QINGHAI has built a home where Tibetan antelopes can roam.
A research station has been established in Qinghai Province, northwest China, to better protect endangered Tibetan antelopes – and their numbers are increasing since poaching has been tackled.
The station, completed this year, is near the Suonan Dajie nature protection station 4,600 meters above sea level.
It will help researchers carry out scientific research on Tibetan antelopes, one of China’s most-protected species, said Cega, director of the Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve Administration in Qinghai Province.
Estimated to number between 75,000 and 100,000, the Tibetan antelopes’ habitat covers over 700,000 square kilometers in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province and the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.
Hoh Xil, the largest uninhabited area in China, is home to many species, including the Tibetan antelopes, wild donkeys and horses.
In 2003, Hoh Xil reserve built a rescue and care center. Antelopes, donkeys and others have been fed in winter, cared for and received medical assistance.
Since 1998, the reserve set up anti-poaching patrols and the number of endangered species is reported to be growing.
NOTE: Xinhua is the official news agency of the PRC.
