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A total of 23 spotted seals(斑海豹) were put back into the sea near Dalian in North-east China’s Liaoning Province in 2023 as part of China’s efforts to protect wildlife in danger.
Spotted seals are nationally protected animals in China. They are the only kind of seals that can have babies in Chinese waters. Like birds travelling with the seasons, they arrive around October every year in Liaodong Bay (湾), and take the long journey back to the North-west Pacific in May after raising their young. They are often called the “pandas of the sea”.
Thanks to China’s top-class national protection in recent years, the number of spotted seals in Chinese waters reaches around 2 000, while the global (全
球
的) number is between 400 000 and 600 000. Studies have shown that these 2 000 spotted seals are of great importance for the study on spotted seals.
To protect these rare animals and their ecological environment, the Liaoning Dalian Spotted Seal Wetlands were set up in 1992. Ten years later, they were included in the List of Wetlands of International Importance. Covering an area of 560 000 hectares with a coastline of about 370 kilometres, the wetlands are rich in biological resources (资源). They have become home to nationally protected animals such as the spotted seals and East Asian river dolphins.
Since 1992, researchers in Dalian have successfully saved 388 spotted seals and put 299 of them back into the wild.
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1. Where were the 23 spotted seals put back into?
The sea near Dalian.
2. What is the other name of the spotted seals?
"Pandas of the sea".
3. With China’s protection, what happens to the spotted seals in Chinese waters?
Their number increases/reaches around 2 000.
4. When were the wetlands added into the List of Wetlands of International Importance?
In 2002.
5. As students, what can you do to protect wild animals?
We can raise some money to help protect them./We can help protect the environment for them.