STORY: Guardian of black-necked cranes on "roof of the world"
SHOOTING TIME: March 25, 2024
DATELINE: March 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:56
LOCATION: LHASA, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of black-necked cranes
2. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): NYIMA DONDRUP, Wildlife conservator

STORYLINE:

A Rag Wetland, situated within Damxung County in southwest China's Xizang, stands at an average altitude of 4,300 meters. 

Its unique ecological environment nurtures a variety of wild animals, including black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China.

In October last year, Nyima Dondrup, a wildlife conservator at the wetland saved an injured black-necked crane during a routine patrol.

Thanks to a five-month treatment and rehabilitation process, the crane recovered and was released back into its natural habitat recently as the migration season is approaching.

SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): NYIMA DONDRUP, Wildlife conservator
"Today I released the black-necked crane back into the A Rag Wetland. It now can't integrate into the flocks. I'll continue to track and observe it."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lhasa, China.
(XHTV)