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Hongjiannao Lake in China's Shaanxi important habitat, breeding place for relict gull
By Xinhua Published: Jun 06, 2024 10:47 AM
An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China.(Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a restoration program for degraded grassland in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake.(Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a restoration program for degraded grassland in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
This photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a relict gull flying at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China.(Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a relict gull flying at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China.(Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows relict gulls at Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China.(Photo: Xinhua)