ZHENGZHOU, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — A complete of 236 yellow-breasted buntings, a critically endangered chicken species, have been sighted in a wetland alongside the Yellow River in Henan Province, central China, stated an area nature reserve.
It is the wetland’s highest monitoring knowledge of the yellow-breasted bunting inhabitants collected in recent years, stated researchers on the Mengjin administration middle of Henan Yellow River wetland nationwide nature reserve.
The once-abundant species was categorized as “Least Concerned” in line with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List standards previous to 2004. However, it was upgraded to critically endangered in 2017 due to overhunting. The uncommon chicken, also called Emberiza aureola, is below first-class state safety in China, stated Guo Zhun from the middle.
“Birds are the ‘barometer’ of wetland ecology. In earlier years, the inhabitants of yellow-breasted buntings was noticed to be about 100 yearly, however this yr the inhabitants has elevated considerably,” stated Guo, including that the large-scale look of the critically endangered species additionally helps show the wetland’s secure, appropriate and good setting.
Meanwhile, public chicken safety consciousness in Henan, as a densely populated area, has been raised over the years, which additionally contributed to the rising inhabitants of the uncommon wildlife, Guo defined.
Thanks to intensified wildlife conservation efforts and ecosystem enhancements, the variety of wild birds has surged within the Mengjin Yellow River wetland over the years.
Currently, the wetland has 310 chicken species together with 14 below first-class state safety, making the reserve a positive wild chicken habitat. ■
