Jiushan Islands. /韭山列島。[Photo by Yang Zhonghua]楊忠華攝
By Gou Wen
Located in the East Sea, the Jiushan Islands are 18.5 kilometers away from Changzuitou. The main protected species here are large yellow croaker, finless porpoise, and various seabirds, who form a harmonious and balanced marine reef ecosystem.
韭山列島是東海上的一座島嶼，與大陸最近點長嘴頭相距18.5公里，這里的主要保護對象有大黃魚、江豚以及各種海鳥，這些物種通過保護形成一個和諧平衡的海洋島礁生態系統。
Jiushan is also home to Chinese crested terns. Not long ago, they returned from south, and the researchers on the island spotted the "legendary bird" again. As the most rare bird in China, the Chinese crested tern is listed in the Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. At present, the global population of this bird is no more than 150.
這里也是中華鳳頭燕鷗的家。前不久，南下越冬的中華鳳頭燕鷗返回，島上的科研人員又看到了“神話之鳥”。作為中國最珍稀鳥類，中華鳳頭燕鷗被列入世界自然保護聯盟瀕危物種紅色名錄，目前全球種群數量不超過150只。
In order to retain the "legendary bird", Zhejiang launched a project to attract Chinese crested terns. At least 110 Chinese crested terns have been hatched in the Xiangshan Jiushan Islands National Nature Reserve, accounting for nearly 80% globally and making it the largest breeding site of Chinese crested terns in the world.
為留住“神話之鳥”，浙江啟動中華鳳頭燕鷗繁殖種群招引和恢復項目，象山韭山列島國家級自然保護區已孵化至少110只中華鳳頭燕鷗，占世界各繁殖地總量近八成，是世界上最大中華鳳頭燕鷗孵化繁殖地。