Wild animal population up
Source: Xinhua |
00:01 UTC+8 June 13, 2018
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The population of wild animals in Qiangtang Nature Reserve in Tibet Autonomous Region has increased dramatically following over two decades of protection, the regional forestry department said yesterday.
The estimated number of Tibetan antelope has now exceeded 150,000, up from 50,000 when the reserve was set up in 1993. Wild yak now number over 10,000, up from just 7,000 in 1993, and there are more than 50,000 Tibetan wild donkeys, up from 30,000. The number of snow leopards, argali sheep, and black-necked cranes have also increased, the department said.
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