Home > News > Tibet > Human & Nature >

Tibet sees rising populations of protected animal species
By:Xinhua
update:June 04,2021

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2021 shows Tibetan gazelles by the Yamzbog Yumco Lake in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The population of wild animals that inhabit and breed by the lake has been increasing year by year thanks to efforts of environmental protection. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
 
LHASA, June 4,2021 -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region saw growing populations of protected animal species last year, said the regional ecology and environment department on Thursday.
 
The population of Tibetan antelopes rose to approximately 300,000 in Tibet in 2020, according to a report on the region's ecological and environmental status in 2020.
 
The number of Tibetan wild donkeys, wild yaks and black-necked cranes respectively increased to approximately 90,000, 10,000 and 8,000. 
  • White Tibetan antelope cub rescued by ranger in Xizang
  • Tibetan macaques forage near national highway in Sertar County, SW China
  • Former thangka painter turns childhood courtyard into trendy cafe in Lhasa

E-mail:editor@tibetol.cn
Sponsor:China Society for Human Rights Studies
Copyright by China Intercontinental Communication Co., Ltd All Rights Reserved.