China News Service, Xining, July 1 (Qi Zengbei) On the 1st, the reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Huangyuan County Party Committee of Xining City, Qinghai Province that recently, Chen Shengyun, a researcher from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Zhang Zhang from the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences The second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Comprehensive Scientific Expedition and Research Team, composed of co-researchers, Professor An Fuyuan and Associate Professor Rong Zhanlei of Qinghai Normal University, conducted a survey and research on the diversity of wild animals in Huangyuan County, Xining City, Qinghai Province, and collected infrared cameras for the past year. In the video data, it was found that an active image of the flagship species of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the "King of Snow Mountains", the snow leopard, was taken at an altitude of 4,096 meters in Riyue Tibetan Township, Huangyuan County.
This is the first time a snow leopard has been photographed in Huangyuan County.
The picture shows a screenshot of the monitoring image of Tibetan Snow Chicken.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Huangyuan County Party Committee
According to reports, this time, the snow leopard image was captured for the first time in Huangyuan County, which is less than 50 kilometers away from the main urban area of Xining City, the capital of Qinghai Province. Evidence is provided for the elevation and enrichment of snow leopard distribution in the Tibetan Plateau.
The picture shows a screenshot of the monitoring image of the musk deer.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Huangyuan County Party Committee
Snow leopards are at the top of the food chain of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecosystem and are regarded as a "barometer" for assessing the health of high-altitude ecosystems. Animal List" national first-class protected animals.
The main habitat of snow leopards is dry, cool, and steep mountainous areas with bare rocks, and they often live near and between snow lines.
At present, China has become the largest distribution country for snow leopards in the world, covering 60% of its habitat, distributed in Qinghai, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Tibet and other provinces.
The picture shows a screenshot of the desert cat monitoring image.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Huangyuan County Party Committee
In addition, a variety of rare wild animals such as horse musk deer, desert cat, stone mink and Tibetan snow chicken were also photographed in the same area, all of which are included in the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
Among them, the musk deer is an endangered species, and the desert cat is a vulnerable species, both of which are national first-class protected species in the "National Key Protected Wildlife List".
The picture shows a screenshot of the monitoring image of Shi Mink.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Huangyuan County Party Committee
This discovery shows that Xining and its surrounding areas are rich in wild animals and ecologically healthy.
It is suggested that local departments should fully raise the awareness of ecological protection and strengthen the protection and restoration measures of wild animals and plants and their habitats in the later stage, so as to effectively protect rare animals and biodiversity.
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