Therefore at the beginning,
he forges the indissoluble bound with Crested Ibises,
over the
past 24 years so far, has been devoted to the rare bird of the
world
all the time –Protection
and research of Crested Ibises.
After passing the hardships of over 20 years, he and his colleagues
make the earth extremely endangered, the Crested Ibis population
of 7 at that time saved and developed. Up to now, Crested Ibis population
quantity
develop into 500 over already, Crested Ibises endangered
situation has been alleviated,
the success of Crested Ibis protection
career make great contribution for China
and world protection of
endangered species.
Experiences
Graduated from Shaanxi Hanzhong Agricultural school
1981 , Baozhong
Lu
was allotted to work in Yang County Forestry Station.
In March of 1981, he was selected and appointed to enter Northwestern
University for further studying on Protection and Management of wild
animals
for three months, later began to the protection research work of wild
Crested
Ibis.
In 1983 , Yang County Crested Ibis Protection and Observation Station
established, he was appoint to be the Station Master;
He went to Japan to study on research protection on Ibis and breeding
technology artificially in 1990;
He successively went to Hong Kong , Japan to study the advanced
technology
on the Wetland Reserve and management of wild animals in 1994.
Outstanding Achievement
1981-
-1984, Under the guidance of Yinzeng Liu (China discovery people
of
Crested Ibis) , Baozhong Lu led
3 staff and tracked and observed
the
Crested Ibis in wild, and made preliminary research on the life
habits of
Crested Ibis and activity rule and feed artificial.
1986 --In 1994, taking the practical problem
from a
lot
of work, he again with researcher of the
Northwestern
Endangered Animal Research
Institute,
Dongchou Shi, researched specially on
Crested
Ibises for 8 years.
1995 –2000, he presided and unfolded the Research
on
the Rescue and Raise and Breeding Artificially of
Crested
Ibis
In addition, he finished, the project of
GEF, the Research on the Structure and Dynamic of Crested Ibis
population,
meanwhile, he also finished the Research on Prevention Parasitic
Disease of Crested Ibis under
China Wild Animal Protection Association
International Communions
In international technological cooperation, he once
cooperated with
the Japan Birds Protection Union,
Japan Shanjie Birds Research
Institute,
Japan
Crested Ibis Saving and Raising centre and
Brigham Fund of German etc.,
well received by
international relevant experts.
Rewards
Baozhong Lu’s scientific and realistic work won rewards from the
high
organization many times.
In 1985 appraised to be Advanced Worker of protection of Crested
Ibis and Giant Panda by National Forest
Department.
In 1986 appraised to be Advanced Worker of Shaanxi Environment Protection.
In 1988, unfolded together with the Chinese Academy of Sciences unfolded
“Research on the Habitat of
International Protected Crested Ibis”
and obtained the No. 2 of the Science and Technology Advancement
Awards of Shaanxi Government.
In 1994 unfolded together with Shaanxi Animal Institute
“Research on the Ecology of Crested Ibis” and obtained
the No. 2 of
the Science and Technology Advancement
Awards of Shaanxi Government;
In 1997 obtained the title of " Famous Person in Asia ";
In 1999 obtained the " Top Ten Outstanding” on
environmental protection
of Shaanxi Province; Still got
State General Bureau of Environmental
Protection , the
Friends on the Earth of Hong Kong, " the Earth
Award "
in the same year;
In June of 2000 presided " Research
on Rescue and Raising and Breeding Artificially of Crested Ibis "
which
got domestic and international advanced level, and obtained the
first of the Science and Technology
Advancement Awards of Hanzhong
City and the second of the Science and
Technology Advancement Awards
of Shaanxi Government,
In
2001 obtained the No. 1 of the Science and
Technology Advancement
Awards of
Shaanxi Forest Department
Comrade
Baozhong Lu did diligent work at
the cause in protecting Crested
Ibis, making great
contributions to protection research of endangered
species in China and the world, appraised
as an expert of the outstanding
contributions
of Shaanxi Province by
the State Council in 2002.
Publication:
Baozhong Lu wrote successively " Breeding
Characteristic Research
of 58 Crested Ibis", “Research
on Rescue and Raise and Breeding
Artificially of
Crested Ibis” “Research on the Structure and Dynamic
of Crested Ibis
population ", and such nearly 20 papers
published on many Journals
like " Journal Wild Animal
" “Biological Diversity” “Journal
of Northwestern
University ” “The Paper Collection of International
Crested Ibis Protection Seminar” etc.
Meanwhile, He actively undertook “ Crested Ibis
comprehensive survey
report” “Crested Ibis Rescue
Project” and part edited “China Crested
Ibis” with over