Rare and precious snow leopard appears in China

Chinese scientists on November 26 said their infrared cameras have recorded one or two rare snow leopards in a nature reserve in Xinjiang.

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The rare snow leopard has just been discovered through surveillance cameras in Xinjiang, China - (Photo: pressconnects.com)

This is the first time since 1986, scientists have obtained evidence of the emergence of this rare animal in the area.

Images from the camera show that there are 1 or 2 snow leopards and in good health condition. There are also some other endangered animals such as wild camels, Tibetan wild asses .

Snow leopard - one of the animals belonging to a class A Chinese protected group, is often found in the Himalayas in Central and South Asia at an altitude of 3,000-5,500m.

This species has rarely been seen in nature since the last century due to habitat loss and poaching.

It is estimated that there are only about 3,500-7,000 newspapers in the wild and about 650 live in captivity.