Forget DeepSeek, China’s taking its camera and AI systems in a new direction by using them to monitor and protect species from the giant panda to native Norwegian salmon.

China’s outdoors boom has made hiking one of China’s hottest leisure time activities. But, it’s rapidly changing how trails are managed. One of China’s most famous and beloved trails, the Tiger Leaping Gorge, may now change forever.

In this video, filmmaker and China Current contributor Jack Mullinkosson gets some valuable advice from uncles and aunties at the local guerrilla farmland.