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Live: A sneak peek at the Bird Island in Qinghai Lake
Live: A sneak peek at the Bird Island in Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve, located in northwest China's Qinghai Province, has greatly improved its environment thanks to strengthened protection efforts from the government. As the province decided to ban tourism activities in the core zones and buffer zones of national nature reserves, the reserve closed Bird Island and Sand Island to tourists in 2017, renaming them Bird Island Wetland of International Importance. And now is the breeding season for the renowned and unique fish in the Qinghai Lake, the naked carp. Follow CGTN reporters Hu Chao and Jiang Tianyue to find out how water birds on the Bird Island catch fish.

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Live: A sneak peek at the Bird Island in Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve, located in northwest China's Qinghai Province, has greatly improved its environment thanks to strengthened protection efforts from the government. As the province decided to ban tourism activities in the core zones and buffer zones of national nature reserves, the reserve closed Bird Island and Sand Island to tourists in 2017, renaming them Bird Island Wetland of International Importance. And now is the breeding season for the renowned and unique fish in the Qinghai Lake, the naked carp. Follow CGTN reporters Hu Chao and Jiang Tianyue to find out how water birds on the Bird Island catch fish.