Staff members of the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center walk on the way to collect the infrared cameras in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This photo taken on Aug. 18, 2024 shows the female snow leopard "Lhamo" and its cubs at Nainang Valley in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua)
Rangers view the image of a snow leopard captured by an infrared camera at the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This photo taken by an infrared camera on Aug. 15, 2025 shows an image of a snow leopard in Nainang Valley in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua)
This photo taken in the winter of 2025 shows an image of snow leopards in Nainang Valley in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua)
A ranger of the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center reviews images of snow leopard captured by an infrared camera in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Rangers of the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center review images of snow leopard captured by an infrared camera in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A staff member conducts image analysis at the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A ranger works at the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows the first snow leopard image captured at Nainang Valley in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows the female snow leopard "Lhamo" and its cub at Nainang Valley in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua)
Staff members of the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center patrol in the wild in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Staff members of the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center walk on the way to collect the infrared cameras in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Staff members review images captured by the infrared camera at the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Staff members discuss their work at the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A ranger of the Nainang ecological and cultural protection center conducts a field survey in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2026.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
This photo taken in the winter of 2025 shows an image of a snow leopard in Nainang Valley in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World Snow Leopard Day falls on October 23 annually.
Nainang Valley, which is only 38 kilometers away from the urban area of Lhasa in a straight line, is a rare stable habitat for snow leopards located in the suburb of a city in Xizang.
The Nainang ecological and cultural protection center in Doilungdeqen District was established in May 2023. To date, 40 snow leopards have been identified and named within the 200-square-kilometer monitoring area of Nainang Valley. (Xinhua)
