A growing number of Himalayan monals and Himalayan gorals have been found foraging in the county. Thanks to steady efforts of the authorities, locals are also building a keener awareness for ecological protection.
Recent monitoring and studies by Chinese scientists reveal that Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region remains one of the regions with the best ecological environment quality in the world, while the implementation of the ecological security barrier construction project in the region has achieved significant benefits.
A drone photo taken on April 7, 2024 shows the migrating black-necked cranes at the A Rag Wetland in Damxung county of Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.
Tibetan antelopes gallop in the snowfield at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in the northern part of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, May 8, 2024.
An adult snow leopard broke into a sheepfold and killed four sheep in Nyima county in Xizang on Sunday night and was captured by local wildlife conservation department the next early morning.
The Xizang autonomous region remains one of the best places in the world in terms of ecological quality, according to its 2023 Environmental Bulletin, which was released on Wednesday.
The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters.
