中国西北地区发现雪豹

中国西北地区发现雪豹

 Infrared cameras in a nature reserve in northwest China's Gansu Province have captured three images of snow leopards, according to the reserve Sunday.

周日(6月2日)，中国西北部甘肃省一个自然保护区的红外摄像机拍摄到了三幅雪豹照片。

The footage was captured at Anxi national natural reserve in Guazhou County on Sept. 27, Sept. 28 and Nov. 17 last year.

这段视频是去年9月27日、28日和17日在瓜州市安溪国家自然保护区拍摄的。

Whether it is the same big cat on the three images is uncertain.

这三张图片上的雪豹是否是同一只雪豹还不确定。

A total of 62 infrared cameras have been set up by a joint research team of the reserve's administration and Lanzhou University since 2012, covering an area of 50 square kilometers in the reserve.

自2012年以来，国家级自然保护区和兰州大学组成的联合研究小组共架设红外摄像机62台，覆盖面积50平方公里。

Images show that the snow leopards walking at an altitude of around 2,600 meters close to a plain desert, "which provides new scientific evidence to the study of its habitats," said Wang Liang, researcher of the team.

研究小组的研究员王亮说：“图片显示，雪豹在海拔2600米左右的平原沙漠上行走，“这为研究雪豹的栖息地提供了新的科学依据。”

It is the first time that such images have been caught in the reserve since it was established in 1987.

这是该保护区自1987年建立以来，首次捕捉到此类图像。

Snow leopards are a Class A protected animal in China and are classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. They live in the Himalayas in central and south Asia at an altitude of 2,500 to 4,500 meters.

雪豹是我国一级保护动物，被国际自然保护联盟列为“濒危”动物。它们生活在中亚和南亚海拔2500至4500米的喜马拉雅山脉。