CHANGCHUN -- The forestry department in Northeast China's Jilin province said rangers have braved freezing temperatures during a winter patrol of snow-capped mountains and forests to protect and study wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards.The department said Sunday that the rangers have monitored 27 wild Siberian tigers and 42 Amur leopards during the patrol of 4,050 square km of forest areas, which includes six reserves for the endangered species.More than 3,000 individual trips have been recorded as part of the patrol since November, during which rangers removed 2,033 items of poaching equipment, including traps and nets, and cleared poisonous bait, which all posed harm to the wild predators.Ranger Chu Xingwen said the patrols were all made on foot. They recorded video and collected the animals' foot prints as well as blood, hair, and faeces samples.The forestry department said during winter, anti-poaching rangers checked 860 vehicles and 80 shops, and 12 wild animal breeding farms were shut down. More than 10,000 brochures were distributed to improve public awareness of the protection of the endangered species.The launch of two organizations -- the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park Administration and the park's natural resources and assets management bureau -- in August last year has greatly beefed up the protection efforts.The organizations will undertake the construction of the park which is scheduled to be completed in 2020. The national park will cover more than 1.46 million hectares. About 71 percent of the area is in Jilin and the rest in the adjacent Heilongjiang Province. cotton braceletscustomize silicone braceletscustom rubber band bracelets24 hour wristbandsrubber wristbands custom cheap
BEIJING - A flotilla sent by China's Eastern Theater Command has been undertaking a real combat training in high seas since it set out on June 17.The naval formation is comprised of the destroyer Jinan and frigate Huanggang, according to a statement by the People's Liberation Army Navy.The flotilla sailed through the Taitung Strait, the Bashi Strait and the Taiwan Strait, and conducted real combat training with naval surface vessels, airmen and coastal defense forces in multiple sea areas.The training is an important part of the navy's efforts to step up training and enhance its combat capacity, the statement said, adding the navy is determined and capable of safeguarding the integrity of China's territory and sovereignty, as well as its interests.
