The Shanxi Provincial Forestry and Grass Bureau reported that good news came from the Huoshan Provincial Nature Reserve in Shanxi. The infrared camera deployed in the reserve captured 4 North China leopards moving in the same frame for the first time.
This year, the Huoshan Nature Reserve has repeatedly photographed wild North China leopards. This is the first time that 4 pictures of the same frame have been captured. Huoshan Nature Reserve is located at the intersection of three counties (cities) at the southern end of Taiyue Mountains , Huozhou , and ancient county , with a total area of 1,7960.2 hectares, all of which are state-owned forest land. The reserve is located in a warm-temperate continental monsoon climate zone, with vertical and horizontal ravines, complex and diverse terrain, and large changes in water and heat conditions. Therefore, the vegetation types are diverse and the wild animal and plant resources are abundant.
In recent years, in order to better protect wildlife, Huoshan Nature Reserve has set up a number of infrared cameras to record wildlife activities around the clock, effectively strengthening wildlife monitoring and research. At present, a variety of wild animals have been discovered, especially the brown horse chicken population has settled and reproduced in the reserve. The habitat range of the North China leopard population is basically determined, providing first-hand data and data for the development of biodiversity research. material.
North China leopards mainly live in mountainous and hilly areas with forests. They are covered with round or oval black spots. As the big cat at the top of the ecological chain, the North China leopard needs a large enough habitat, and the habitat must be accompanied by native forests and sufficient prey, so it is an indicative species of ecological quality. The migration and settlement of North China leopards can directly reflect the overall situation of the regional ecosystem.
Source: Taiyuan Evening News
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