China moves to save key bird habitat

By IANS,

Beijing: China plans to increase protection of the wetlands around Poyang Lake, the country’s largest freshwater lake and a major bird habitat.

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Over 1.3 million hectares of wetland will come under the project that envisages dredging aqueducts, setting up boundary markers, building patrol trails and weather monitoring facilities.

About 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) will be spent, Xinhua reported.

The Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province is home to migratory birds during winter.

About 95 percent of the world’s white cranes, 50 percent of white-naped cranes and 60 percent of swan geese spend their winter here every year.