The photo, taken on November 29, shows several Chinese mergansers frolicking and forging at Taojiang Xiunv Lake National Wetland Park in Yiyang, Hunan Province. Chinese merganser, or scaly-sided merganser, has been classified as a first-class protected animal in China and is included in the List of Wild Animals under State Priority Conservation. These treasured species have chosen the wetland park as their wintering grounds for 12 consecutive years, marking a brilliant testament to local ecological conservation efforts. (Photo/Xiong Zhaoyang)

The photo, taken on November 29, shows several Chinese mergansers frolicking and forging at Taojiang Xiunv Lake National Wetland Park in Yiyang, Hunan Province. Chinese merganser, or scaly-sided merganser, has been classified as a first-class protected animal in China and is included in the List of Wild Animals under State Priority Conservation. These treasured species have chosen the wetland park as their wintering grounds for 12 consecutive years, marking a brilliant testament to local ecological conservation efforts. (Photo/Xiong Zhaoyang)

The photo, taken on November 29, shows several Chinese mergansers frolicking and forging at Taojiang Xiunv Lake National Wetland Park in Yiyang, Hunan Province. Chinese merganser, or scaly-sided merganser, has been classified as a first-class protected animal in China and is included in the List of Wild Animals under State Priority Conservation. These treasured species have chosen the wetland park as their wintering grounds for 12 consecutive years, marking a brilliant testament to local ecological conservation efforts. (Photo/Xiong Zhaoyang)

The photo, taken on November 29, shows several Chinese mergansers frolicking and forging at Taojiang Xiunv Lake National Wetland Park in Yiyang, Hunan Province. Chinese merganser, or scaly-sided merganser, has been classified as a first-class protected animal in China and is included in the List of Wild Animals under State Priority Conservation. These treasured species have chosen the wetland park as their wintering grounds for 12 consecutive years, marking a brilliant testament to local ecological conservation efforts. (Photo/Xiong Zhaoyang)

The photo, taken on November 29, shows several Chinese mergansers frolicking and forging at Taojiang Xiunv Lake National Wetland Park in Yiyang, Hunan Province. Chinese merganser, or scaly-sided merganser, has been classified as a first-class protected animal in China and is included in the List of Wild Animals under State Priority Conservation. These treasured species have chosen the wetland park as their wintering grounds for 12 consecutive years, marking a brilliant testament to local ecological conservation efforts. (Photo/Xiong Zhaoyang)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday