Popular Science----Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden,CAS

	China's new forests aren't as green as they seem 　　Impressive reports of increased forest cover mask a focus on non-native tree crops that could damage the ecosystem, says Jianchu Xu. 　　Jianchu Xu 　　In the United Nations' 2011 International Year of Forests, China is heralded as a superstar. Almost single-handedly, the country has halted long-term forest loss across A...

	Welcome to watch birds in XTBG As the National Day holiday is coming, bird watching in Xishuangbanna goes into the best season (from October to February). All bird lovers are welcomed to watch birds in XTBG, the largest tropical botanical garden in China. 　　Up to now, about 170 bird species have been recorded by bird watching lovers. More species are wai...

	Children take a walk on nature's wild side 　　The NGOs Friends of Nature and Beijing Brooks Education Center organize activities to help children bond with nature at Beijing's Olympic Forest Park on Aug 29. Experts fear that future work to protect the environment will be undermined if children do not become familiar with the great outdoors. Feng Yongbin / China Dail...

	Ploceus philippinus population found in Dai Village A small population of baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus ) was found in Chengzi village, a Dai village near Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) by bird lovers in early September. Here are photos of baya weaver and its nest. 　　baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus ) (Image by Shi Lingling) 　　nest of baya weaver 　　Ba...

	Some prize winning pictures of the Orchid Photography Contest The Orchid Photography Contest came to an end in early August. The prize winning photos were announced on August 5. 　　The contest was open to the public with the purpose to promote appreciation of the orchids and the art of photography. The organizing committee received 500 photo entries. The judging panel finally selected ...

	Preventing Bird Collision with Actions and a Game in XTBG Bird collision caused by transparent and reflective characteristics of glass are quite common all over the world. In XTBG, birds were occasionally found dead near the buildings with big windows for collision. To eliminate this problem one must make glass visible to birds. 　　In addition to taking actions to protect birds fro...

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