The monitoring of Haba Snow Mountain has shown significant effectiveness in protecting biodiversity of various rare and protected animals
CCTV News: Recently, in the Haba Snow Mountain Nature Reserve of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, patrol personnel discovered images of various nationally protected animals such as the Chinese gazelle while collecting and organizing infrared cameras in the forest area.
In the picture, several Chinese antelopes are walking in the forest, occasionally looking around. According to the staff, Chinese antelopes mainly live in mountainous forests and can live in areas above 4000 meters above sea level. They live alone or in small groups, mostly in the morning and evening, and feed on various tender branches, leaves, fruits, and other grass and shrubs.
In the spring, the management and protection bureau of the Habaxueshan Provincial Nature Reserve in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, approved Bianmu: Currently, four species of national first-class protected animals, including the yellow throated pheasant quail, forest musk deer, musk deer, and vulture, have been monitored, and 23 species of national second-class protected animals, including the Chinese gazelle, hairy crowned deer, red panda, and white bellied golden pheasant, have been identified.
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At present, a total of 80 infrared cameras are installed in the protected area, and more than 80000 image data have been collected for monitoring, providing important reference materials for analyzing the species composition, distribution, population size, and protection management of wild animals. In recent years, with the continuous strengthening of mountain patrols and forest protection and publicity efforts, the number of rare wild animal species in protected areas has gradually increased, and the effectiveness of biodiversity protection has been significant.