Red deer population growing in Ningxia

China Daily

Red deer get together to enjoy the sunshine. (Photo: China Daily)

Thanks to the improvement of natural environment at the Helan Mountains in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, red deer, a nationally protected species in China, has been seen populating the mountainous area again.

Dubbed the "elf" of the area, the deer, particularly shy and fearful of human activity, is a variety of red deer that has only been found in the central part of Helan Mountains, mainly pine forests at the altitude of 1,800 meters. It is officially known as Cervusalashanicus.

China is home to the most species of red deer, boasting eight in total.

It is estimated the number of deer has increased to a little less than 1,000, due to better habitats and curbed grazing by the local government.

Rare wildlife captured on camera near Lancang River: On January 21, the management committee of Lancang River Park, Sanjiangyuan National Park, Shanshui Nature Protection Center and Alashan SEE Foundation Sanjiangyuan Center jointly released a collection of recent biodiversity monitoring images, which cover a large number of rare wild animals, such as leopards, snow leopards, Tibetan snowcocks, alpine musk deer, red foxes and manul. In this picture, a leopard was seen by an infrared camera. (Photo: Shanshui)

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