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 Hohxil Nature Reserve to build first wild animal research station

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29/7/2005 17:09

 

 

The Hohxil National Natural Reserve, located in northwest China's Qinghai

Province, has begun construction of a wild animal scientific research station,

according to an official with the natural reserve administration.

The first of its kind, the station will be built at the height of 4700 meters

above the sea level, covering more than 260 square meters.

With the help of the station, Chinese scientists will be able to gain the

first-hand information concerning the numbers, habits, reproduction and

migration of the wild animals in Hohxil.

The official said the information will provide scientific basis for the

protection of the wildlife in Hohxil area.

" The research station will make our work more scientific and standardized and

will be helpful to further our studies, " said Qaida, Secretary of Communist

Party of China (CPC) of Hohxil Nature Reserve Administration.

He added that construction of another animal protection station will soon kick

off, which will be the fifth of its kind in the area.

The two projects, funded by the Qinghai provincial government, will totally cost

1.02 million yuan (US$123,000), and are expected to be put into use at the end

of this September.

Hohxil is the largest uninhabited area in China, yet it is the natural habitats

of rare wild animals like Tibetan antelopes and wild horses.

Since 1998, Hohxil Nature Reserve Administration has taken measures in

protecting the animals on the verge of extinction living on the plateau. The

number of many endangered species are reported growing in recent years, said the

official.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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