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On July 29th, the reporter learned from the Dunhuang and Ruoqiang police that there were clues to the missing person who drove into Lop Nur. After receiving the report, the police from both places have rushed to the location where the missing person was found for rescue. Reporters have verified from multiple sources that the missing person has unfortunately died.

On the 28th, the police reported that a self driving convoy departed from Dunhuang City on the 22nd and crossed the protected area within Ruoqiang without approval. On the 26th, one vehicle with four people lost contact was discovered on the 27th. Three people had no vital signs, and one person was missing.

Industry insiders say that the Luobupo National Wild Camel Nature Reserve in Xinjiang has high temperatures in summer, with the highest surface temperature reaching around 70 degrees Celsius.

Reporter's connection to Ruoqiang County:

Non local tourists are not allowed to enter without permission

Wild Camel National Nature Reserve

Yesterday, Orange Persimmon Interactive connected to Ruoqiang County at 12345. The staff said that the wild camel national nature reserve in the county area is under the jurisdiction of the relevant management bureau, and tourists from other places are definitely not allowed to enter without approval.

"In this protected area, there are very few wild camels that we protect. They were almost extinct before and belong to our endangered wildlife. In recent years, their numbers have gradually increased a bit. They are very timid and afraid of humans. They live in uninhabited areas, so we locals never go there for fear of disturbing them and damaging their ecological environment."

The staff member said, "We welcome tourists from other places to come to our area, but without permission or communication with relevant departments, we definitely do not enter this area alone. This is not only for our own safety, but also to protect the animals in our protected area."

According to reports, since 2017, the Xinjiang Luobupo Wild Camel National Nature Reserve Management Bureau has issued multiple notices: all social organizations, units or individuals are strictly prohibited from entering the reserve to carry out tourism and exploration activities. Once discovered, they will be punished according to law, and those with serious circumstances will be pursued for criminal responsibility.

Experienced outdoor enthusiasts talk about the dangers of Lop Nur

Mainly sandstorms and quicksand

Another identity of Luo Yu, the owner of the Meishan Bay Aquatic House in Beilun, Ningbo, is a seasoned outdoor expert who has climbed Mount Everest, swam in Antarctica, and traveled through the uninhabited areas of Kekexili, Taklamakan, and Lop Nur.

Yesterday, he recalled to a reporter from Orange Persimmon Interactive that the Lop Nur Unmanned Area is one of the four major unmanned areas in China. I went to Lop Nur with my son, but due to an accident in the middle, it took me 14 hours to travel back to Dunhuang City from the Lop Nur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve.

That year was 2014, and his son was only 14 years old. Before crossing the uninhabited area of Lop Nur, Luo Yu and his son had just climbed Mount Everest when a brand new Ford Transit Logistics vehicle drove them over the main mountain ranges in China, crossing three major uninhabited areas and drawing a circle between 30 degrees and 40 degrees north latitude.

He believes that the danger of Lop Nur mainly comes from two points: first, sandstorms, which can cause people to lose their direction; The second is quicksand, once the car gets stuck, it will be very troublesome and can only wait for rescue. As for wolf packs and so on, Lop Nur is not like Kekexili, which is almost rare. "Tibetan antelopes are long-term meals for wild wolves, while Lop Nur is desert except for the Gobi, and animals are rarely seen except for wild camels."

In addition, there are various accidents, but generally speaking, people who cross the Lop Nur will prepare basic supplies. Like Luo Yu, every time they travel, they will be fully equipped with food, medical equipment, vehicle rescue devices, and even knives and sticks to deal with wild animals. He said that even in the event of an accident, they can persist for a few days.

"We entered Lop Nur and walked around the Wild Camel Protection Area. Our son picked up a blue stone on the roadside, thinking it was a sapphire. He was told it was potassium salt, but he didn't believe it. He licked it twice and said, 'It's indeed salty. Potassium salt is toxic.' After a few hours, our son began to diarrhea. He pulled it more than 20 times and his face turned blue." Luo Yu quickly led his son to the nearest Dunhuang, which is basically a gravel road. "Lop Nur has no signal, but satellite positioning can be used. We downloaded the route map in advance and ran along the route." I left at around 9am and arrived at Dunhuang People's Hospital at 12:30pm. I didn't have time for lunch or dinner

Luo Yu said, "In such a hot day now, if a vehicle is in danger, you can't stay in the car anymore. You need to find a place to avoid sunlight, otherwise the human body will evaporate a lot of water and it is easy to die after dehydration."

"Over the years, more people have gone on self driving trips to Lop Nur, lacking reverence for nature. There have also been some incidents, possibly due to these reasons. Later, Lop Nur was banned from entering."

Wild Camels in the Deep of Lop Nur

According to the China Green Times, the world's critically endangered species, national level key protected wild animals, and representative species of the "the Belt and Road Initiative", wild camels with many titles are rarely known.

Among the two species of the Camelidae genus, the wild species of the single humped camel disappeared as early as 600 years ago, and the remaining wild two humped camels were also believed to have disappeared more than 100 years ago. Until 1876, Russian explorer Przewalski visited the Lop Nur region and saw a group of wild bactrian camels. At that time, he suspected it was a wild domestic bactrian camel, but after bringing the three specimens back to Europe for identification, he found that they were different new subspecies.

In February 2001, the United Nations Environment Programme announced that the wild bactrian camel, which was distributed in the uninhabited areas of southern Xinjiang, China, was a new species different from the domestic camel. Nowadays, when it comes to wild camels, it refers to wild bactrian camels.

As a typical desert animal, wild camels have many special survival skills. It can adapt to extreme temperature differences, stay active without drinking water for over 20 days, and run around without eating grass for over a month. It is not afraid of sandstorms, can drink saltwater, has a very sensitive sense of smell, and can smell water sources 1.5 kilometers away. The simplest way to identify it is to see that it is afraid and not afraid of people. The one who sees people running wildly with their feet pulled out must be a wild camel, while the one who still ignores them up close is a domestic camel.

The Luobupo Wild Camel Reserve covers an area of 61200 square kilometers. Currently, the number of wild camels in the reserve is about 680 peaks, accounting for about 3/5 of the world's total number of wild camels.