Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, July 22 (Reporters Lin Bifeng and Zhao Cailin) The reporter learned from the Tengchong Branch of the Baoshan Management and Protection Bureau of the Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve in Yunnan that two rare and endangered plants that grow in the Baoshan section of the Gaoligong Mountain within the territory of Tengchong Kailan has recently been competing to open up, and has now entered its blooming season
Gaoligong Mountain is rich in animal and plant resources and is a key area of terrestrial biodiversity of global significance, and is known as the "World Species Gene Bank"
Duan Shaozhong, deputy director of the Tengchong Branch of Baoshan Management and Protection Bureau of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, said that both Dali Kailan and Kailan belong to the national second-level key protected wild plants, and both have been assessed as "endangered" species by the World Conservation Union.
According to reports, after Dali Kailan and Kailan were discovered in Tengchong, Baoshan Section of Gaoligong Mountain, the Tengchong Branch of Baoshan Management and Protection Bureau of Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve focused on strengthening biodiversity survey and monitoring, and further improved the detection of very small populations of wild plants.
Duan Shaozhong said that on-site monitoring found that Dali Kailan and Kailan opened for the first time in Gaoligong Mountain, and both have entered their blooming season
Next, the local area will continue to increase the investigation, patrol, and monitoring of the Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve and surrounding areas, and strengthen the popularization and education of wild animals and plants
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