Zhong Tai, former deputy head of the management administration of Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve in Deqin county, southwest China’s Yunnan province, has devoted himself to protecting Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys, one of the world’s most endangered species, for 38 years. Zhong Tai (3rd L) and other rangers eat while taking a rest during a patrol.
A record 72 bee-eaters were recently counted at Wuyuanhe National Wetland Park in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan province, an increase from 26 as recorded in 2018, thanks to local authorities' continuous efforts in environmental protection. The species is a second-class protected animal in China.
Southwest China’s Yunnan province is reaping rewards of its efforts to improve ecological environment and foster a green way of development. Photo shows a stork-billed kingfisher in Yingjiang county, Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province.
COLOMBO, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A Sri Lankan scientist said China's Yunnan Province is one of the world's 35 biodiversity hotspots and the best place on earth to study mushrooms.