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183 wild lives released in SW China

By Li Yingqing and Zhang Xintong (China Daily Yunnan Bureau)
Updated: 2011-04-21 14:47

On April 19, 2011, the largest-scale releasing of wild animals started on time in the Pu-erh National Park of Yunnan. This park is 10km away from downtown Pu-erh with the climate and primitive forests well-suited to the existence of animals. For this activity, a total of 183 animals were released.

They included 18 wild animals under state first class protection, such as nycticebus, as well as 38 wild animals under state second class protection, such as goshawks, owls and so on.

In addition, 127 other kinds of wild animals are included, like leiothrixes and egrets. These animals had all been salvaged from the Wild Animal Zoo of Yunnan.

Before their natural release, these animals were train to live in the fields and they are healthy enough to go back to nature. This activity lasted about an hour, during which 183 precious wild animals were successfully released.

The deputy director of Pu-erh National Forest Management Bureau said that the biggest breakthrough of this release of wild animals was that they have sent inspectors to observe if the animals can adapt to the conditions of the National Park.

Moreover, the information from the inspection will be used for the project to release captive animals back into nature.