Herds of nearly 10,000 Tibetan antelopes appear in China's Tibet

STORY: Herds of nearly 10,000 Tibetan antelopes appear in China's Tibet DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tibetan antelopes seen in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): RIGZIN NORBU, Chief of Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Gertse County, Tibet Autonomous Region STORYLINE: Massive flocks of Tibetan antelopes numbering nearly 10,000 have appeared in Ngari Prefecture in northwest Tibet, China. The species, mostly found in Tibet, Qinghai and Xinjiang, is under first-class state protection in China. It plays a key role in maintaining the ecological balance on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): RIGZIN NORBU, Chief of Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Gertse County, Tibet Autonomous Region "The appearance of such a large number of Tibetan antelopes in the northern region is unusual since it is not a mating season or a breeding season. It shows a natural increase in the population of T