GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. The Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan Plateau. This is an arid high-altitude steppe in Central and ...

The Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) is a native of the high mountain steppes and semi-desert areas of the Tibetan plateau.Interestingly, it is the only member of the genus Pantholops ...

Chinese experts oppose the suggestion of raising Tibetan antelope in captivity as a way to protect this rare wild species from extinction. As Tibetan antelope is under the threat of rampant ...

Chinese environmentalists are hoping to promote Tibetan antelope protection by recommending the endangered animal as the mascot for the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing. The administration ...

Animal protection authorities in northwest China's Qinghai Province Thursday destroyed 2,282 Tibetan antelope hides confiscated from poachers to show resolution against killing of the rare species.

The West can help protect the Tibetan antelope and support the Yemaoniu Dui by not purchasing shahtoosh scarves and shawls imported from China. On Page A11 on Aug. 29, I found a short article ...

Poaching has drastically reduced the Tibetan antelope population. In 1900, around a million antelopes lived in the wild; today, there may be as few as 50,000, according to WildAid, a nonprofit ...

Tibetan Antelope Slowly Recovering After Decline From Poaching, Report Says. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 02 / 070201144501.htm ...

A male Tibetan antelope vocally attracts the female for mating at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023.

Protectors of a rare Tibetan antelope are disappointed by the sentence given to smugglers of contraband shahtoosh shawls made from the animal’s ultra-fine wool. In the first U.S. felony case to ...

Ironically, the thick, fine undercoat that allows the Tibetan Antelope, or "Tsoe," to survive winter temperatures of negative 45 degrees Fahrenheit, may ultimately cause the species' extinction.