Antelopes in Tibet's Qiang Tang Natural Reserve have something to celebrate. After suffering a decline in population in the 1980's, they are now thriving, thanks to measures taken by the reserve's administration.
Tibetan antelopes mate and reproduce between October and July. To do so, they migrate northwards from the northern Tibet grassland every year. But in the past they often fell prey to illegal hunters. Now, with a civilian－police joint patrol force in place to protect them along the way, the animals no longer live in danger.
And their numbers are increasing. In 1988 the Qiang Tang Natural Reserve counted 50,000 Tibetan antelopes. But now, thanks to successful conservation measures, there are 90,000 of them.
(CCTV.com June 11, 2003)
