Baer’s pochard duck at risk of extinction

The Baer’s pochard ( Aythya baeri ), a migratory duck, used to be widespread in northeast China and eastern Russia, where it would breed, and in central and southeast Asia, where it would migrate for the winter ([ 1 ][1]). However, in recent years, the Baer’s pochard population has decreased to between 150 and 700 Critically Endangered individuals ([ 2 ][2], [ 3 ][3]). China, as the primary…

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