XI'AN - China's conservation work for the endangered crested ibis is facing new challenges, including an increasing mortality rate due to inbreeding, and the conflict between the need to expand ...

Known as the "oriental gem", the crested ibis is a critically endangered bird species. In 1981, only seven wild individuals of the bird were discovered in Yangxian county, Shaanxi province, which were ...

Crested ibis, a symbol of happiness and good rare beauty, called "lucky bird." A long time ago in the agrarian age, the crested ibis and humans live in harmony, concomitant. In the depths of the human ...

TOKYO, April 23 (UPI) -- Japanese wildlife researchers say a crested ibis chick hatched in the wild is the first of the endangered birds born outside captivity in 36 years. The nestling hatched from ...

TOKYO >> This year marks 20 years since the endemic Japanese crested ibis, or toki, was declared extinct in Japan. A program to artificially breed toki provided by China and release them into the wild ...

A staff member feeds a baby crested ibis at a breeding center of Sichuan Provincial Academy of Natural Resources Sciences in Emeishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 19, 2017. Two crested ...

Two crested ibis are seen at a riverside in Ankang city, northwest China's Shaanxi province, Aug. 21, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] A total of 28 crested ibis chicks have been relocated to a nature reserve in ...

Camping in the wild for at least two weeks at a time is normal for Chang Xiuyun. The harsh living conditions she encounters searching for the endangered crested ibis have never held her back. Chang, ...

SADO, Japan >> More than 10 years have passed since crested ibises artificially bred from a pair presented by China began to be released on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture. The wild population of ...

Turkey's Fikret Reyhan was awarded best director for 'Yellow Heat.' By Vladimir Kozlov Yuan shang (Crested Ibis) by Chinese director Qiao Liang was awarded the top prize, the Golden St. George, at the ...

The story begins with Vince Kang, a reporter in Beijing, having to go back to his hometown to report a crested ibis, one of the national treasures found unexpectedly. During the process of pursuit and ...