CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-WILDLIFE SPECIES

CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-WILDLIFE SPECIES

(220902) -- MONDULKIRI, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows a red muntjac captured by a camera trap in a sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia. Camera traps have recently captured a number of rare wildlife species in sanctuaries in northeastern Cambodia's Mondulkiri province, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said Friday. (MoE/WWF-Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua)

Mount Qomolangma -- A haven for wildlife

STORY: Mount Qomolangma -- A haven for wildlife DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mt. Qomolangma area 2. Tibetan wild donkey 3. Himalayan Tahr 4. blue sheep 5. black-necked crane 6. rosefinch 7. Himalayan Vulture 8. Tibetan snowcocks 9. kalij pheasant 10. Chinese serow 11. Himalayan goral 12. Red muntjac 13. leopard 14. Himalayan monal 15. Himalayan langur 16. alpine musk deer 17. Snow leopard STORYLINE: The Qomolangma National Nature Reserve is one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world with 509 species of animals, including 82 species of mammals, 390 species of birds and 20 species of reptiles. A large number of precious images captured here showed the remarkable achievement of wildlife conservation in the Mt. Qomolangma area. In 1988, the Tibet Autonomous Region officially approved the establishment of Qomolangma Nature Reserve, which was upgraded into a national nature reserve in 1994 with the approval of the Sta

Rare muntjacs spotted in Tibet

STORY: Rare muntjacs spotted in Tibet DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fea's muntjac and landscape STORYLINE: Images of Fea's muntjac, a rare species of muntjac, were captured recently in Medog County of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Staffers of a regional forestry institute noticed clear images of the rare species while reviewing data recorded by infrared cameras installed in the county. The infrared cameras captured more than 1,200 photographs of the Fea's muntjac, the first clear images of the species in nearly 40 years in Tibet. Skeletal specimens of Fea's muntjac were discovered in Tibet's Nyingchi between 1982 and 1983. Local authorities said that the distribution, population number and existing status of this species in the wild remain unknown so far. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lhasa, China. (XHTV)