Crested ibis rest in a cage during a release activity in Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 17, 2014. A total of 30 artificially-bred crested ibis were released to the wild here on Wednesday. The number of crested ibis in Shaanxi province has rose from 7 in 1981 to more than 2,000 by now, and the wild crested ibis' number has reached nearly 1,000. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao) |