A photographer captures a flock of wild mandarin ducks frolicking and gliding across the water in Tongren, Guizhou province.[Photo by Wu Weidong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
A photographer captured a flock of wild mandarin ducks frolicking and gliding across the water in Tongren, Guizhou province.
Mandarin ducks are a Class II protected species in China. Tianshengqiao Resort preserves a pristine canyon environment, and the birds return to spend the winter every year.
A caretaker feeds wild mandarin ducks at an ecological park in Tongren, Guizhou province.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Birds are highly sensitive to changes in their habitats. Shifts in their population size, distribution, and breeding success often signal the overall health of an ecosystem.
Local media reported that flocks begin migrating from northern regions to the resort in late September. Thanks to Tongren's ecological protection efforts, forest coverage has reached 66.2 percent and water quality at major river outflow sections is rated good across the board.
Every winter, large numbers of birds overwinter along the city's waterways.
A photographer captures a flock of wild mandarin ducks frolicking and gliding across the water in Tongren, Guizhou province.[Photo by Wu Weidong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
A photographer captures a flock of wild mandarin ducks frolicking and gliding across the water in Tongren, Guizhou province.[Photo by Wu Weidong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
A photographer captures a flock of wild mandarin ducks frolicking and gliding across the water in Tongren, Guizhou province.[Photo by Wu Weidong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
