Spectacular Scene! Large Numbers of Wild White-Lipped Deer Chase and Play on Snowy Mountains in Sichuan's Ganzi Tibetan Plateau

On March 7th, reporters from Red Star News learned from the publicity departments of the CPC Committee of Shi Que County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Region, that on March 5th, a large number of wild white-lipped deer were seen chasing and playing on snowy mountains in the True Da Nature Reserve in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Region, Sichuan Province.

↑Wild white-lipped deer group chasing and playing on snowy mountains.

White-lipped deer are a national Level I key protected animal, with a body size similar to that of a red deer, with a body length of about 2 meters and a weight of about 250 kilograms. Adult male deer antlers can reach 1 meter long, with 4-6 branches, and females have no antlers. The body is yellowish-brown, with a pale brown rump spot, and no black dorsal line and white spots. The fur is coarse and hard, a typical high-altitude animal, and its habitat is at an altitude of 3000-5000 meters, adapting to high-altitude climates, and is one of the rare wild animals only found in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

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According to statistics, the southwestern part of Shi Que County is one of the areas with the largest population and density of white-lipped deer distributed on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. In the True Da God Deer Valley Ecological Protection Zone in Shi Que True Da Township, the population of white-lipped deer is about 14000 heads, and the population density reaches 7.35-8.81 heads per square kilometer. In Shi Que and Bai Yu counties of Ganzi, there are about 45000 white-lipped deer, accounting for one-third of the national population.