Hungry deer help trim overgrown reeds in park

As a city, Beijing's environment and biodiversity have improved in recent years, and now, it has learned to protect its wetlands by bringing in milu, a rare deer native to China, for a feast.

At the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, which was held earlier this month, wetland protection came to the attention of the public.

After years of effort, Beijing's wetlands cover 62,100 hectares and provide habitats for up to half its plants and 76 percent of its wild animals, according to data from the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau.