Forestry patrollers (巡逻员)have recently observed a herd of Mongolian wilds asses in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as (enhance) protection improves the
environment for the rare mammals.
The eight asses (spot) earlier this month in the Urad natural reserve near the China-Mongolia border. According to the forestry authority, this was the first time in several years that a herd of Mongolian wild asses (turn) up in the reserve. "They are (physical)fit. We have seen them coming out to graze (吃草)every day,was very rare in the past. We watched them and placed hay at distance in order not to frighten them," said a local herdsman.
Su Jun,director of the forestry authority,owed the return of the wild the continuous improvement of grassland ecology. ,effective actions of local police and local residents'(aware)of protecting wildlife also helped a lot. Now the forestry authority has set up fixed water and hay-feeding points in the reserve to prevent the wild asses (starve). Su said the staff is also increasing patrols and monitoring to guard against illegal hunting.
