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Once pushed to the brink of extinction due to industrialization, the crested ibis—a striking white-plumed bird with a crimson face—is making a remarkable comeback in Shaanxi Province! Conservationists in China have turned the tide, growing the population from just 10 birds in the 1980s to over 7,700 today. Talk about a glow-up!
A Conservation Success Story
Zhang Junfeng, a senior engineer at the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center, told CGTN that tech like satellite tracking and seasonal food support helped revive the species. 'In 2020 alone, we tracked over 4,400 ibises,' she shared. The team even trains captive birds in survival skills—like foraging and dating (yes, courtship rituals matter! )—before releasing them into the wild.
Why This Matters
This isn’t just a win for biodiversity; it’s proof that human effort can reverse environmental damage. With over 20 breeding centers across China, the crested ibis could soon repopulate habitats lost in Japan, Russia, and the Korean Peninsula.
Conservationists in China have turned the tide, growing the population from just 10 birds in the 1980s to over 7,700 today. Talk about a glow-up! 
'In 2020 alone, we tracked over 4,400 ibises,' she shared. The team even trains captive birds in survival skills—like foraging and dating (yes, courtship rituals matter! 
)—before releasing them into the wild.
With over 20 breeding centers across China, the crested ibis could soon repopulate habitats lost in Japan, Russia, and the Korean Peninsula. 
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