of the number of yearly wintering cranes on the reserve) since Dashanbao was established in 1990. The reserve has become the ideal home for wintering black-necked cranes.
(Source: Xinhua/Women of China English Monthly February 2023 issue)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- People Enjoy Blooming Tulips in Jinan, East...
- Flowers Bloom Across China in Spring
Special Coverage
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Corridor news portal”。http://mauritius.shellye-mcdaniel.com/content-67e499833.html
Related articles
Mystery artist who erected signs comparing pothole
travelA defiant resident infuriated by the potholes in their road has taken revenge on the council by erec ...
【travel】
Read moreJudge agrees to reduce Trump fraud bond
travelRepublican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks in the library at Mar-a-Lago ...
【travel】
Read moreNelson first to test kerbside soft plastics collection
travelThe soft plastic recycling scheme, run by the Packaging Forum, has been operating since 2015 and now ...
【travel】
Read more
Popular articles
- Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
- Coalition talks: No more face to face meetings this weekend
- Watch: Christopher Luxon faces questions at post
- Israel dismisses UN resolution on possible war crimes as 'distorted text'
- With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
- Public sector workers 'angry, annoyed' at government job cuts
Latest articles
Liverpool confirms Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp's replacement
Haiti gangs try to take over Port
More videos of Kiwi hostage Philip Mehrtens in Papua warn against Indonesian military air strikes
Russia, Kazakhstan floods: High water levels swamp Orenburg houses
Company wins court ruling to continue development of Michigan factory serving EV industry
The 96th Annual Academy Awards
LINKS
- Chinese vice premier stresses implementation of projects funded by gov't bonds
- China's First Suona Ph.D. Student Elevates Musical Instrument Globally
- DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Israel must beware all
- Young Policewoman Fulfils Her Passion as Police Dog Trainer
- Foreign diplomats impressed by traditional culture, high
- China's Yin Ruoning Wins Women's PGA Championship
- Across China: Never Too Late! 66
- Across China: Never Too Late! 66
- China's Teenager Zheng Dominates Local Favorite to Reach Last 16 at French Open
- A Family of The Red Boat