Endangered cranes get better protection

Park ranger Losonchokyi carries nothing but a camera, telescope, flask of butter tea and a small satchel of tsampa - roasted barley flour - during his daily patrols at a nature reserve in Qinghai province.

In 2015, the 60-year-old joined a patrol unit at Longbao National Nature Reserve, which was established in 1986 to focus on protecting black-necked cranes.

The species is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and enjoys first-class protection in China.