Rare leopard spotted in SW China nature reserve
CHENGDU -- An infrared camera has captured images of a wild leopard in a nature reserve in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
The images show a healthy leopard, a wild species under first-class state protection, wandering through the bamboo forest in the Fengtongzhai National Nature Reserve on April 29, 2020, officials of the reserve said Tuesday.
Snow leopards were also spotted in the reserve in 2020. Experts said that the reserve, thanks to its complete and healthy ecological environment, has become an ideal habitat for apex predators such as snow leopards and leopards that mostly live on mountains and hills.
From 2019 to 2020, cameras in the reserve have captured over 200,000 images, including that of rare species such as pandas, golden monkeys and forest musk deer, the officials said.
- English teacher empowers students to tell Xinjiang's stories better
- Xi congratulates Paul Biya on re-election as president of Cameroon
- Xinjiang launches consumption voucher program to boost winter tourism
- 161 nominations received for Hong Kong LegCo election
- China's State Council appoints, removes officials
- Changping builds core of science power
