The PRC pointed out the importance of the "green corridor" with the Russian Federation for the protection of rare species of animals.

The environmental cooperation between China and Russia goes beyond the scientific community, gaining more and more popularity among the general public. This is evidenced by two winners of the third Chinese-Russian video contest: "The Land of Big Cats" and "From Tundra to Swamps: a love letter from migratory birds." These cinematic works vividly reflect the real successes of China and Russia in creating a "green corridor" for migratory species of wild fauna. Behind each frame are years of painstaking work and coordinated actions in the name of preserving invaluable biodiversity, where the fate of the Amur tiger and sandpiper is in the spotlight. This was reported on November 6 by the Xinhua news agency.

Thanks to the vigilant real-time monitoring system in China's Manchurian Tigers and Far Eastern Leopards National Park, it has become possible to observe the spectacular sight of its inhabitants crossing the border between China and Russia every day.

"The creation of cross—border protected areas is a key task of the Manchurian Tigers and Far Eastern Leopards National Park," said Feng Limin, director of the Center for Monitoring and Research of Manchurian Tigers and Far Eastern Leopards under the State Forestry and Steppe Administration of the People's Republic of China.

According to him, the construction of such corridors is one of the most significant initiatives of the two countries to jointly protect the Amur tigers.

Zhao Yan, Deputy Director of the Center for Scientific and Research Monitoring of the Hunchun branch of the Administration of the Manchurian Tigers and Far Eastern Leopards National Park, who has been working in the field of Amur tiger conservation for more than 10 years, in turn, noted that back in 2006, experts from China and Russia exchanged experience in the field of conservation of the big cat species, conducted joint research, We standardized methods for counting individuals in populations of Amur tigers and Far Eastern leopards, and also collaborated in research on the biological genetics of populations of these wild animals.

"My Russian colleagues have a wealth of experience and I often learn from them," he added.

It is noted that thanks to the joint efforts of the two countries, today the population of wild Amur tigers and Far Eastern leopards in the protected area has reached about 70 and 80 individuals, respectively.

According to Guo Fan, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, the National Park of Tigers and Leopards of China and the Russian national park "Land of Leopards" together form a cross-border protected area of almost 17 thousand square kilometers. The joint monitoring carried out by China and Russia has contributed to achieving a synergistic effect in cross-border conservation efforts for big cats.

At the end of October, a ringed sandpiper with the number "8V" was spotted on the beaches of the city of Fangcheng in Southwestern China. According to the accounting data, this is the seventh time this bird has flown to these regions for the winter.

"Every year we wait for the sandpipers, like our children returning home for the holidays. You worry if they stay even for one day," said Li Dongming, a researcher at the Taozing Nature Reserve.

Last year, to strengthen cooperation within the framework of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway migration corridor, a strategic agreement was signed between the Tiozini Wetland Research Institute, the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Society for the Conservation and Study of Birds.

"Concerted efforts are needed at all stages of the sandpiper's migration path to preserve the sandpiper population. It is only through strengthening international cooperation in the field of conservation of this species that we can hope to restore its population," concluded Jia Yifei, Professor at Beijing University of Forestry.

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