XINING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve, a World Heritage Site in northwest China's Qinghai Province, has continuously strengthened its protection, effectively curbing the poaching of Tibetan antelopes. The population of Tibetan antelopes in the reserve has increased from less than 20,000 to more than 70,000, and the grand migration of Tibetan antelopes reappears on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Hoh Xil, located in Sanjiangyuan National Park (pilot), is a shining coordinate in the global ecological map. It is rich in wildlife resources and an important habitat for Tibetan antelopes, a national first-class protected animal.
Tibetan antelope is called "soft gold" because of its fine and soft cashmere. Greedy poachers came to Hoh Xil in the 1980s to kill the antelope illegally, causing the antelope population to drop from more than 200,000 to fewer than 20,000.
Over the past 20 years, hundreds of mountain patrol members have been fighting against poaching and crossing in Hoh Xil, fighting against Tibetan antelope poachers and the harsh natural environment, protecting all living creatures in the "ecological pure land" with their youth and even their lives. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin, Li Zhanyi, Yan Fujing)
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