Xinhua News Agency, Xining, July 3 (Reporter Li Ning, Geng Huihuang) Brown bears passing through the forest, graceful snow leopards, playful and cute desert cats... In recent years, as the ecological environment continues to improve and the ability to capture the traces of living

Xinhua News Agency Xining, July 3rd (Reporter Li Ning Geng Huihuang) The brown bear passing through the forest, the sturdy snow leopard , the playful and cute desert cat ... In recent years, as the ecological environment continues to change The infrared camera that captures the traces of living creatures has been put into use. In the surrounding areas of cities and prefectures in Qinghai Province, various types of nationally protected wild animals frequently "appear".

Recently, when staff of the Northwest Plateau Biology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences were recovering infrared camera data in Malangou, Beishan Forest Farm, Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, they found image data of the national second-level key protected wild animal brown bear. This is the first time in Beishan Forest Farm. Image data of brown bears were recorded. The brown bear in the

video is strong and thick-haired, walking slowly and looking at the camera as it passes by the area where the infrared camera is deployed, as if it is "interacting" with the infrared camera. During the data recovery and collection process, the staff found that 2 cameras captured video and photo data of brown bears, and a total of 5 photos and 1 video of brown bears were recorded.

Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Plateau Biology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that according to previous interview records, brown bears have not been seen in Beishan Forest Farm for at least several decades, especially as the scope of human activities expands and population density increases. In the context of the epidemic, finding traces of brown bears requires more "trying your luck." "The brown bear images recovered this time were recorded in October 2021. The brown bears supplemented their food to prepare for the upcoming hibernation."

Since 2020, infrared cameras have repeatedly captured clear images of snow leopard activities around Xining City. On November 25, 2021, an infrared camera installed at an altitude of 4,096 meters in Riyue Tibetan Township, Huangyuan County, Xining City clearly recorded the traces of snow leopards. This is the first time that traces of snow leopards have been found in non-protected areas in Xining City. In the video, the snow leopard is running among the mountains under the sunlight, enjoying its alone time.