CGTN published this video item, entitled “Rare leopards spotted across Tibetan city” – below is their description.
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Rare snow leopards were spotted in all the counties and districts in Nagqu City of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region in 2021, according to the Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Nagqu. In order to gain a better understanding of the population size and distribution of snow leopards, the Bureau collaborated with the Shan Shui Conservation Center in conducting the one-year observation project of snow leopards within the city’s borders last year. The snow leopards, covered by thick hair with black spots, are under top state protection in China, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies them as vulnerable.
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In This Story: Tibet
Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2,500,000 km2. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.
The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibetan Empire extended far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, from Central Asian’s Tarim Basin and the Pamirs in the west to Yunnan and Bengal in the southeast.
The region declared its independence in 1913 and maintained its autonomy until 1951. Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces.
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