国内英语资讯:Feature: Bird guardians Spring Festival on the Yellow River wetlands_时事

国内英语资讯:Feature: Bird guardians Spring Festival on the Yellow River wetlands

In order to honor the man's tireless efforts in protecting the wetlands, Song Keming was named "the most beautiful environmentalist in Henan," winning the "Green Guardian" award of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the "Green Monument" award of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

The work of Green Future has received wide acclaim and support from the country and was highly commended by international experts and scholars at the International Conference on Promoting the Protection of Asian Great Bustard held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in 2017.

However, Song could not let himself rest on the laurels. He told the reporters that there is still a long way to go to protect the great bustard and the Yellow River wetlands. The situation is still urgent and we should not be blindly optimistic, he warned.

The International Committee for the Protection of Birds has included great bustard in the Red Book of Endangered Species. "There are only about 800 left in China. Each one of them that we are losing to poaching is a loss too heavy for the survival of the species!" he said.

The man who humbly refers himself as "just a peasant who doesn't know how to make great speeches" is determined to continue protecting the wetlands and its biodiversity until he can no longer move.

In the future, Song hopes to help the local villages develop eco-tourism that will not cause harm and disturbance to the wildlife in a way that village folks can benefit from species conservation and ecological restoration. For example, helping poachers become tour guides to show the visitors where to view the most breathtaking landscape or how to identify the most beautiful birds or operate homestays and hostels - anyway that they can make money legitimately, Song suggested.