Infrared camera captures rare leopard

Footage of a rare North-Chinese leopard in the Tongtian River basin was captured for the first time in the northwestern province of Qinghai, according to the local forestry bureau on Monday.

The images were captured by an infrared camera installed as part of a biodiversity monitoring project on the headwaters of the Yangtze River in the province's Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture late last month.

Besides the North-Chinese leopard, 12 snow leopards have been spotted so far this year.