The Injured 'Bai Bai' Recovered and Released!
On March 15th at 10:00 AM, staff from the China Wild Animal and Plant Protection Association Dalian Branch, the Liaoning Province Snake Island Old Iron Mountain National Nature Reserve Administration, and the Lushunkou Wild Birds Protection Association, together with volunteer bird lovers from Zhangjiacun, Double Island Bay, worked with Zhangjiacun residents to release ‘Da Bai,’ a national first-class protected oriental white stork that had recovered from its injuries, back into nature at an inlet in Zhangjiacun, Double Island Bay.
On November 20, 2019, a wounded bird was discovered on the roof of a high-rise building in Dalian, and staff from the China Wild Animal and Plant Protection Association Dalian Branch learned of the situation and immediately rescued it. After identification, it was confirmed to be a national first-class protected oriental white stork, and it was given a beautiful name, ‘Da Bai.’ Subsequently, city veterinarians specialized in treating it, considering that Lushunkou has an oriental white stork protection area, which would be more conducive to its recovery, so it was delivered to Zhangjiacun, Double Island Bay, where villagers provided care and feeding by a team dispatched by the village.
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After a long 117-day rescue, ‘Da Bai,’ who was emaciated when first rescued, has now grown plump and strong, and fully possesses the ability to fly. This is also the peak migration season for oriental white storks and other large waterfowl, and when they encounter migrating companions, they will follow the migration team, returning to the species and back to their families.
▲ Please prepare some ‘food’ for it, as it may not be used to outdoor ‘meals,’ so come back and suck a few mouthfuls.
▲ Take off the handkerchief, we say goodbye.
▲ Da Bai, I wish you a smooth return home.
▲ Before leaving, please take more photos, this farewell, who knows when we will see each other again.
▲ Goodbye, Da Bai! I hope your GPS tracking device can let us know you are well in your lifetime.
Currently, there are only about 3000 oriental white storks in the world. Our district was the earliest to discover it in 2010, in November, in Zhangjiacun, Double Island Bay, and locals call it a lucky bird, a sunbird. The village dispatched a bird-watching team to take care of and feed it. Over the past ten years, the number of oriental white storks has grown from the initial seven to more than 150 now, and Zhangjiacun has registered the agricultural product brand ‘Mei Guan’ (Beautiful Stork) trademark, which is now a famous trademark of Liaoning Province.
Source: Lushunkou Release
