Sonam Rinchen, a journalist from Gerze county, Xizang autonomous region, captures rare footage of a snow leopard on a high-altitude rocky mountain near the county's Yuthok village. [Photo by Sonam Rinchen/For chinadaily.com.cn]

A snow leopard was recently spotted near Yuthok village in Gerze county, Xizang autonomous region, offering rare footage and demonstrating China's conservation and biodiversity research efforts.

Sonam Rinchen, from the Gerze Multimedia Center in Gerze county, captured rare footage of the snow leopard in a high-altitude rocky mountain, sparking widespread attention to snow leopard conservation efforts. Snow leopards are a national first-class protected animal in China.