Ecological guardians deep in the "no man's land" of Qiangtang

On August 27, 2025, a professional wildlife management team member named Nobo from the Mayi Management Station in Nima County, Nagqu District Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, and a Tibetan antelope cub adopted by the station were photographed. (Xinhua)
Qiangtang National Nature Reserve is located in northern Tibet, with an average altitude of over 4500 meters. It is home to various rare animals such as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks, Tibetan donkeys, snow leopards, etc. Among them, there are 10 species of first-class protected wild animals and 21 species of second-class protected wild animals, known as the "paradise of wild animals".
Since 2015, the Xizang Autonomous Region has successively established 73 wildlife management stations in Qiangtang, with a total of 780 professional wildlife managers.
According to staff from the Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Nima County, Nagqu City, during the 14th Five Year Plan period, the population of rare and endangered species in the Nima County area of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve has steadily rebounded, with the population of Tibetan antelopes steadily exceeding 200000. The activity of rare species such as snow leopards, wild yaks, and argali has become increasingly frequent, and the endangered levels of some species have been successfully downgraded.

On January 13th, Duoji, a caretaker at the Cuoluomu Management Station in Nima County, Nagqu District, Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, returned to the station with his adopted Tibetan antelope cubs.(Xinhua)

On April 8th, Nobo (left), a professional wildlife keeper at the Nagqu Regional Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, and his colleagues were breastfeeding their adopted young wild yak。(Xinhua)

On April 8th, Gesang Lunzhu (left), a wildlife specialist from the Nagqu Regional Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, and Nobo measured and adopted a small wild yak at the Mayi Wildlife Management Station in Nima County.(Xinhua)

On April 8th, as they were about to enter the "no man's land" for patrol, the wildlife professional caretakers of the Nagqu District Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve observed a moment of silence and paid tribute in front of the tomb of martyr Nobo Yujie, as usual. Nobo Yujie died in a gunfight with poachers in 2002.(Xinhua)

On April 9th, wildlife conservation officers from the Nagqu Regional Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve observed the terrain in front of the snow capped mountains.(Xinhua)

On April 9th, the patrol team of the Nagqu Area Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve crossed rugged terrain in the snow (drone photo).(Xinhua)

On April 9th, during the patrol, a snowstorm was encountered. Gesang Lunzhub, a professional wildlife keeper at the Nagqu Regional Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, hiked to survey the safe route for the convoy.(Xinhua)

On April 10th, Weidong, a wildlife conservation officer at the Nagqu Regional Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, was inspecting abandoned oil barrels by illegal travelers.(Xinhua)

On April 10th, Nobu (right) and Gesang Jiacuo, professional wildlife managers at the Nagqu Regional Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, were inspecting abandoned oil barrels by illegal travelers.(Xinhua)

On April 10th, wildlife professionals from the Nagqu Regional Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve measured the remains of an exceptionally large wild yak.(Xinhua)

On April 10th, Weidong, a professional wildlife keeper at the Nagqu Regional Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, and his "no man's land" in his eyes were captured.(Xinhua)
This is a group of Tibetan wild donkeys encountered on the patrol road on April 11th.(Xinhua)

On April 11th, the patrol team of the Nagqu District Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve camped in the snow in the "Bamao Qun Zong" area (drone photo).(Xinhua)

On April 12th, a professional wildlife keeper from the Nagqu Area Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve observed Tibetan antelope herds on the patrol road.(Xinhua)

On April 13th, the wildlife management personnel of Nagqu District Management Bureau of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve scattered grass in the area where Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks were found (mobile phone photo).(Xinhua)

This is a Tibetan antelopes encountered during patrol on April 9th.(Xinhua)

This is a wild yak encountered during patrol on April 9th.(Xinhua)

This is the Tibetan antelopes encountered during the patrol on April 10th.(Xinhua)

This is a footage of a pair giant eagles mating captured during a patrol on April 11th.(Xinhua)
