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Over the Hedge Calvin & Hobbes
BEIJING (Xinhua) - Southwest China's Tibet
Autonomous Region plans to install a videomonitoring
system in the Qiangtang Nature Reserve, a move to
step up wildlife protection,
People's Daily
reported
on Thursday.
The systemwill provide 24/7 all-weather monitoring
of Tibetan antelopes and other wild animals, to bring
down poaching and smuggling in the region with an
area of 298,000 square km, said the newspaper, citing
sources from the local forestry police.
With an average altitude ofmore than 5,000metres,
the Qiangtang Nature Reserve is a habitat for Tibetan
antelopes, donkeys, yaks and snow leopards.
The population of wild animals in the state-level
nature reserve has increased in recent years thanks
to effective protection efforts.
In January, local police carried out a 22-day joint
winter patrol in the region, travelling more than
7,800km, according to the source.
Tibetan nature
reserve to install
video monitoring
system for wildlife