Kekexili Nature Reserve
Covering an area of 4.5 million hectares, the Kekexili Nature Reserve is located on the boundaries of Zhiduo County and Qumalai County of Qinghai Province. It mainly protects the habitat of indigenous wildlife of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Primitive ecosystems have been preserved intact in the Kekexili Nature Reserve. There are 202 species of higher plants; 84 of them are local to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Kekexili Nature Reserve is the habitat for rare animals. There are 16 species of mammal and about 30 species of bird. 18 species of these animals are indigenous to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. State protection is given to snow leopards, golden eagles, gorals and yaks.
