Tibet sets up snow leopard conservation center

July,27 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

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A snow leopard conservation center was established at Tibet's Mount Qomolangma Nature Reserve on Tuesday, local authorities said.

To prepare for further study and protection work, the center will invite experts to survey the population and habitat of snow leopards as well as the human impact on the animals, said Cao Tiantang, head of the reserve.

He said 5 million yuan (about 800,000 U.S. dollars) worth of initial funds will be provided by a private Chinese foundation. The center will eventually receive national and public funding.

Snow leopard is a grade-one protected animal. All year round they live near the snow line and in the snow field, known as "king of the snow mountain". They habitually spend their daily time in stone cliffs with vigilance, by which they are dubbed "plateau hermit". A research report says in China their population is even smaller than that of giant pandas.

They are usually found at an altitude of 3,000 meters to 5,000 meters. Known as "king of snow mountains," the wild animal is on the state protection list.

The snow leopard population has seen a sharp decline in recent years, but with China's environmental efforts, more have been found by herdsmen and photographers in the Qomolangma Nature Reserve, home to one of the world's most-watched and vulnerable ecosystems.

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