Figures & data
Photo 1. A male Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) openly crosses the National Road 215 and watches the expedition team. Taken Dec. 2019 in Duoxiu, Qumalai county in the Yangtze River Source Park. Photographer: Xinquan Zhao.
Photo 2. A herd of female Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) is migrating to the Hoh Xil hinterland to deliver lambs. In 2017, the number of those animals in the Sanjiangyuan National Park area has returned to 6–7 million, three times as many as two decades ago. Taken May 2020 in the Hoh Xil, Sanjiangyuan National Park. Photographer: He Fuquan.
Photo 3. A group of Bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) and black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) share the same alpine wetland with domestic grazing yaks (Bos grunniens) during growing season. Local herders gradually changed from pastoral production to ecological protection. Taken July 2019 in the Longbaotan National Nature Reserve, Yushu, Qinghai Province. Photographer: Xinquan Zhao.
Photo 4. Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang), Tibetan sheep and yaks forage for vegetation in the same alpine grassland. Taken July 2019 in Qumahe county, Sanjiangyuan National Park. Photographer: Xinquan Zhao.
Photo 5. Wolves in an alpine desert-steppe in the Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve. Taken Dec 2019 in the Hoh Xil, Sanjiangyuan National Park. Photographer: Fangchen Wang.
Photo 6. A Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) rests beside the highway after successfully hunting a plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae). Taken Dec. 2019 in the Hoh Xili, Sanjiangyuan National Park. Photographer: Hong Sun.
Photo 7. A group of Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) race with the expedition team and are reluctant to leave. Taken Dec 2019 at Yeniugou, Qinghai Province, Photographer: Xinquan Zhao.
Photo 8. Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) stand close to the expedition team without fear during field sampling. Taken Dec. 2019 in Hoh Xil, Sanjiangyuan National Park. Photographer: Xinquan Zhao.
