Is the great tit a protected animal?

The great tit is a bird endemic to China and is also a national first-level protected animal. This species is distributed in alpine forests and subalpine shrubs in southwest China and is relatively rare.

Before the 1970s, due to excessive deforestation and indiscriminate use of pesticides by humans, the number of great tits decreased sharply and was on the verge of extinction. Since the mid-1970s, the Chinese government has taken a series of measures to protect the great tits, such as banning deforestation and restricting herdsmen from grazing, etc., which has gradually restored the number of great tits. Currently, although the great tit still faces threats to its survival, its population has increased.

Because the great tit has important ecological and scientific value, it is included in the national first-level protected animal list and is protected by law. Any illegal killing or capturing of the great tit will be punished.

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