Recently, double good ecological news has come from the Yancheng World Natural Heritage Site: the first three red-crowned crane chicks hatched successfully on May 1 this year, and a crested ibis chick broke out of its shell on May 6 in the coastal salt marsh habitat. The stable reproduction of the red-crowned crane population and the first successful natural reproduction of crested ibises in the coastal wetlands have filled the gap of wild crested ibis breeding on China's eastern coast. This confirms the continuous improvement of the ecological environment of the heritage site and also proves the remarkable achievements of the Yancheng World Natural Heritage Site in biodiversity conservation.
Red-crowned crane chick | Source: Yancheng Rare Birds Nature Reserve
Crested ibis breeding | Source: Yancheng Rare Birds Nature Reserve