More than 100 snow leopards¹ are estimated to be living in mountainous areas of Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous² Region.

 

据估计，大约有100多头雪豹生活在新疆乌鲁木齐附近山区。

 

The estimate is based on studies of about 10,000 photos taken by infrared³ cameras, from which experts have identified 30 snow leopards.

 

Starting in 2014, cameras were deployed⁴ over a 100-kilometer area south of Urumqi.

 

Snow leopards are an endangered species listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

 

They live in the Himalayas of central and south Asia at an altitude of 2,500 to 4,500 meters.

 

In China, they have been spotted⁵ in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan provinces, as well as Tibet Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

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