First Snow Leopard Activity Footage Captured in Haian

Snow leopard photographed in Haian. Provided by Qinghai Province Qilian Mountain Nature Reserve Association

Qinghai News Network · The Beautiful Qinghai Client News On November last year to now, the Qinghai Province Qilian Mountain Nature Reserve Association signed photographers Gaba Zangcai and Haian County Government staff members Haiqing, guard personnel Gaba Zang etc. set up infrared cameras in Xaguer Valley, photographing clear images of snow leopards, which is the first time snow leopards have been recorded in this area.

Gaba Zangcai said that they have entered Xaguer Valley nine times in total, and every week, they would go to check and view the snow leopard images. Previously, several times they photographed relatively blurry images. The latest shooting images are clear and captured a snow leopard eating food. From the walking state of this snow leopard, its left hind leg may be injured, walking with a limp, they will continue to observe the snow leopard's movements in the future.

Gaba Zangcai has been working in wildlife protection in the Qilian Mountains for many years. Last year, he photographed the activity images of the endangered desert cat, which is the most clear and positive desert cat image data shot so far in the Qilian Mountains. It made Gaba Zangcai very happy to capture the precious snow leopard image data, he said, the appearance of snow leopards in Haian indicates that the local ecological environment is getting better and better.

The Qilian Mountain National Park Qinghai Bureau has obtained a large number of snow leopard and other rare wild animal image data since the snow leopard monitoring work was launched in May 2017, and has captured the global rare, domestic first-time appearance of 5 snow leopards appearing in the same frame. In recent years, snow leopards have frequently entered the public's field of vision, indicating that the Qilian Mountain ecological environment is getting better and better.