"All the bigger wildlife and a lot of the smaller, were earlier heavily hunted, but now both hunting and rifles are generally banned in most of China, these species are protected by law and a number of huge nature reserves have been created. This has been so successful that many of the protected species now seem to begin to thrive also outside the protected areas," he added.
After years of efforts, populations of the critically endangered species, such as giant panda, crested ibis, Chinese crocodile, Tibetan antelope, are increasing steadily, according to Yin.
The number of wild giant panda reached 1,864 by the end of 2013, increasing by 268 from the previous investigation years before. The habitation areas of giant pandas also significantly increased by 11.8 percent.
To promote the protection of Chinese wildlife, Chinese photographer Xie Jianguo initiated a project named "the Natural Images of China", through which he has invited international outstanding photographers including Mangersnes and Widstrand to visit wildlife habitats in China. The project has been supported by governmental institutions.
According to Xie, many foreign photographers have been amazed by the variety of wild animals in China. "China not only has giant pandas" is a common reaction.
The photographers have shot many unique or rare species other than giant panda, such as golden monkeys, sky walker gibbons, takins, clouded leopards, golden cats, nippons, crested ibises, macaques, green peacocks, Blyth's tragopan, Asian water monitors, King cobras and so on.
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