Actively building a high-quality protection system for rare and endangered wildlife and plants is the "Chinese answer sheet" for harmonious coexistence between humans and nature

Currently, China is actively implementing major projects to protect biodiversity, effectively protecting a large number of rare and endangered species, and slowly unfolding an ecological picture of harmonious coexistence among all things.

This is an image of the activity of rare wild animals captured in over 9000 nature reserves in China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, more than 300 endangered wild animal and plant species in China have achieved restorative growth, and their habitats and reproductive environments have continuously improved, including Asian elephants, snow leopards, Northeast tigers, and Hainan gibbons. Among them, the conservation of giant pandas is a successful example of global endangered species conservation. At the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project Base of China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, staff are taking care of the aging giant pandas "Baiyun" and "Ximeng". With the improvement of breeding management and disease prevention and control technology, the average lifespan of giant pandas continues to extend, and the level of threat has been downgraded from "endangered" to "vulnerable".

Chen Rui, a zookeeper at the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center, said that "Baiyun" is 32 years old, which is equivalent to about 100 years old for humans, and "Ximeng" is also 30 years old, both of which are very healthy. They also have a special identity, "Baiyun" is the grandmother of the giant panda "Haohao" who travels to Belgium, and "Ximeng" is the grandfather of the giant panda "Xinghui" who travels to Belgium.

Giant pandas "Haohao" and "Xinghui", as "ambassadors of friendship" in China, are thriving at the Paradise Zoo in Belgium.

I am very interested in the tremendous changes happening in China. China is steadfast and continuously making efforts to promote the coexistence of all things and build a harmonious and beautiful green home, which is a true portrayal of the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. This is a groundbreaking achievement that is astonishing.

In today's China, there are far more species than giant pandas that are at risk of extinction, and high-level conservation methods are helping to protect endangered wildlife. The scene of a group of wild sika deer leisurely strolling along a stream with their young was recently captured by an infrared camera in the Taohongling Sika Deer National Nature Reserve in Jiangxi Province.

In the past decade, from 365 sika deer to 624 sika deer today, the Taohongling sika deer national nature reserve has become the largest concentrated distribution area for the southern subspecies of sika deer in China, and this species has also escaped the risk of extinction. The expansion of the population benefits from sound protection measures and refined management.

CCTV reporter Li Jie: In the dense forest of the Taohongling Sika Deer Nature Reserve in Jiangxi, we found a 2-meter-2 square plot like the one behind me. The staff of the reserve were mixing this kind of edible salt with the soil on the ground and then piling it up in piles. What is this for?

Lin Zhonghua, the director of Dongsheng Protection and Management Station in Taohongling Sika Deer Nature Reserve, Jiangxi: This is a saline alkali land that we have artificially constructed. We mix this salt with soil and let the sika deer come down to lick it, supplementing it with trace elements such as potassium and sodium.

At the various mountaintops of the protected area, there are more than ten 12 kilometer long, low vegetation passages that lead directly to the foot of the mountain. This is a special "animal passage" specially opened by the protected area for the sika deer to drink water and forage, as well as to transfer between their habitats. In addition, the latest technological means have also been used for the protection of sika deer. On the basis of massive monitoring data, the protected area is developing an artificial intelligence recognition system to perform "deer face recognition" on sika deer, establish an individual database, and conduct more systematic research on the habits of wild sika deer.

Zhan Jianwen, Director of the Taohongling Sika Deer National Nature Reserve Management Bureau in Jiangxi Province: Currently, our protection is transitioning from rescue conservation to research-based conservation. We no longer regard the growth of the Sika Deer population as the sole goal, but prioritize the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of the Sika Deer population, truly respecting, adapting to, and protecting nature.

Nowadays, China is actively building a high-quality protection system for rare and endangered wildlife and plants. The completed National Park Spatial Layout Plan has laid out 49 candidate areas for national parks, accounting for 10.3% of the land area. More than 80% of the nationally protected wildlife and plant species and habitats will be protected.

Gao Shiji, director of the Institute of Resources and Environmental Policy of the Development Research Center of the State Council: The modernization of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature is one of the important features of Chinese path to modernization, and also the meaning of the new form of human civilization.