6 endangered Baer's pochards spotted in Dengkou County, Inner Mongolia, suggests improved local wetland ecology.

6 critically endangered Baer's pochards, a diving duck species under first-class state protection in China, were spotted for the first time in Dengkou County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, near the Yellow River. This sighting suggests positive changes in the local wetland ecological environment, according to local authorities. The Baer's pochard primarily inhabits China, Mongolia, and Bangladesh.