Endangered gazelle growing in numbers

There are now more than 1,400 Przewalski's gazelle, a species even more endangered than the giant panda, living around a lake in Northwest China's Qinghai province, its only habitat. According to a survey by Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve, there are 1,464 gazelle living around the lake, about 200 more than the number recorded last year.

He Yubang, who works at the reserve, said the survey, which was conducted in August, recorded 324 fawns born this year and 1,140 older gazelle, including 445 males and 695 females.

"This is a record high since our surveys began," He said.