Swan breeding in Xinjiang

A couple of wild whooper swans have been found to reproduce naturally in the Manas National Wetland Park in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which is the second time that whooper swans have successfully bred in the wetland.

Whooper swans are listed as second-class protected animal in China. They migrate to the wetland during the winter and leave for breeding sites in the north in March. But, for a second year, the bird was discovered nesting and hatching in the wetland. Local officials and researchers have been tracking the status of the newborn swan baby.