Guizhou's conservation efforts lead to thriving wild fauna, flora

Authorities in Yinjiang, a county in southwest China's Guizhou Province, have been working to raise public awareness of wild species protection, with efforts made so far leading to a notable increase in the population of mandarin ducks and better prospects for some rare plant species.

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In early autumn, the Chaoyang Reservoir in Qu'gou Village, nestled in the mountainous terrain of Banxi Township, is a thriving habitat for mandarin ducks, an animal which receives second-level protection under China's wildlife protection laws.

According to reservoir patrol staff and forest rangers, the number of ducks observed this year has exceeded 100, the highest count in nearly a decade.