The Green Peafowl

The SEE Noah’ s Ark Biodiversity Conservation Book Series consists of five short-story picture books on endangered animal species in Southwest China. Each volume focuses on a different animal, following the path of a particular creature on its quest for survival. The series is part of the Southwest Project Center of the Alashan Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE), one of the first NGOs set up in China, back in 2004. The stories are based on the real-life experiences of front-line rangers and locals in Southwest China, and can be fun and educational for young readers.

This volume follows the journey of a young green peafowl, which is also known as the Indonesian peafowl, or the dragon bird. Only around 600 still exist in the wild in China – in central and southern Yunnan Province. It is a very striking bird, with colorful plumage.

Bai Song has a Master’ s degree in engineering and has engaged in art education work for many years. She is now vice president and professional leader of Yunnan Light and Textile Industry Vocational Collage. She has edited and published two national planning textbooks, one jewelry major series teaching material for vocational institutes, and many educational, teaching, and research-related papers in relevant academic journals. Sun Heyu received her master’ s degree in the art of design from Yunnan Arts University. She is now an assistant professor in the department and vice president and professional leader at the Yunnan Vocational College of Culture and Arts. She has held and participated in multiple research projects and published many papers in authoritative journals. Han Lianxian received his master’ s degree from the Kunming Institute of Zoology in 1985. After that, he stayed at the Institute and engaged in research on bird classification, fauna, and Conservation Biology. He participated in the writing of The Avifauna of Yunnan China, The Phasianidae in China: Lady Amherst’ s pheasant, Rare and endangered wild chickens in China, etc. He taught and conducted research on ornithology and nature reserve management at Southwest Forestry University from 1997 to 2015 when he retired. Yang Xing became interested in the green peafowl when he was rafting in the Shiyang River in 2010 and saw these beautiful animals on the banks. Since then, he began studying and collecting information on the green peafowl’ s distribution and habitat. In 2015, he started organizing activities such as bird watching, bird photographing, and bird festivals among bird lovers. In 2017, he established the Yuxi Birdwatching Club and participated in the execution of the SEE Noah’ s Ark Green Peafowl’ s Habitat Conservation Project. Chen Jinsou graduated from the tailing’ s engineering and management department at Kunming Metallurgy College in 2013. He joined the SEE Project Center in 2018 and engaged in green peafowl and Asian elephant protection works.