Tibetan antelopes offered better protection
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A brave antelope scares a lion away. [Photo: Chinanews.com] |
Pugdrup said the focus of the center is gradually shifting from fighting poachers to wetland protection and artificial breeding of wildlife.
In 2006, the world's first artificially-bred Tibetan antelope was delivered in the center. Nowadays, among the 26 wild animals under care there, seven Tibetan antelopes and two Tibetan gazelles have been bred under artificial conditions.
More plans to improve the protection center are currently under discussion, said Liu Ruiqi, president of Hengyuanxiang (Group) Co., Ltd., a leading textile producer in China that sponsored the expansion project.
"In the future, the center will further promote scientific research in rescuing and artificially breeding wildlife, and enhance public awareness of wildlife protection as well," Pugdrup said.
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