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Making A Difference 　　With the bulk of its territory located in the North Temperate Zone， China sees millions of migratory birds flying southward over it in autumn and heading back north in spring. Of the eight major routes used by migratory birds worldwide， three cross over China. 　　However， due to illegal hunting， the number of birds migrating along the routes in China has dropped dramatically in recent years. According to figures released by China Central Television， in the 1970s， more than 1.6 million wild birds made up of more than 300 different species flew over China via the route from