Return of the snow leopards
Once listed as endangered, the snow leopard is making a comeback.
Stronger protection measures across the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau in recent years have helped safeguard the species. Now these elusive cats, known locally as the "plateau spirit," are increasingly being captured by camera traps and photographers.
With a scientific rescue and release system in place, each animal returned to the wild plays its part in balancing the highland ecosystem.