China News Service, Hulunbeier, December 2 (Li Aiping, Qin Xuwei, Qin Yajie) On the evening of the 2nd, the reporter learned from the municipal government of Ergun in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, that a IUCN endangered species of sand fox was found in the city.

The picture shows the sand fox in the photographer's lens.

Photo by Zhang Yuan

  According to reports, Zhang Yuan, a member of the city's Photographers Association, was the first to spot the sand fox. He took a close-up photo of the sand fox on the grasslands of the local Heishantou Town.

The picture shows a sand fox in the Ergun area.

Photo by Zhang Yuan

  "The shuffleboard in the photo is naive and very charming." Zhang Yuan said, "The shuffleboard is very difficult to shoot. He has been tracking and shooting more than 10 times. Because of the constant feeding of the shuffleboard, he can be at a close distance of about one meter. Filming its activities."

The picture shows a naive sand fox.

Photo by Zhang Yuan

  On the afternoon of December 2, local media reporters followed Zhang Yuan to the grassland where the sand fox is located, and witnessed the sand fox's every move.

The picture shows the sand fox in the sun.

Photo by Zhang Yuan

  According to data, the sand fox is an animal with a tight environment, mainly distributed in Central Asian countries, as well as in northern China.

In 2008, sand foxes were included in the endangered species list of the World Conservation Union.

  In Zhang Yuan's view, the emergence of sand foxes in the grasslands of Heishantou Town, Ergun has a great relationship with China's vigorous protection of grasslands in recent years.

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