Artificially-bred crested ibis released to the wild in NW China - Xinhua

Artificially-bred crested ibis released to the wild in NW China

English.news.cn | 2014-09-17 15:16:23 | Editor: Mengjie

The number of crested ibis in Shaanxi province has rose from 7 in 1981 to more than 2,000 by now, and the wild crested ibis' number has reached nearly 1,000.

A crested ibis flies during a release activity in Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 17, 2014. A total of 30 artificially-bred crested ibis were released to the wild here on Wednesday. The number of crested ibis in Shaanxi province has rose from 7 in 1981 to more than 2,000 by now, and the wild crested ibis' number has reached nearly 1,000. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

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