Chinese sturgeon breeding and release activities will be held in Yichang, Hubei Province in the second half of 2026. 1,000 Chinese sturgeons will return to the Yangtze River

China News Service, Yichang, September 23 (Dong Xiaobin and Zheng Ziye) The Chinese sturgeon breeding and release event in the second half of 2026 was held on the riverside of Dengta Square in Xiaoting District, Yichang City, Hubei Province on the 23rd. 1,000 Chinese sturgeons jumped into the water and returned to the embrace of the Yangtze River.

This event is hosted by the Yichang Forestry and Gardening Bureau and hosted by the Yangtze River Hubei Yichang Chinese Sturgeon Nature Reserve Management Office. At 9 a.m. that day, the release officially began. 1,000 Chinese sturgeons with a body length of more than 50 centimeters slid into the river along the release channel.

The Chinese sturgeon is known as the "giant panda in the water" and is a national first-level protected wild animal. The Yichang section of the Yangtze River has a coastline of 237 kilometers and is an important spawning ground and habitat for nationally protected wild animals such as the Chinese sturgeon. In recent years, the Yangtze River Hubei Yichang Chinese Sturgeon Nature Reserve has continued to strengthen the protection of key aquatic organisms in the Yangtze River, solidly promoted habitat restoration and scientific research and monitoring, and the water ecological environment has continued to improve.

The relevant person in charge of the Chinese Sturgeon Nature Reserve Management Office in Yichang, Hubei Province, Yangtze River, said that this breeding and releasing activity is not only an important practice in the protection of Chinese sturgeons, but also an important carrier of science popularization. It is of great significance to replenish the wild population resources of Chinese sturgeons and continue to promote the protection of the Yangtze River.