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The populations of wild Tibetan antelopes, donkeys and yaks in a nature reserve in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have roughly doubled thanks tothe effective protection efforts in the past 20 years.
The number of Tibetan antelopes in the area has increased to 150,000 from 80,000 when the Qiang-tang Nature Reserve was established in 1993.
Wild yaks and Tibetan donkeys have increased to 40,000 and 90,000 respectively, doubled the numbers 20 years ago.
However, the strengthened protection efforts have also meant more cases of injuries to humans or property losses caused by wild animals in the nature reserve and its surrounding areas.
But government departments have offered timely compensations to local herdsmen for the losses, which have boosted their environmental protection awareness.
Forestry authorities have also stepped up law enforcement among residents in the reserve and confiscated hunting equipment such as rifles to prevent poaching and smuggling.
With an average altitude of more than 5,000 meters, the Qiang-tang Nature Reserve has an area of 300,000 square kilometers. It became a state-level nature reserve in 2000. It is a habitat for wild animals such as Tibetan antelopes, donkeys, yaks and snow leopards on the state protection list.
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