SHIJIAZHUANG: Fifteen Saunders’s gulls were spotted recently in the Qilihai lagoon wetland in North China’s Hebei province.
The gulls were sighted by the management center of Hebei Changli gold coast national nature reserve staff members during its bird surveillance round. The Saunders’s gulls have been listed as “vulnerable” species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with a global population of less than 2,000. As an indicator species, Saunders’s gulls are extremely sensitive to changes in the environment. The Qilihai lagoon wetland, located on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, provides a vital ground for resting and foraging for migratory birds. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
