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China · Nature & Wildlife · Hard
Which critically endangered bird, (Nipponia nippon), was reduced to just seven wild individuals in a remote village in Shaanxi province in 1981, but an intensive captive-breeding programme has since increased the population to over 7,000?
Answer: Crested ibis — The crested ibis (huan, also called toki in Japan where it went extinct) was feared globally extinct until the last seven birds were found in Yang County, Shaanxi. The recovery is one of China's most celebrated conservation successes.
- A Japanese ibis
- B Crested ibis ✓
- C Giant ibis
- D Straw-necked ibis
The crested ibis (huan, also called toki in Japan where it went extinct) was feared globally extinct until the last seven birds were found in Yang County, Shaanxi. The recovery is one of China's most celebrated conservation successes.