Sanjiangyuan Conservation Area

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Location of the nature reserve in the southern part of Qinghai , the Conservation Areas are highlighted in color

The Sanjiangyuan Conservation Area is a protected area in the south of the Chinese province of Qinghai . It is the second largest protected area on earth and covers 152,300 square kilometers of land. Only about 200,000 people live in this vast area, which is larger than England and Wales combined. Three huge rivers, the Yangtzekiang , the Yellow River and the Mekong , have their source in this region and are fed by the numerous wetlands. The reserve contains a total of 18 special protection zones ( Conservation Areas ), with three types being distinguished: (1) wetland protection zones, (2) game protection zones and (3) bush and forest protection zones.

The area is home to numerous wild animals typical of the Tibetan highlands. Including the Tibetan Gazelle . It is also one of the few protected areas where the white-lipped deer can be found. Other threatened species in the reserve are the wild yak and the Tibetan antelope .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Groves, C., P., Leslie Jr, D., M. (2011). Family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants): Tibetan Gazelle (660 f.). In: Wilson, DE, Mittermeier, RA, (Eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 2: Hooved Mammals. Lynx Edicions, 2009. ISBN 978-84-96553-77-4
  2. ↑ Cervus albirostris in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006. Posted by: Deer Specialist Group, 1996. Accessed on 12/01/2006.
  3. ↑ Bos mutus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: Harris, RB & Leslie, D., 2008. Accessed on 22/10/2012.
  4. ↑ Pantholops hodgsonii in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: Mallon, DP, 2008. Accessed on 22/10/2012.

Coordinates: 34 ° 1 '  N , 96 ° 12'  E