{"id":29160,"date":"2026-02-11T06:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=29160"},"modified":"2026-02-11T06:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:45:51","slug":"china-pic-story-of-hornbill-patrol-team-in-chinas-yunnan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=29160","title":{"rendered":"China: Pic story of Hornbill Patrol Team in China&#8217;s Yunnan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_20260211a6662bb7f269407c8d5ef3434ab78aa6.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Villagers learn about the knowledge of hornbills in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 5, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_202602111972502304294dc285f4b1703554172f.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; record the status of hornbills while patrolling in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 6, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_2026021132373fd8e3c249689f0cf887a16cdba3.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; chat with a tourist at a hornbill watching spot in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 6, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_2026021156b4813141bb458a9d1d398412daaf97.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; patrol in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 6, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_2026021134df5d18cccc4074a8bf59f781f6cab3.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; record the status of hornbills in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 6, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_20260211fc29d5876c874f5cadea4b3999d1e0d1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A hornbill eats fruit on a tree in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 7, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_202602117c705fcbcf804240b37098141b35745d.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A hornbill flies over Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 7, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_20260211c26bfe9f6fc84d4793a9810d243796e4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; promote fire prevention knowledge to villagers in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 5, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_202602113ae9a805618b4604a6152cfd6bd7cd0a.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A member of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; chats with a foreign tourist who comes to watch birds in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 6, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/20260211401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b_20260211f17e4d2c1deb457cab00f73c21698cf0.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hornbills perch on a tree in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 7, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. Members of the &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; conduct regular patrols to ensure their safety during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Hornbill Patrol Team&#8221; is composed of local villagers and forest rangers. Since its establishment in 2021, the team has grown to 26 members. Apart from patrolling, many of them also work as bird-watching guides or are involved in the ecological industry, achieving a positive interaction between ecological conservation and community development. (Xinhua\/Gao Yongwei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260211\/401d93d7a31448808bb2bd1877231b0b\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Villagers learn about the knowledge of hornbills in Shiti Village, Yingjiang County, southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, Feb. 5, 2026. In Yunnan Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve, hornbills, a species under first-class state protection in China, are in a critical period of breeding preparation. 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