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Selin Co and Shenzha

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Selin Co: A Lake Seen from Space and Watched on the Ground

A 2017 Landsat image shows Selin Co in natural color. NASA’s account of a long satellite study places that striking view beside a measured change in summer blooms and the lake’s role as a wetland stopover for migrating birds.

Eight Springs with the Black-necked Cranes of Shenzha

At Shenzha Zangbu Wetland, a pair of black-necked cranes returned to nest and raise chicks for eight consecutive years. A sequence of dated Xinhua photographs follows their nesting season into the first days of a new chick’s life.