Ongoing green peafowl protection in China

According to our recent surveys, however, this species is still extant in 22 counties of Yunnan Province, China, among which, only two within the RRUD have been predicted to be affected by floods from the hydropower station.[...] the conclusion that the species will likely go extinct in China upon completion of the dam is unwarranted.[...] construction of the Jiasajiang Level 1 Hydropower Station was stopped in August 2017. Among these 22 counties, just six fall within the RRUD (Kong et al., 2018)(Figure 1) and only two (Xinping and Shuangbai) are predicted to be affected by floods emanating from the hydropower station construction (CPCGKSDIC, 2014).[...] the conclusion that the species will likely go extinct in China upon completion of the dam is unwarranted.[...] China's ambitious Ecological Civilization Plan (UNEP, 2016; Xiao & Zhao, 2017) brings new hope for the conservation of the green peafowl and the …