New wetland reserve set up in NE China

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 ◆ New wetland reserve set up in NE China

A new temperate zone forest and wetland reserve has opened in northeast China's Dahinggan Mountains area to protect rare animal and plant species as well as soil in the source area of the Nenjiang River.

The reserve, covering 230,000 hectares in the southeastern part of the mountain area, is the largest of its kind in the country.

According to local officials, the government plans to invest 7.92 million yuan to build facilities and to purchase vehicles and equipment.

Scientists have found more than 300 kinds of wild animals, 1,000 kinds of wild plants, 400 kinds of medicinal herbs, 460 insect types, and 150 varieties of wild fungus in the area.