Exciting! 34 Spoon-billed Sandpipers Discovered in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, a Rare Species Even Rarer than Giant Pandas
As everyone knows, every year with a certain season, in order to continue the race and survive, many birds will undertake long-distance migration. Now it is early March, which is the season when many birds undertake migration.Among these migration teams, 34 Spoon-billed Sandpipers (yù) have emerged, which are world-renowned birds.
Spoon-billed Sandpipers are also known as and. As the name suggestsThey have a shovel-shaped spoon-like beak, which is the most distinctive feature of them.However, this is not unusual for birds, because many birds have different beaks, and the shape of the beak is closely related to their long-term feeding habits and lifestyle.
Different bird species'
Spoon-billed Sandpipers are a small bird species, with a body length of about 16 cm, with black-brown vertical stripes on its body, and white on the inner side of its abdomen, plus a special spoon-shaped beak, which really looks like a small duck. That flat, long black beak is its feeding tool, they mainly feed on insects, small fish and shrimp, and shellfish, they use their 'spoon' to stir in the water or mud to filter out food for eating, which is really cute, and many people affectionately call them 'Little Spoon'.'Little Spoon' mainly distributes in the northeastern coast of Siberia, Russia, in the frozen area, which is their breeding ground. Whenever they approach winter, they migrate to Southeast Asia to spend the winter. During the migration, they pass through many places in China, and these places are also their long journey 'gas stations' in China's coastal mudflats, they can rest and feed well, and then continue to fly. If the environment is good and the climate is suitable, some Spoon-billed Sandpipers will directly spend the winter in Guangdong coastal mudflats.
On March 17th this year, 34 Spoon-billed Sandpipers were found in the Shantou mudflats of Guangdong, which is a rare occurrence of 'large' Spoon-billed Sandpipers discovered in coastal mudflats in recent years.
This news made many people excited. Why do you say so?Spoon-billed Sandpipers are a critically endangered species. This rare species is now on the verge of extinction.Human illegal hunting; excessive development of coastal projects; the continuous expansion of human activity range; mining actions without end;These are the 'straws' pressing on Spoon-billed Sandpipers, no one knows which straw will completely crush the Spoon-billed Sandpipers, but please remember, no straw is innocent.According to statistics, in 1976, there were nearly 2500 pairs of Spoon-billed Sandpipers globally, which decreased by about 1000 pairs by 2000, and in 2007, there were only 120-200 pairs of Spoon-billed Sandpipers, and in 2009, there were less than 100 pairs of Spoon-billed Sandpipers.
Even now, under the protection of policies issued by countries and the joint protection of animal organizations, the number of reproductive Spoon-billed Sandpipers has reached about 210-228 pairs. It is rarer than the national treasure giant panda, and it is a globally critically endangered bird.
As migratory birds, they are highly dependent on the environment, breeding grounds, wintering grounds and migratory stopover grounds, and the environment such as climate.
A good living environment is crucial for them, therefore, in the current situation of increasingly severe environmental destruction, there are not many pristine lands suitable for them to live in. Many Spoon-billed Sandpipers die during migration, and even reach the state of no home to return.
The discovery of their population in the Shantou mudflats of Guangdong is a reassuring good news.Perhaps in most cases, for most people, 'keeping a distance and not disturbing' is the biggest care for them.
Protecting animals?
We always say protect animals, but what does 'truly protecting animals' really mean?Prohibition of hunting, artificial breeding, policy protection, these are methods, but they cannot fundamentally solve the problem.
Habitat destruction and reduction, environmental protection are the key to the problem.Reduce desires, reduce excessive demand for nature, this is the fundamental way to solve the problem.Without being hindered by wind and rain, crossing thousands of miles and thousands of mountains, just to find a piece of land.
'Little Spoon' only wants enough to survive 'a piece of land'.
That's all.
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