BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — China has introduced its inaugural list of key terrestrial wild animal habitats, incorporating areas that are home to over 82 percent of the country\’s critically protected
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Seed bank in Xizang preserves over 10,000 samples
LHASA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The germplasm resource bank in southwest China\’s Xizang Autonomous Region has preserved 11,648 seed samples from 2,107 species, according to Xizang\’s regional institute of pl
Phayre\’s leaf monkeys eat tung tree flowers in SW China\’s Yunnan
A Phayre\’s leaf monkey, a species under first-class state protection in China, eats tung tree flowers at the Xiaoheishan Provincial Nature Reserve in Longling county, Baoshan city, southwest China\’s Y
Sturgeon farming brings hilly province closer to the world
GUIYANG, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Deep inside the craggy mountains of Libo County in southwest China\’s Guizhou Province, fish farmers were sorting through a large catch of sturgeons destined for a journey
Mystery of the tusk shell\’s origins solved through genomics
The tusk shell, a tubular-shelled mollusk found in oceans worldwide, has long baffled scientists with its odd shape and uncertain evolutionary history. But a new genomic study published in PNAS has fi
China to accelerate vitalization of seed industry
File photo shows the vitro storage room at the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species in Kunming, southwest China\’s Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — China will further prom
Captive crested ibises released into China\’s Qinling Mountains
XI\’AN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — Twenty-three captive crested ibises were released into the wild in Lantian County, northwest China\’s Shaanxi Province, on Thursday morning.
The 23 birds previously under ca
Improving ecology allows endangered crested ibises to thrive in Hanyin, NW China
By virtue of the steady improvement in the local ecological environment, over 110 crested ibises, an endangered bird species under first-class state protection in China, have been spotted in Hanyin co
White-headed langurs spotted in S China\’s Guangxi
Two white-headed langurs frolic at a national nature reserve in Luobai Town of Jiangzhou District, Chongzuo City, south China\’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 5, 2023. The white-headed langur
5G technology arrives in time for Tibetan antelopes\’ breeding season in Hoh Xil
XINING, June 20 (Xinhua) — Tsesogyal has been notably excited during his recent patrols in Hoh Xil, as he can now send frequent updates to his daughter. With the help of a 5G base station, he can cal