China-Snow Leopard Observation

Researchers identify 40 snow leopards in northwest China

  • English

Shotlist


Qinghai Province, northwest China - November 2019 - January 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Surveillance videos of snow leopards
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Lv Zhi, professor of Peking University (starting with shot 1):
"At present, 60 percent of snow leopards live in our country, while the rest of them live in our neighboring countries in Asia. We call them 'King of the High Mountain'. Their habitat in China covers over one million square kilometers, while our research on them only covers around 20,000 square kilometers, which is less than 2 percent of its total habitat."
3. Various of staff members working
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shi Xiangying, Doctor of Peking University (starting with shot 3) :
"Our research in the local communities aims at solving two problems. One is to study the frequency of conflicts between human and wildlife in the communities and their attitude towards those conflicts, while the other is to assess our projects of nature experience in those regions."
5. Various of animals at prairie

Storyline


Chinese researchers have identified 40 snow leopards in the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve in northwest China during a large-scale investigation.

Under China's top-class protection, snow leopards usually live at altitudes above 3,000 meters and are active mainly at night. So it is quite difficult for human beings to conduct research on them.

"At present, 60 percent of snow leopards live in our country, while the rest of them live in our neighboring countries in Asia. We call them 'King of the High Mountain'. Their habitat in China covers over one million square kilometers, while our research on them only covers around 20,000 square kilometers, which is less than 2 percent of its total habitat," said Lv Zhi, a professor of Peking University.

After years of investigation, the researchers of the university found a concentrated habitat of snow leopards in Angsai Township, which lies in the core area of the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province,

To conduct further researches on the snow leopards, the researchers installed over 300 infrared cameras in the township with the help of local government.

After analyzing over 300,000 photos, they finally identified 40 snow leopards, which is the largest number of snow leopards identified one time in the world.

The research belongs to a large-scale investigation conducted in two of China's national parks: the Sanjiangyuan National Park and the Mount Qilian National Park, which are scheduled to officially open in 2020.

From November 2019 to January 2020, the research team has deployed over 700 infrared cameras and investigated nearly 100 villages in the two regions to study the distribution of wildlife.

"Our research in the local communities aims at solving two problems. One is to study the frequency of conflicts between human and wildlife in the communities and their attitude towards those conflicts, while the other is to assess our projects of nature experience in those regions," said Shi Xiangying, a doctor of Peking University.

The research also intends to promote the protection of wildlife and help local government solve the conflicts between local people and the wild animals.

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  • ID : 8135051
  • Dateline : Nov, 2019 - Jan, 2020
  • Location : China
  • Category : environment
  • Duration : 1'26
  • Audio Language : Chinese/Nats/Part Mute
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2020-02-12 22:36
  • Last Modified : 2020-02-12 22:40:00
  • Version : 2

China-Snow Leopard Observation

Researchers identify 40 snow leopards in northwest China

Dateline : Nov, 2019 - Jan, 2020

Location : China

Duration : 1'26

  • English


Qinghai Province, northwest China - November 2019 - January 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Surveillance videos of snow leopards
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Lv Zhi, professor of Peking University (starting with shot 1):
"At present, 60 percent of snow leopards live in our country, while the rest of them live in our neighboring countries in Asia. We call them 'King of the High Mountain'. Their habitat in China covers over one million square kilometers, while our research on them only covers around 20,000 square kilometers, which is less than 2 percent of its total habitat."
3. Various of staff members working
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shi Xiangying, Doctor of Peking University (starting with shot 3) :
"Our research in the local communities aims at solving two problems. One is to study the frequency of conflicts between human and wildlife in the communities and their attitude towards those conflicts, while the other is to assess our projects of nature experience in those regions."
5. Various of animals at prairie


Chinese researchers have identified 40 snow leopards in the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve in northwest China during a large-scale investigation.

Under China's top-class protection, snow leopards usually live at altitudes above 3,000 meters and are active mainly at night. So it is quite difficult for human beings to conduct research on them.

"At present, 60 percent of snow leopards live in our country, while the rest of them live in our neighboring countries in Asia. We call them 'King of the High Mountain'. Their habitat in China covers over one million square kilometers, while our research on them only covers around 20,000 square kilometers, which is less than 2 percent of its total habitat," said Lv Zhi, a professor of Peking University.

After years of investigation, the researchers of the university found a concentrated habitat of snow leopards in Angsai Township, which lies in the core area of the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province,

To conduct further researches on the snow leopards, the researchers installed over 300 infrared cameras in the township with the help of local government.

After analyzing over 300,000 photos, they finally identified 40 snow leopards, which is the largest number of snow leopards identified one time in the world.

The research belongs to a large-scale investigation conducted in two of China's national parks: the Sanjiangyuan National Park and the Mount Qilian National Park, which are scheduled to officially open in 2020.

From November 2019 to January 2020, the research team has deployed over 700 infrared cameras and investigated nearly 100 villages in the two regions to study the distribution of wildlife.

"Our research in the local communities aims at solving two problems. One is to study the frequency of conflicts between human and wildlife in the communities and their attitude towards those conflicts, while the other is to assess our projects of nature experience in those regions," said Shi Xiangying, a doctor of Peking University.

The research also intends to promote the protection of wildlife and help local government solve the conflicts between local people and the wild animals.

ID : 8135051

Published : 2020-02-12 22:36

Last Modified : 2020-02-12 22:40:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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