Changbai Mountain Zoologists and Wildlife Biologist
Chinese (Erdaobaihe Town, Yanbian), 1956
Born in 1956 and of Korean ethnicity, Piao Zhengji graduated from Northeast Forestry University with a degree in Forestry and holds the title of Senior Engineer. Since 1977, Piao has been engaged in research on wildlife ecology and conservation at the Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve. His work primarily focuses on ecological issues arising from human and natural disturbances. Piao has led eight major research projects on topics such as endangered species conservation, the relationship between wildlife and seed resources, animal habitats, population dynamics, and road ecology, and has contributed to over ten additional research initiatives. He has published more than 50 academic papers, including four in SCI-indexed journals, and contributed to nine academic books. Piao is also an active science communicator, having published over 60 popular science articles in magazines such as Forests and Humans, Chinese National Geography, Knowledge is Power, and Global Junior Geography. His science publications include In Search of Shadows in the Forest: Wildlife Observation Notes, River Notes, Forest Notes, and Tundra Traces.
