China's success in finless porpoise ex-situ conservation has reversed international skepticism. This innovation stands as the world's first successful case of small cetacean ex-situ conservation, offering Chinese wisdom and a Chinese model for global conservation efforts.
A Chinese research institute is set to establish a multilingual plant diversity database for Central Asia's arid zones, designed to bridge key gaps in biodiversity data sharing and conservation efforts throughout this ecologically vital region. The initiative, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG), is working in collaboration with major research institutions across Central Asia and West Asia.
A professional atlas documenting the wildlife of the Qilian Mountains, one of China's key ecological security barriers, has been published, according to the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology (NWIPB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This atlas is the first in China to systematically present the wildlife resources of the Qilian Mountains with both scientific rigor and stunning visual presentation, said Zhang Tongzuo, editor of the atlas and a researcher at the NWIPB.
The first batch of artificially bred Gongshan plum yews were reintroduced to the wild at Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve in Southwest China's Yunnan province recently, marking an important stride in the conservation of the endangered species.
The Gaoligong Mountains protected by Li and her colleagues serve as the core area of the "Three Parallel Rivers" World Heritage site in Yunnan Province. Stretching over 600 kilometers north to south, the highest peak pierces the clouds at 5,128 meters, while the lowest valley sits at 645 meters. This nearly 4,000-meter elevation drop creates a rare marvel -- the vertical distribution of tropical, subtropical, temperate and cold temperate forest ecosystems in the same mountain range.
Chang Yuhang, a staff member at Kunming Botanical Garden in Southwest China's Yunnan province, said Rhododendron vialii, despite their small number, have a high ornamental value and breeding potential. The plant features a tubular corolla, bright red petals and comes into bloom during Spring Festival.
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