Plateau species protected

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Changbai Mountain welcomes wild Siberian tiger after 30-year hiatus

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a wild Siberian tiger in Changbai Mountain in Northeast China's Jilin province on Dec 3, 2024. The Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve in Northeast China's Jilin province has recorded footage of a wild Siberian tiger, as well as tracks left by the animal, according to the provincial forestry and grassland bureau on …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Mysterious' mountains start to reveal their natural wonders

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The green peafowl, measuring 180 to 230 centimeters in length, is the only native peafowl species in China. In September, the Xinping section of the Ailao Mountain National Nature Reserve and the Kunming Institute of Zoology jointly established an observation point. "The Ailao Mountains area is one of the regions with rich biodiversity in central Yunnan, home to important species …

China Mountain Yunnan Xinping

2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Mysterious' mountains start to reveal their natural wonders

China Daily

The green peafowl, measuring 180 to 230 centimeters in length, is the only native peafowl species in China. In September, the Xinping section of the Ailao Mountain National Nature Reserve and the Kunming Institute of Zoology jointly established an observation point. "The Ailao Mountains area is one of the regions with rich biodiversity in central Yunnan, home to important species …

China Mountain Yunnan Xinping

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Visitors mesmerized by Changbai Mountain's frosty beauty

China Daily

The unique winter landscape of the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve in Jilin province in early winter. As early winter arrives, visitors recently got to enjoy the marvelous natural scenery of soft rime ice at the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve in Jilin province. Tianchi Lake, located at the top of the volcanic cone of the main peak of Changbai Mountain, is …

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1 month ago

National Elk Protection Research Center established in Beijing

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A national protection research center for elk was established in Beijing on Tuesday, marking a new step in China's scientific protection of elk and other deer species across the country, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. In 1985, the Beijing Elk Ecological Experiment Center was established, and it implemented a strategy for elk population restoration, involving reintroduction to …

China Beijing Center National Research Elk Protection

1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese pangolin captured in rare images

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Wen Chujun sets up an infrared camera in a patch of woodland on Wutong Mountain in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Provided to China Daily In early April, a member of a biodiversity survey team of the Luohu bureau of the Ecology and Environment Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, and his fellow team members trekked into the forest of Wutong Mountain, the highest …

Shenzhen Pangolin Captured

1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese pangolin captured in rare images

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A masked palm civet is recorded by an infrared camera on Wutong Mountain. Provided to China Daily Comprehensive surveys The distribution of Chinese pangolins in Shenzhen remained relatively unclear until December 2019 when the first images of a Chinese pangolin were captured in Dapeng New District, sparking targeted research on the animal in the area. Following a plan to conduct …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese pangolin captured in rare images

China Daily

An image of a Chinese pangolin is captured by an infrared camera in Shenzhen's Luohu district. The Chinese pangolin was once widely distributed across southern areas of China, including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and in neighboring countries. Due to the demand for traditional Chinese medicine and wildlife products, China was once one of the largest consumer markets for pangolins and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese pangolin captured in rare images

China Daily

A silver pheasant is recorded by an infrared camera in Luohu. Provided to China Daily Encouraging sign In the survey this year, the Luohu bureau added 11 more infrared-triggered cameras in the hopes of capturing more data on wildlife. "Because of too many rains this summer, we delayed our fieldwork to collect the data from the infrared cameras until September," …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Eco-civilization turns Zhangjiagang into migratory bird haven

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As winter approaches, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, has emerged as a sanctuary for numerous migratory birds, including many nationally protected species, highlighting the city's long-term commitment to environmental protection and eco-civilization development. Nearly a hundred species of migratory birds are expected to visit Zhangjiagang throughout autumn and winter. This year, Zhangjiagang announced its first batch of migratory bird …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rare flying squirrel species found in China's Xizang

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Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-01 18:25 KUNMING -- Chinese researchers have discovered two rare species of flying squirrels, Priapomys leonardi and Petaurista nobilis, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, according to the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Thursday. The Bhutan giant flying squirrel, which is one of the largest in its family of flying squirrels, and …

China Squirrel Flying Himalayan Xizang According

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

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Researchers evaluate changes in carbon dioxide concentrations under rising temperatures in Shanza. CHINA DAILY A monitoring station in Shanza county has been the world's highest-altitude comprehensive ecological monitoring facility since 2010. "In the early 2000s, it would take us several days to reach Shanza, first flying from Chengdu to Xizang's regional capital of Lhasa and then driving all the way …

Research Shanza

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

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Alpine wetlands in Shanza county in the Xizang autonomous region. Having roamed the wilderness in Shanza county on the northern hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for more than 15 years, Tsultrim Tharchen, a wildlife ranger, can see with ease the distinct changes brought by warming temperatures. Situated at an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the county used to be inundated …

Climate Change Tsultrim Tharchen

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

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A researcher retrieves data from a monitoring device in Shanza. Together with other institutes at the CAS they have set up more than 30 monitoring sites, scattered across the plateau from the Zoige grassland near its eastern edge to the western county of Rutog bordering India, as well as from Dromo county on the southern tip to Hoh Xil nature …

Research Plateau

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

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Zhou Ping, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, observes the effects of sand-fixing vegetation at a trial plot in Lhokha city with her students in late July. "The strongest net carbon sink effect along the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau occurs at an altitude of 4,000 meters," said Wei Da, a researcher at the institute …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

Zhou Ping, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, observes the effects of sand-fixing vegetation at a trial plot in Lhokha city with her students in late July. "The strongest net carbon sink effect along the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau occurs at an altitude of 4,000 meters," said Wei Da, a researcher at the institute …

Climate Change Research Climate Carbon Wei Qinghai Plateau

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

Alpine wetlands in Shanza county in the Xizang autonomous region. Having roamed the wilderness in Shanza county on the northern hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for more than 15 years, Tsultrim Tharchen, a wildlife ranger, can see with ease the distinct changes brought by warming temperatures. Situated at an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the county used to be inundated …

Climate Change Tsultrim Tharchen

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

Alpine wetlands in Shanza county in the Xizang autonomous region. Having roamed the wilderness in Shanza county on the northern hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for more than 15 years, Tsultrim Tharchen, a wildlife ranger, can see with ease the distinct changes brought by warming temperatures. Situated at an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the county used to be inundated …

Climate Change Tsultrim Tharchen Plateau Research

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

Alpine wetlands in Shanza county in the Xizang autonomous region. Having roamed the wilderness in Shanza county on the northern hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for more than 15 years, Tsultrim Tharchen, a wildlife ranger, can see with ease the distinct changes brought by warming temperatures. Situated at an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the county used to be inundated …

Climate Change Research Offers Tsultrim Tharchen

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

Researchers evaluate changes in carbon dioxide concentrations under rising temperatures in Shanza. CHINA DAILY A monitoring station in Shanza county has been the world's highest-altitude comprehensive ecological monitoring facility since 2010. "In the early 2000s, it would take us several days to reach Shanza, first flying from Chengdu to Xizang's regional capital of Lhasa and then driving all the way …

Research Offers Shanza

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

A researcher retrieves data from a monitoring device in Shanza. Together with other institutes at the CAS they have set up more than 30 monitoring sites, scattered across the plateau from the Zoige grassland near its eastern edge to the western county of Rutog bordering India, as well as from Dromo county on the southern tip to Hoh Xil nature …

Research Plateau

3 months, 3 weeks ago

A wildlife worker's insights into nature

China Daily

Tsultrim Tharchen Tsultrim Tharchen, wildlife ranger in the Xizang Serling Tso National Nature Reserve, Xizang autonomous region I have been working as a wildlife ranger in the Xizang Serling Tso National Nature Reserve for 15 years. It is home to many endangered species, including Tibetan antelopes, snow leopards and black-necked cranes. Numerous night-vision cameras have been installed in the Three-River-Source …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dedication of plateau patrollers moves filmmakers

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Ranger Kelsang Lhundrup takes photos of wildlife during a patrol in the Changtang reserve in December. "Most of the wildlife rangers in Xizang speak Tibetan and are not proficient in Mandarin, so their stories are pretty scarce outside of their own language," she said. There are over 100 patrol stations in the Changtang National Nature Reserve, where thousands of wildlife …

Tibetan Zhang Rangers Wildlife Work

3 months, 3 weeks ago

A wildlife worker's insights into nature

China Daily

Tsultrim Tharchen Tsultrim Tharchen, wildlife ranger in the Xizang Serling Tso National Nature Reserve, Xizang autonomous region I have been working as a wildlife ranger in the Xizang Serling Tso National Nature Reserve for 15 years. It is home to many endangered species, including Tibetan antelopes, snow leopards and black-necked cranes. Numerous night-vision cameras have been installed in the Three-River-Source …

Animals Tibetan Snow Reserve Tibetan Antelopes Tsultrim Snow Leopards

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dedication of plateau patrollers moves filmmakers

China Daily

Ranger Kelsang Lhundrup takes photos of wildlife during a patrol in the Changtang reserve in December. "Most of the wildlife rangers in Xizang speak Tibetan and are not proficient in Mandarin, so their stories are pretty scarce outside of their own language," she said. There are over 100 patrol stations in the Changtang National Nature Reserve, where thousands of wildlife …

Wildlife Tibetan Wild Zhang Rangers Plateau Patrol

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Endangered Gobi bear spotted in China for first time

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URUMQI -- Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Forestry have recently spotted Gobi bear in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, marking the first recorded sighting of the endangered species within China. Images of the Gobi bear, also known as Mazaalai in Mongolia, were captured during a research expedition in Xiamaya township, Yiwu county. This township borders the Great Gobi …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Guarding greenery on Northeast China's Changbai Mountain

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CHANGCHUN - As dawn light casts a glow over Changbai Mountain, Jia Xiang and his team begin another demanding day of fieldwork. Every piece of data is vital for understanding the health of the forest," said Jia, an engineer at the Changbai Mountain scientific research institute. Changbai Mountain, located in Northeast China's Jilin province, stands as one of the country's …

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4 months ago

Quzhou reveals rich biodiversity inventory

China Daily

ezhejiang.gov.cn| Updated :2024-08-21 Quzhou in East China's Zhejiang province announced its biodiversity inventory survey at a news conference on Aug 15. The survey identified 10,643 species within the city, accounting for 82.28 percent of Zhejiang's total species. The city is the core of the "Huangshan Mountain-Huaiyu Mountain National Biodiversity Conservation Priority Area", boasting significant biodiversity and abundant biological resources. The …

Biodiversity Species Zhejiang Quzhou Reveals

4 months ago

Expedition shows Xizang's improving biodiversity

China Daily

Aerial photo shows the scenery at Mt Nyanpo Yutse in Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Golog of Northwest China's Qinghai province. A team making a scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has announced 10 findings regarding the region seven years after their expedition started. The expedition shows China's achievements in preserving and promoting biodiversity as well as the urgency with which …

Climate Change Xizang Qinghai Plateau

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild tiger population on the rebound

China Daily

The wild tiger population in China has shown recovery in recent years, with the number of Siberian tigers, or Northeast tigers, increasing from around 27 six years ago to about 70, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced on Monday, the 14th World Tiger Day. According to data from the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park, last year eight breeding …

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6 months ago

Baby cranes break out in Xizang's wildlife haven

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By Palden Nyima and Daqiong in Lhasa | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-06-19 13:03 As the breeding season unfolds in picturesque Shanza county in the Xizang autonomous region, black-necked cranes can be seen nurturing their offspring, some already in the fledgling stage. Shanza county of Nagchu, Xizang autonomous region, is a haven for the majestic black-necked crane and the iconic Tibetan …

Tibetan Xizang Shanza County

6 months ago

Severe drought, heat wave grip agricultural heartland

China Daily

Zebras are provided shelters to keep cool at Zhengzhou Zoo in the capital of Henan, on June 12. The Shaanxi and Henan governments have also urged employers to stop outdoor work to protect workers from hazardous heat. Zhengzhou Zoo in Henan has taken proactive measures to help the animals adapt to the hot weather in the province's capital. Adequate water …

Heat Henan Hebei

6 months, 1 week ago

Wildlife has friends in high places

China Daily

In front of a ranger vehicle, a herd of Tibetan wild donkeys traverse the snow-capped Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima county of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. In May, as the Changtang National Nature Reserve remains veiled under a blanket of snow and ice, wildlife begins to stir. The reserve, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, witnesses a surge …

Xizang Reserve

6 months, 1 week ago

Wildlife has friends in high places

China Daily

In front of a ranger vehicle, a herd of Tibetan wild donkeys traverse the snow-capped Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima county of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. In May, as the Changtang National Nature Reserve remains veiled under a blanket of snow and ice, wildlife begins to stir. The reserve, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, witnesses a surge …

Xizang Reserve

6 months, 1 week ago

Wildlife has friends in high places

China Daily

In front of a ranger vehicle, a herd of Tibetan wild donkeys traverse the snow-capped Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima county of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. In May, as the Changtang National Nature Reserve remains veiled under a blanket of snow and ice, wildlife begins to stir. The reserve, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, witnesses a surge …

Xizang Reserve

7 months ago

Rare wildlife and ancient plants thrive in Quzhou

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-22 As one of the most biodiverse regions for wildlife in Zhejiang province, Quzhou has recorded 436 species of terrestrial vertebrates over the past five years, including 72 species of nationally protected wild animals. The city has also observed 2,460 species of terrestrial vascular plants, with 43 species of nationally protected wild plants. Black muntjac The black muntjac, …

Black Species Wild Quzhou

7 months ago

Northeast China home to more rare tigers, leopards

China Daily

A photo of a Siberian tiger was captured by an infrared camera. Data from the park's management bureau show that the number of Siberian tigers rose to 70 and that of Amur leopards increased to 80, with the birth of 35 cubs in the past year. The park, which was formally established in 2021 after a trial phase since August …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Smart preservation

China Daily

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY Yunnan is pioneering a digital biodiversity conservation model based on big data To the outside world, Yunnan, an inland province, at a low latitude and high elevation in southwestern China, is well known as a tourist destination that is characterized by many ethnic cultures and its rich biodiversity. Occupying a mere 4.1 percent of China's total land …

China Biodiversity Species Yunnan China Daily Laos Asean

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Yunnan: A polished jewel nestled in the Southwest

China Daily

To the outside world, Yunnan, an inland province, at a low latitude and high elevation in southwestern China, is well known as a tourist destination that is characterized by its colourful multi-cultures and richness of biodiversity. Occupying a mere 4.1 percent of China's total land area, Yunnan houses 171 rare and endangered plant species, constituting 44 percent of China's protected …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Experiencing Guizhou's wild beauty

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Tourists walk beside a hot spring pool in Shiqian, Guizhou province, on Nov 16. Located in neighboring Yanhe county, the Mayang River National Nature Reserve is about two hours' drive from Shiqian. It is famous for its population of Francois' langurs, a first-class national protected wild animal in China, which is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation …

10 months, 1 week ago

Experiencing Guizhou's wild beauty

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By Yan Dongjie and Yang Jun in Tongren, Guizhou | China Daily | Updated: 2024-02-17 12:32 An aerial view of the Wujiang River in Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Guizhou province. In Tongren, people often say that "there are 7 billion people in the world, but Fanjing Mountain can only accommodate 3 million each year, which means the world would …

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