Report from this newspaper: Recently, photography enthusiasts in Genhe City discovered a pair of very beautiful "ducks" swimming happily in the river pond near Haolibao Toll Station.
I saw one of the brightly colored male ducks with plump wings dancing gracefully under the sun. From time to time, they went to the depths of the water plants to look for food. After eating and drinking, they combed their feathers with their beaks. After careful identification based on the " Chinese Bird Illustrated Book ", the identities of these "ducks" are very unusual. They turned out to be nationally endangered birds ribbed ducks . According to the photographer of the ribbed duck: "This is not the first time that the ribbed duck has come to Genhe as a guest. As the ecological environment of Genhe City gets better and better, many rare birds come here to breed and breed. was also discovered a while ago. Black stork , Brant geese , etc."
According to survey statistics, there are only more than 4,000 rib ducks in China, and the population is quite rare. This species has been included in the State Forestry Administration "Beneficial or important national protection List of Terrestrial Wild Animals of Economic and Scientific Research Value. (Wu Shaoqing Guan Qinghai Xie Jia)
