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Pheasant-tailed Jacana, a National Class II Protected Wildlife Species, Sighted in Shennongjia
On October 5, 2026, Shiyan birdwatchers Songshu, Fenghua Jingliu and Feiyan encountered a medium-sized waterbird with brownish upperparts, predominantly white underparts and long legs when it suddenly took flight from a river channel in the Changpinghe residential area along the road from Hongping Town to the airport. The birdwatchers quickly photographed it for documentation and tentatively identified it as a Pheasant-tailed Jacana. The images were later forwarded by Wei Zhenhua of Hanjiang Normal University to the Science Research Institute of Shennongjia National Park, which confirmed the bird as a subadult Pheasant-tailed Jacana, a national Class II protected wildlife species in China. The sighting marks the first record of the species in Shennongjia.2026-10-08
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Tech4Nature goes live in Shennonjia, China: Deploying smart technology to reduce human-bear conflict
In Shennongjia National Park, central China, a site included in the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the recovery of the rare Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is a conservation success worth celebrating. However, as black bear populations recover, their habitats increasingly overlap with areas used by local communities. For beekeepers, this can result in damaged apiaries and an increased risk of human–bear encounters.2026-05-10
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How a Red-Banded Snake Marked the Beginning of a Young Foreigner's Journey
Kevin had imagined stepping off the plane and immediately being surrounded by lush green mountains. Instead, the road north revealed highways, construction zones, and streams of traffic. It struck him that the "China" shown in travel brochures and the "China" one actually moves through are two very different experiences.2026-02-28
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261 Overwintering Waterbirds Recorded!
As dawn broke, the survey team’s binoculars gradually revealed scenes of an active ecosystem: groups of mallards swimming gracefully, little grebes diving and emerging deftly from the water, and several great egrets standing like silent sentinels in the distance. At the beginning of 2026, this vivid ecological tableau was clearly captured through the lenses of surveyors from the Science Research Institute of Shennongjia National Park.
Shennongjia Dajiuhu Wetland Hosts Highest Waterbird Population in Five Years2026-01-27
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Shennongjia Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey Research Team Safeguards Flagship Species
During this year’s golden snub-nosed monkey breeding season, six new infants were added to the troop at the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (Shennongjia) Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey Research Base in Dalongtan. Zheng Yongqi and Ying Shanshan, conducting research here, ascend the mountain daily to observe new developments within the monkey families and monitor every move of the newborns. “We need to give each infant a name, establish its file, and accumulate relevant data for researchers,” said Zheng Yongqi.2025-07-07
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