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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)
Ebinur Lake is in the largest salt lake in Xinjiang and home to a variety of endangered species. It was listed as a national nature reserve in 2007.
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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)
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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)
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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)
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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)
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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)
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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)
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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)
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A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Qin Guilian)