摘 要: | At lO pm on July 3, 2o13, 32 captive-bred crested ibises were released into the wild in the Liulin Forestry Farm in Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province. It marked the first time so many ibises have been returned to their natural environment north of the Qinling Mountains, an important geographical boundary in China. The move aims to restore the ibises' natural habitat and revive its population. It is one of numerous measures that the government has taken to protect China's wildlife, safeguard the environment, and carry out international obligations.
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