Volunteers spearhead plateau conservation
Locals commit to protection in an ecologically significant area
Saving wildlife
The project monitors not only snow leopards, but also dholes, Pallas's cats, wild yaks, white-lipped deer, black-necked cranes and other species.
It also combines anti-poaching, forest fire prevention, wildlife rescue, vegetation restoration and harmless waste treatment.
"Protecting a species does not mean protecting only one animal," Jamwen Phuntsok said. "It means protecting the other species that the animals live with and the habitat they depend on."
In March 2025, a severely injured snow leopard cub in Zhidoi, later named Ling Xiaozhe, drew wide public attention after rangers found it in critical condition.
They transferred it to a temporary rescue site and then drove about 1,500 km to Xining city for treatment. The rescue updates shared online became a vivid lesson in wildlife protection.
"For many people, wildlife conservation sounds distant and abstract," Jamwen Phuntsok said. "But when it becomes the story of one life, people can understand and feel it."
