Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in NW China's Shaanxi, sanctuary for relict gulls

Xiao Hong, a researcher with the Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, observes chicks in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 21, 2022.

Newly-born relict gull (larus relictus) nestlings are seen in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 23, 2022.

Relict gull (larus relictus) chicks are trained to swim in the lake of Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 23, 2022.

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