The Yunnan provincial forestry bureau said the severe drought has caused many precious plants like the ancient cycad forests and the Dove trees to die in large numbers, and endangered wild animals like the Asian elephants, which have moved out of the area.
What worries Yang the most is that no one knows how many more animals will die of thirst in the coming months.
KUNMING - The worst drought in 50 years in the southwestern province of Yunnan has damaged local diversity, provincial forestry officials said.
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The water level of the four rivers passing the reserve is about 0.3 meters lower than last year.
The severe drought has affected about half a million hectares of natural reserves,
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Yang said at least five cases of animals entering villages have been reported in the past four months, equal to the total number of such cases in the past two years.
In order to protect wildlife from thirst, the Nangunhe natural reserve has been filling 45 selected pools where wild animals frequently appear, Yang said.
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There are more than 186 natural reserve zones in the province, with 151 types of rare and endangered plants as well as 199 animals under State protection.
Environmental protection experts said the damage caused by the drought cannot be quickly fixed and some is even irreversible.
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