Popular Science----Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden,CAS

	Ploceus philippinus population found in Dai Village A small population of baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus ) was found in Chengzi village, a Dai village near Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) by bird lovers in early September. Here are photos of baya weaver and its nest. 　　baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus ) (Image by Shi Lingling) 　　nest of baya weaver 　　Ba...

	Some prize winning pictures of the Orchid Photography Contest The Orchid Photography Contest came to an end in early August. The prize winning photos were announced on August 5. 　　The contest was open to the public with the purpose to promote appreciation of the orchids and the art of photography. The organizing committee received 500 photo entries. The judging panel finally selected ...

	Preventing Bird Collision with Actions and a Game in XTBG Bird collision caused by transparent and reflective characteristics of glass are quite common all over the world. In XTBG, birds were occasionally found dead near the buildings with big windows for collision. To eliminate this problem one must make glass visible to birds. 　　In addition to taking actions to protect birds fro...

	Urban pupils have summer camp at XTBG A group of 30 pupils from Kunming Lianhua Primary School opened the summer camp of XTBG in early July. The summer camp is aimed at leading children from urban city to know about tropical rainforest, having intimate contact with nature, and increasing their awareness of protecting ecological environment and loving nature. 　　...

	XTBG bird education program funded by HKBWS 　　Since 2010, XTBG has conducted a series of bird education program, which aroused interest among staff members, tour guides, postgraduate students, and visitors. In 2011, the program will be funded byHong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS). The small grant is HK$10,000. 　　The bird education program is aimed at promoting...

	Special tours guided by director and professors mark International Biodiveristy Day 2011 is the International Year of Forests and forest biodiversity is the theme for this year's International Biodiversity Day which falls on May 22. The aim is to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. 　　In response to the call of International Biodiversity Day, XTBG organized a series of activities to...

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