A white-bellied heron, also called Ardea insignis, a critically endangered bird species, was spotted and rescued in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Nov. 10. The physically exhausted bird suffering from physical exhaustion was released to a vast river valley in Changning on Friday after a series of treatment.

Northwest China's Gansu Province has seen the population of white-lipped deer, an endangered species in China, increase from 147 to 337 over the past 10 years. Known for its white lips, the species lives in grasslands, shrub land and forests at high altitudes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The white-lipped deer is under China's highest national-level protection and is listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.

Glossy ibises are seen at Hanjiang River wetland park in Hanzhong, northwest China's Shaanxi Province on May 4, 2019. Three glossy ibises were sighted for the first time in Shaanxi Province. The glossy ibis, a close relative of the endangered crested ibis, is under second-class state protection in China.

Several golden jackals were captured on camera in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region in July. The golden jackals were found from North Africa to South Asia, but this is the first time they have been captured on camera in the wild in China.

A grown black muntjac, an endangered species of the deer family, has been caught on camera in a nature reserve in east China's Jiangxi Province in May. The endangered deer species is under first-class protection in China. It has a population of less than 6,000 usually in mountainous areas at an altitude of about 1,000 meters. Local authorities started to build a nature reserve for black muntjacs in 2002. The discovery of this black muntjac fully demonstrates that the conservation efforts have paid off and the eco-environment of Jingdezhen has been improved.

An albino baby Francois' langur is seen on a mountain at Baoxin Village in Daxin County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on July 4, 2019. The second albino Francois' langur was discovered Thursday in Guangxi since 2017, when the first was observed. There are less than 2,000 Francois' langurs worldwide. In China, they are found in Guangxi, Guizhou and Chongqing. Also known as Francois' leaf monkeys, the species is one of China's most endangered wild animals and is under top national-level protection.

A wolverine wandering and playing in the snow has been caught by infrared cameras in northeast China's Great Khingan Range. The wolverine is under first-class state protection in China. According to a survey on wild animal resources conducted in 2009 by the then State Forestry Administration, the population of wolverines was about 180 nationwide. The Great Khingan and the Lesser Khingan are the most important bases of virgin forest reserves in northeast China, playing a key role in protecting the environment and addressing climate change.

A national nature reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province released a monitoring report on snow leopards on Thursday. Many rare images were recorded, such as snow leopards staking a claim to territory or climbing rocks in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, which is the "home of the giant panda". The snow leopard is a Class-A protected animal in China and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies it as vulnerable.

Takins are seen in the Qinling Mountains, northwest China's Shaanxi province on June 26, 2019. The wild takin, which is an herbivore, is a special species in Asia that mainly lives in China. It is listed as a national first-class protected species in the country. The adult wild takin is tall and strong with curved horns and creamy white or brownish-yellow fur. More than 4,000 wild takins live in the Qinling Mountains, a natural boundary between the country's north and south, in Shaanxi.

A north China leopard, a subspecies of the Amur leopard that is peculiar to China, was found in north China's Hebei Province in August. It’s one of the four leopard subspecies in China and the only one living exclusively in the country. It is also under top national-level protection in China.

A forest musk deer was found at a national park in central China's Hunan Province in August. The finding of the deer proves that the national park has abundant biodiversity and is a good habitat for wildlife. Forest musk deer are under national first-class protection and are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. There are 4,000 to 4,500 forest musk deer living in the wild.