One hundred sixty Oriental white storks fledge at Heilongjiang reserve

Updated: Jul 14, 2026 By Zhou Huiying chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Oriental white stork parents carefully nurture their babies at the Duluhe Provincial Nature Reserve in Luobei county of Hegang, Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Feng Zhaoyang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

The Duluhe Provincial Nature Reserve in Luobei county of Hegang, Heilongjiang province, is currently experiencing the fledging season for Oriental white storks.

After three months of careful nurturing from their parents, all 160 newborn Oriental white storks in the reserve have survived to leave their nests and begin learning to fly, marking a historical high in breeding numbers.

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