wild animals in Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve, NW China’s Xinjiang-Xinhua

This photo taken on July 2, 2023 shows a wild yak in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

This photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows ruddy shelduck in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

This photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows Tibetan antelopes in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

This photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows a plateau pika in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

This photo taken on June 30, 2023 shows a Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

This photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows a plateau pika in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

This photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows Tibetan gazelles in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

This photo taken on June 30, 2023 shows black-necked cranes in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

This photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows Tibetan antelopes in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

This photo taken on July 8, 2023 shows a vulture flying over the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)