On August 3, the reporter learned from the Qinghai Provincial Science and Technology Department that recently, the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau "Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use" task "Plateau Animal Diversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilization" has made phased progress around biodiversity research, and 7 kinds of national rare wild animals have been found in the territory of Riyue Tibetan Nationality Township in Huangyuan County, Xining City, Qinghai Province, of which the musk and desert cat are found in the area for the first time. This finding not only complements the basic data of biodiversity in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region, but also expands the understanding of plateau biodiversity, providing important information for further exploring the evolution mechanism of species in special habitats in the context of global climate change.
It is reported that a joint scientific expedition team composed of Chen Shengyun, researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang Tongzuo, researcher of the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Rong Zhanlei, associate professor of Qinghai Normal University, and An Fuyuan jointly carried out a survey and study of wildlife diversity in the territory of Riyue Tibetan Nationality Township in Huangyuan County, Xining City. Based on four months of infrared camera monitoring and sample line surveys, a total of 7 national rare wild animals were found to be active in the area, which promoted the awareness and conservation of regional biodiversity. Among them, the musk and desert cat are the national first-level protected species in the "List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection in China" and the endangered and vulnerable grades in the "International Union for Conservation of Nature" (IUCN) Species Red List, which have been monitored for the first time in Huangyuan County; the national second-level protected species include rabbit, stone marten, Tibetan fox, red fox and Tibetan snow chicken. It can be seen that the quality of the local ecological environment has improved significantly. (Zhang Yun)
Source: Science and Technology Daily