A crested ibis chick recently hatched in a nest at Mount Langshan, a World Natural Heritage site in central China's Hunan Province, marking a milestone in the successful establishment of a self-sustaining wild population of this critically endangered bird species in the area, local authorities said Thursday.

據(jù)湖南當(dāng)?shù)叵嚓P(guān)部門4月17日消息，日前,，在世界自然遺產(chǎn)地中國(guó)中部湖南崀山的一處朱鹮巢穴中,，一只朱鹮幼鳥破殼而出，標(biāo)志著朱鹮這一極度瀕危鳥類在崀山形成自然野化種群取得極大進(jìn)展,。

After a week of continuous monitoring, the chick has been observed actively feeding and remains in healthy condition, according to the Langshan world natural heritage administration.

據(jù)湖南崀山世界自然遺產(chǎn)管理局介紹,，經(jīng)過持續(xù)一周監(jiān)測(cè)發(fā)現(xiàn)，該朱鹮幼鳥主動(dòng)進(jìn)食,，狀態(tài)良好,。

In 2022, the administration introduced 24 crested ibises, which previously lived in a simulated original ecological environment that was artificially intervened, for rewilding and reintroduction in Mount Langshan. Monitoring has confirmed the successful natural breeding of 10 chicks in the wild.

2022年，崀山世界自然遺產(chǎn)管理局將24只人工干預(yù)模擬原生生態(tài)環(huán)境培育的朱鹮在崀山進(jìn)行野化放歸,，后共監(jiān)測(cè)到其野外自然繁育幼鳥達(dá)10只,。

Following the detection of new crested ibises in 2023 and 2024, the recently hatched chick is the third batch of naturally bred crested ibis in Mount Langshan, laying a crucial foundation for the reconstruction of the crested ibis population in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, said Li Aiming, director of the administration.

崀山世界自然遺產(chǎn)管理局局長(zhǎng)李愛銘介紹,，繼2023年和2024年發(fā)現(xiàn)新生朱鹮后，這只近期孵化的幼鳥是崀山自然繁育的第三批朱鹮寶寶,，為重建長(zhǎng)江中下游朱鹮種群奠定了重要基礎(chǔ),。

In recent years, local authorities have consistently improved the ecological environment of crested ibises' habitats. "Through over two years of monitoring, we have observed that the crested ibis population has successfully adapted to the ecosystem of Mount Langshan," said Zhao Jiajian, staff with the administration.

近年來(lái)，當(dāng)?shù)爻掷m(xù)優(yōu)化朱鹮棲息地生態(tài)環(huán)境,?！巴ㄟ^兩年多的監(jiān)測(cè)，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)朱鹮種群已適應(yīng)崀山生存環(huán)境,?！睄~山世界自然遺產(chǎn)管理局工作人員趙佳健表示。

Known as the "oriental gem," crested ibises are first-class protected animals in China. In 1981, only seven wild individuals were discovered in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Over four decades of dedicated conservation, the global population has now surpassed 10,000.

朱鹮被譽(yù)為“東方寶石”,，是國(guó)家一級(jí)保護(hù)動(dòng)物,。1981年，中國(guó)僅在陜西省西北部發(fā)現(xiàn)7只野生個(gè)體,。經(jīng)過40多年的精心保護(hù),，全球朱鹮種群數(shù)量現(xiàn)已突破1萬(wàn)只。