Wuyanling National Nature Reserve () is a nature reserve in

Taishun County Taishun County () is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in the southern part of Zhejiang province, China, bordering Fujian province to the southeast, south, and west. Taishun County has more than 900 covered bridges, many of them ...

, in the southern part of

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...

Province. The reserve occupies a mountainous, forested area. The highest peak is Baiyun Peak, which is high.Wuyanling National Nature Reserve
Official page (in Chinese)

Wildlife

BirdLife International BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...

considers Wuyanling Reserve as an

Important Bird Area An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations. IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Inte ...

(IBA). Birds of particular conservation value in the reserve include

Cabot's tragopan Cabot's tragopan (''Tragopan caboti'') is a pheasant found in south-east China. The common and scientific names of this large bird both commemorate the ornithologist Samuel Cabot III. Other common names include the Chinese tragopan and the yellow ...

, much studied in the reserve, and Elliot's pheasant. A freshwater

goby Goby is a common name for many species of small to medium sized ray-finned fish, normally with large heads and tapered bodies, which are found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments. Traditionally most of the species called gobies have b ...

, '' Rhinogobius wuyanlingensis'', has been collected from Wuyanling, described as a new species to science, and named after the reserve. The reserve's inhabitants also include the Chinese giant salamander. A specimen weighing , the largest one for a while, was observed in September 2012. This species, once common in the reserve, has greatly suffered from poaching. Wuyanling National Nature Reserve entrance

Wuyanling National Nature Reserve entrance

Tourism

A small part of the reserve is developed as a touristic area; the rest of the park is not accessible to the general public. The network of trails follows two streams, and since 2012, includes a paved path to the Baiyun Peak. In 2012, the scenic area was rated as a 3A touristic attraction.

Baiyun Peak

At , the Baiyun Peak (Baiyunjian, ) is the highest mountain in

Wenzhou Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou �y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ...

. A paved path now leads to the top.

References

External links

Wuyanling National Nature Reserve
official page (in Chinese)
Wuyanling Nature Reserve
protectedplanet.net

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