The injured ‘Da Bai’ Recovered and Released!
On March 15th at 10:00 AM, staff from the China Wildlife and Wild Plant Protection Association, Dalian Branch, the Liaoning Province Snake Island Old Iron Mountain National Nature Reserve Administration, and the Lushunkou Wild Bird Protection Association, together with volunteer bird lovers from Zhangjiacun, Shuang Island Bay, worked with Zhangjiacun residents to release ‘Da Bai’, a national level protected oriental white stork that had recovered from its injuries, back into nature at an inlet in Shuang Island Bay, Zhangjiacun, Lushunkou District.
On November 20, 2019, a large bird was discovered on the rooftop of a high-rise building in Dalian. Staff from the China Wildlife and Wild Plant Protection Association, Dalian Branch, learned about the situation and immediately rescued it. After identification, it was confirmed that it was a national level protected oriental white stork, and it was named ‘Da Bai’. Subsequently, city veterinary experts specifically treated it, and considering the presence of oriental white stork protection areas in Lushunkou, it was more conducive to its recovery, so it was delivered to Shuang Island Bay, Zhangjiacun, where villagers provided care and feeding.
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After a long 117-day rescue, ‘Da Bai’, who was emaciated when rescued, has now grown plump and strong, and fully possesses the ability to fly. This is also the peak migration period for oriental white storks and other large waterfowl. When encountering migrating peers, they will follow the migration team and return to the population, returning to their families.
▲Please add some ‘food’ for it, as it may not be used to outside ‘food’, so come back and suck a few mouthfuls.
▲Take off the handkerchief, we say goodbye.
▲Da Bai, I wish you a smooth return home.
▲Take more photos before leaving, this farewell, who knows when we will see you again.
▲Goodbye, Da Bai! I hope your GPS tracking device can let us know that you are well in your life.
Currently, there are less than 3000 oriental white storks in the world. Our district was the earliest to discover it in 2010 November 20 at the salt field in Shuang Island Bay, Zhangjiacun, and locals call it a lucky bird, a sunbird. Villagers formed a bird protection team to take care of and feed it. Over the past ten years, the number of oriental white storks has increased from the initial seven to more than 150, and Zhangjiacun has registered the ‘Mei Guan’ agricultural product trademark, which has now become a famous trademark of Liaoning Province.
Source: Lushunkou Release
