Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    China
    Home / China / Environment

    Protected status ensures seals are safe in Dalian

    By ZHANG XIAOMIN in Dalian, Liaoning | China Daily | Updated: 2022-11-09 09:47
    Share
    Share - WeChat
    Spotted seals sunbathe on the floating ice in Liaodong Bay off the coast of Dalian, Liaoning province. [Photo/CHINA DAILY]

    Lyu Xueyi has been working as a guardian at the Dalian National Spotted Seal Nature Reserve in the northeastern province of Liaoning for more than three years.

    The 39-year-old said he has rarely seen a seal in the wild, but believes that it's a good sign as it means the creatures, which prefer to stay away from humans, are safe.

    Lyu and his fellow guardians carry out about three patrols along the reserve's 370-kilometer coastline every month.

    The spotted seal, or phoca largha, is the only pinniped that breeds in China's coastal waters. Last year, the species was given national first-class protected animal status.

    The spotted seals living in the Bohai Sea are ecologically isolated from those in other regions of the world, which is of great significance for the protection of biodiversity.

    The sea's Liaodong Bay is the southernmost of the eight recognized spotted seal-breeding grounds in the world.

    The animals usually return to the bay from the Pacific Ocean in November, give birth in January and swim back after May.

    To better protect the seals, the Dalian government established a reserve area along the bay in 1992.The reserve, which covers 560,000 hectares and protects spotted seals and the ecological environment, was upgraded to a national-level nature reserve in 1997.

    In January 2002, part of the reserve was named a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat.

    The wetland of the spotted seal in the Dalian reserve boasts rich biological resources with 26 species of phytoplankton, 25 species of zooplankton and 35 species of aquatic animals, including spotted seals, fin whales and Minke whales.

    "With years of efforts in promoting protection awareness and measures, the local people are highly conscious of such protection now," said Lyu, who became a guardian of the reclusive marine mammal in July 2019.

    He said his fellow guardians once helped newborn pups that washed up on shore or strayed into aquaculture areas, but that he had never encountered such an occasion.

    "I still have great enthusiasm to protect such precious mammals," Lyu said.

    Every year from January to April, a series of special operations are carried out to protect the spotted seals in Dalian.

    "When the administration bureau was established in 2005, there were less than 1,000 spotted seals in Liaodong Bay. The number is about 2,000 now," said Shi Xiaoming, director of the administrative bureau of the Dalian National Spotted Seal Nature Reserve.

    "This year, we rescued three spotted seal pups. They were all being released into the sea after being given professional treatment and training for the wild."

    In recent years, the bureau has continued to promote the protection of spotted seals, as well as monitor the ecological environment and conduct resource investigations.

    "Some seals even give up migration and choose to settle down. At the two main landing sites on Mayi Island and Huping Island, spotted seals can be observed almost all year round," Shi said.

    Top
    BACK TO THE TOP
    English
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
     
    亚洲中文精品久久久久久不卡 | 中文字幕无码不卡免费视频| 亚洲AV无码国产精品麻豆天美 | 日韩少妇无码一区二区三区| 日韩人妻无码精品专区| 亚洲?V无码成人精品区日韩 | 无码AV中文一区二区三区| 久久最近最新中文字幕大全| 国产强伦姧在线观看无码| 中文有无人妻vs无码人妻激烈| 亚洲VA中文字幕无码毛片| 久久精品无码一区二区app| 亚洲国产精品无码久久久秋霞2| 最近高清中文字幕免费| 佐藤遥希在线播放一二区| 99久久国产热无码精品免费| 亚洲AV永久无码区成人网站| 中文字幕无码毛片免费看| 久久亚洲中文字幕精品有坂深雪| 久久久久久国产精品无码下载| 人妻无码αv中文字幕久久 | 少妇无码AV无码一区| 无码中文字幕av免费放dvd| 无码精品第一页| 国产AV无码专区亚洲AV男同| 无码人妻久久一区二区三区免费 | 亚洲日韩中文无码久久| 中文日韩亚洲欧美字幕| 日韩久久无码免费毛片软件| 国产成人无码一区二区在线播放| 日韩一区二区三区无码影院| 亚洲动漫精品无码av天堂| 精品久久久无码21p发布| 精品人妻无码区二区三区| 日韩a级无码免费视频| 日本无码色情三级播放| 婷婷四虎东京热无码群交双飞视频 | 好看的中文字幕二区高清在线观看| 亚洲高清无码综合性爱视频| 精品欧洲av无码一区二区| AV大片在线无码永久免费|