Trumpeter Swans found in Inner Mongolia  

内蒙古阿拉善首次发现百余只北美黑嘴天鹅

24日，内蒙古阿拉善盟外宣办对外宣称，继本月11日该盟阿左旗发现濒危野生动物成年雪豹后，23日，当地牧民在该盟额济纳旗伊布图嘎查的农田水塘里，又发现百余只北美黑嘴天鹅。

Alashan (CNS) -- The publicity office of Alashan, Inner Mongolia, said on Sunday that more than 100 Cygnus buccinators, or Trumpeter Swans, had been discovered in the prefecture's croplands and ponds.

The birds have never been found in this area of Inner Mongolia before, according to a bird expert.

Trumpeter Swans are the heaviest birds in North America, and the biggest waterfowl in the world.

Various forestation projects in northeastern and northwestern China in the past 10 years have improved the environment of Alashan, said Gai Zhiyi, a professor at Inner Mongolia Agricultural University.