Migrant birds fly over the sky in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
CHANGCHUN, March 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- As the weather warms up, you can notice that a group of people often walk slowly and talk in a low voice at the edge of the wetland in Zhenlai County. Sometimes they pick up binoculars to look out, and sometimes they bow their heads to record the geographical coordinates on their mobile phones.
They are members of Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association.
Members of the Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association observe migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Pan Shengyu, leader of Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, records information of migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Pan Shengyu, leader of Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, discovers foot prints of migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
A few hundred meters away, there are tens of thousands of migrant birds from the south. Observing from a distance, the team members are concerned about whether there is enough food for birds.
Pan Shengyu, leader of Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, takes photos of migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Members of the Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association prepare publicity material on bird protection in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Pan Shengyu, leader of Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, discovers foot prints of migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Pan Shengyu, leader of Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, takes photos of migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Zhenlai County, located in Songnen Plain, is one of the important passages for migratory birds in China. Among them, white cranes, an endangered species in the world, stop here for more than 100 days every year, with a population of nearly 4,000.
Pan Shengyu, leader of Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, observes migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Migrant birds fly over the sky in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Migrant birds fly over the sky in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Pan Shengyu, leader of Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, takes photos of migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Members of the Zhenlai bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association observe migrant birds in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
The bird guarding team was established in 2018 and has done a lot of work on publicity, patrol, confiscation of illegal hunting tools to protect wild birds. Moreover, the team has rescued hundreds of injured and isolated birds.
Migrant birds fly over the sky in Zhenlai County, Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)■
