The Yunnan Huize Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve, with a total area of 129 square kilometers, primarily protects the black-necked crane and the wetland ecosystem where it overwinters.
Birds such as the black-necked crane have long relied on the farming activities of local residents for food sources, forming a stable symbiotic relationship between humans and birds.
The original Regulations, which prohibited anyone from entering the core zones of nature reserves, not only severely restricted the production and livelihoods of local residents but also affected the foraging of birds.
The revised version stipulates that seasonally differentiated regulatory measures are permitted in such reserves. Specifically, during the birds’ overwintering period, strict protection is enforced in the core conservation areas, where human activities are, in principle, prohibited.
During the seasons when the birds have migrated away, the core conservation areas may be managed as general control zones, allowing local residents to carry out normal production activities.