Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau -- wild animal paradise

  File photo taken on May 27, 2010 shows patrol members are on duty to protect wild animals in Nyima County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys. In 1988, the Tibet Autonomous Region government drew up a series of implementation methods to protect its wild animals, following the suit of the central government's issuing of Wild Animal Protection Law. Ever since, governments at all levels in Tibet have worked hard to protect wildlife, by means of making laws and regulations, establishing nature reserves, prohibiting hunting in certain areas or in a certain period of the year, while launching publicity campaigns to popularize knowledge on wildlife protection among the general public. Related authorities also organize scientific expedition once a year for wildlife protection. Both the number of Tibetan antelopes and black-necked cranes more than doubled by 2007 to 150,000 and 6,000 respectively as compared to that in the 1990s. In 2010, the number of large and medium size animals living in Tibet topped the other Chinese provinces with the number of wild animals ranking the third in China.

File photo taken on May 10, 2011 shows a patrol troop is on duty to protect wild animals in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

 File photo taken on May 18, 2006 shows a Tibetan antelope feeds near the Qinghai-Tibet railway in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. In order to reduce the negative impact of the railway construction on the lives of wild animals, special passageways were built for wild animals to cross the railway. The Tibetan antelopes, a first class national level protected animal, live on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at an average altitude of 4,600 to 6,000 meters. China once had millions of Tibetan antelopes, but excessive hunting and human encroachment on their habitat caused their population to plummet in past decades. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

File photo taken on May 3, 2011 shows galloping Tibetan antelopes in Qiangtang national nature reserve in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

 File photo taken on May 20, 2010 shows armed police launches a campaign to protect wild animals in Rutog County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. 

File photo taken on May 10, 2011 shows a patrol troop is on duty to protect wild animals in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

  File photo taken on Oct. 11, 1999 shows wild yaks running on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

File photo taken on July 30, 2009 shows galloping Tibetan wild donkeys in Qiangtang national nature reserve in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

File photo taken on Jan. 17, 2009 shows a bird view of snow-capped mountains in Lhokha Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys

File photo taken on Sept. 20, 2007 shows a tourist walks on a glacier in Bome of Nyingchi Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

 File photo taken on June 10, 2006 shows a train runs on the Qinghai-Tibet railway near Tsonag Lake in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys

File photo taken on June 11, 2010 shows a tourist takes photos of flying birds at the riverside of Pangong Lake in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

File photo taken on Aug. 16, 2009 shows a black-necked crane spreads its wings at the lakefront of Yamzbog Yumco lake in Nagarze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The black-necked crane is the only one of the world's 15 crane species that inhabits high altitude wetlands, with the species mainly limited to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas.The number of the endangered birds has kept rising annually in the past years thanks to a series of protection measures taken in Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

 File photo taken on Dec. 11, 2008 shows a bevy of black-necked cranes perch in Lhasa river valley near Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region. The black-necked crane is the only one of the world's 15 crane species that inhabits high altitude wetlands, with the species mainly limited to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas. The number of the endangered birds has kept rising annually in the past years thanks to a series of protection measures taken in Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys

 File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2007 shows a black-necked crane named Chongchong rests in Tibetan A Zhu's courtyard in Doilungdeqen County of Lhasa City, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. A Zhu found the injured black-necked crane in a barley field. She brought it home and named it Chongchong. When Chongchong recovered, it becomes a member of A Zhu's family without any desire to leave. The black-necked crane is the only one of the world's 15 crane species that inhabits high altitude wetlands, with the species mainly limited to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas. The number of the endangered birds has kept rising annually in the past years thanks to a series of protection measures taken in Tibet Autonomous Region.

File photo taken on Sept. 29, 2010 shows a staff member of local Forestry Administration releases a saker in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

 File photo taken on Dec. 5, 2005 shows a herd of goats feed near the Qinghai-Tibet railway in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

File photo taken on April 1, 2010 shows a northern plains gray langur grimaces in Yadong County of Xigaze Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As the place closest to heaven, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the roof of the world, is a paradise to such wild animals as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and wild Tibetan donkeys.

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