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Hohxil Nature Reserve to Build First Wild Animal Research Station

Posted on: Saturday, 30 July 2005, 09:00 CDT

Hohxil Nature Reserve to build first wild animal research station

XINING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The Hohxil National Natural Reserve, located in northwest China's Qinghai Province, has began construction of a wild animal scientific research station, according to an official with the natural reserve administration.

The first of its kind, the station will be built at the height of 4700 meters above the sea level, covering more than 260 square meters.

With the help of the station, Chinese scientists will be able to gain the first-hand information concerning the numbers, habits, reproduction and migration of the wild animals in Hohxil.

The official said the information will provide scientific basis for the protection of the wildlife in Hohxil area.

"The research station will make our work more scientific and standardized and will be helpful to further our studies," said Qaida, Secretary of Communist Party of China (CPC) of Hohxil Nature Reserve Administration.

He added that construction of another animal protection station will soon kick off, which will be the fifth of its kind in the area.

The two projects, funded by the Qinghai provincial government, will totally cost 1.02 million yuan (123,000 US dollars), and are expected to be put into use at the end of this September.

Hohxil is the largest uninhabited area in China, yet it is the natural habitats of rare wild animals like Tibetan antelopes and wild horses.

Since 1998, Hohxil Nature Reserve Administration has taken measures in protecting the animals on the verge of extinction living on the plateau. The number of many endangered species are reported growing in recent years, said the official.

Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS

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