Animal Species and Distribution ( 06-11-27 )

China has about one sixth of the world's population of wild animals. There are almost 7,000 species of vertebrate animals. The list includes 500 kinds of beasts, 1,258 birds, 376 reptiles, and 284 amphibians. There are also nearly 3,900 species of fish and 50,000 species of invertebrates. The total number of species of insects is about 150,000. Many species have survived in China because the region has been relatively unaffected by glaciers. About 20 per cent of the animals in China are in ...

Distribution of Forests in China ( 06-11-27 )

The Greater Hinggan: The biggest and most important pine forest in China. The mountain is 1,400 kilometers long and 300 kilometers wide -- 62 percent of which is covered by forests with a total area of 15 million hectares. The Lesser Hinggan: located next to the Greater Hinggan with a forest area of 11 million hectares. It is a major provider of wood in China, supplying one-fifth of the country's total. The Changbai Mountain: located east of Jilin Province with a forest area of over 10 million ...

Plant Map of China ( 06-10-10 )

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China's Plants and Distribution ( 06-09-21 )

China has some of the greatest plant diversity of any country in the world. There are about 30,000 kinds of plants in China and it is ranked number 3 in the world for plant resources - second only to Malaysia and Brazil. In China, there are 106 families of moss, or 70 per cent of the world total, and 2,600 species of ferns. The number of woody plants totals 8,000 - 2,000 of which are trees. Major plants of the frigid north, temperate and tropic vegetation zones are all found in China. The ...

Population of Tibetan antelopes growing ( 06-09-15 )

The population of Tibetan antelopes, which were once rampantly poached, has grown from 50,000 in 1997 to the current 70,000 in the Tibet Autonomous Region thanks to protection efforts, according to local wildlife protection authorities. ...

East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve of Hunan Province ( 06-08-11 )

Fanjing Mountain National Nature Reserve I ( 06-08-11 )

Fanjing Mountain National Nature Reserve II ( 06-08-11 )

Fenglin National Nature Reserve ( 06-08-11 )

Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve I ( 06-08-11 )

Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve II ( 06-08-11 )

Guniujiang Nature Reserve of Anhui Province ( 06-08-11 )

Huanglong National Nature Reserve ( 06-08-11 )

Huaping Nature Reserve of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ( 06-08-11 )

Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve I ( 06-08-11 )

Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve I ( 06-08-11 )

Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve II ( 06-08-11 )

Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve II ( 06-08-11 )

Bogeda Peak National Nature Reserve ( 06-08-11 )

Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve I ( 06-08-11 )