
QINGHAI-TIBET RAILWAY, CHINA - A Tibetan antelope seen along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in Tibet on June 20, 2006. The Qinghai-Tibet railway gets set to launch its maiden run on July 1 and flocks of Tibetan antelopes can move leisurely across a bridge under the railway. To ensure the regular migration of this wild animal, the government built 33 pathways in the forms of bridge and tunnel, according to Huang Difu. The Tibetan antelope is one of the most endangered species in China with only 50,000 at present. There are 60.9 million hectares of national nature reserve on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau through which the 1,142-kilometer railway runs. CMN/EyePress News