Distribution in Tibet over China wildlife 30% | | wildlife in Tibet _ news

Xinhuanet, Laca, June 5 (reporters Xu Wanhu and and Wang Jun)-Tibet Autonomous Regional Environment Protection Bureau statistics showed 5th: Tibet, there are 125 kinds of State-protected wild animals, accounted for more than 30% of the total number in China.

The 2013 State Gazette noted that the environment in Tibet Autonomous Region, and Tibet is one of the best areas of environmental quality, most of the region still in a primordial State. At the same time, there is also one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world, extremely rich flora and fauna.

Tibet Autonomous Region environmental protection Deputy Director Zhuang Hongxiang introduced, according to statistics, Tibet has 798 species of vertebrates in the wild, of which 196 species unique to Tibet. Tibetan wild donkey, wild yak, Tibetan antelope and other rare and protected animals endemic to China, Yunnan Golden Monkey, black-necked crane, Tibetan antelope, wild yak 45 kinds of wildlife at the national level.

In addition, Tibet has many special cleft-abdominal fish, the type and quantity are cleft-abdominal fishes of the world by more than 90%; 488 species of birds, 22 species unique to Tibet birds; nearly more than 4,000 insect species, of aquatic organisms amounted to more than 760 species of zooplankton.

Zhuang Hongxiang said that in 2013, and comprehensively promote the ecological environment protection and construction in Tibet, implement 776.5 million Yuan, 3 big class 10 project, initiated the Tibet ecological protection and construction of security barrier-building effectiveness comprehensive assessment. At the same time, actively seek 3.716 billion yuan for ecological compensation, gradually establish a long-term mechanism of eco-environmental protection. By the end of last year, all 47 nature reserves have been established, protected areas total area total land area 34.35%; 22 establishment of ecological function protected areas.

At present, Tibet's population of rare wild animals to restore growth. According to reports, long extinct from international animal research community considers the Tibet red deer, in the 1990 of the 20th century was rediscovered, currently expanding populations in protected areas; the black-necked crane grows to only about 7,000 in the number. While in the qiangtang nature reserve, number of Tibetan antelopes has now also close to 200,000.

United States ex-President Jimmy Carter walked into Tibet: the book, the cause of biological diversity and protection wrote in the preamble to this cause of environmental protection in the Tibet Autonomous Region: "over the past 20 years, the world where else can 40% of the area set aside for nature conservation? To reverse a declining number of endangered species is easier said than done? However diligent Tibetan people did. ”

20:38 on June 05, 2014 The website