Red-crowned cranes visit Jilin province

As the temperature goes up, Jingxin Wetland in Jilin province recently welcomed more than 30 red-crowned cranes.

On the reed marshes, groups of red-crowned cranes sometimes wander around, finding fish to eat and sometimes flying over the marsh, twittering.

Red-crowned cranes are national first-class protected animals. They inhabit places like marshes, lakes and wetlands and feed on fish, shrimps, aquatic insects and some aquatic plants.

Jingxin Wetland in Jilin province recently welcomed more than 30 red-crowned cranes in rising temperatures. [Photo provided to ejilin.gov.cn]

Chen Jianxin, vice director of the wild resource protection office of the Hunchun National Nature Reserve for Siberian Tigers, said "Jingxin Wetland has more flourishing water plants and more aquatic animals compared to other areas in Jilin province, which attracts many red-crowned cranes."

"To protect the wild birds, officials have improved supervision and set up checkpoints to prevent hunting. Promotions about protecting wild birds are also ongoing particularly during the migration period," Chen added.