Restoration programs were launched in bird habitats, which have brought up the number of bird species in the lake region from 164 in 1996 to 225 at present.
The lake has become a key habitat for wintering of more and more migratory birds, with over 100,000 birds making a stop here during migration every year, including rare species like whooper swans and black-necked cranes, according to He Yubang, head of the Qinghai Lake national nature reserve's administration.
Artificially-bred fry of naked carp, a fish species endemic to the lake that once sharply declined due to over-fishing, have been released into the lake since the late 1990s, with a fishing ban starting in 2000. By the end of last year, the lake contained some 93,000 tonnes of naked carp, more than 30 times the number in 2002.
"The improving aquatic ecosystem of the Qinghai Lake has made it one of the regions with the richest biodiversity on the plateau," said Wang Enguang, deputy director of the provincial forestry and grassland bureau.
BEATING CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES
Research by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions shows that the dry climate in northwest China might be turning humid due to the increase in precipitation.
The area of Qinghai Lake has shown an increasing trend since 2005, with the water level rising by 3.27 meters in 15 years, according to monitoring data of the provincial institute of meteorological sciences.
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