Corsac foxes are found  in steppes, semi-deserts and deserts in central Asia, ranging into Mongolia and northern China. Since 2004 it has been listed as least concern. However, its population fluctuates wildly with history of its population dropping ten times over in a single year.
Corsac Fox
Snow Leopard
Pallas Cat
Often referred to as the grumpy cat or in similar way, the Pallas cat occurs in Central Asia, from the Caspian Sea through iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India to central China, Mongolia and southern Russia. Populations in the southwest portion of their range – the Caspian Sea region, Afghanistan and Pakistan – are diminishing, isolated and scarce.
It size is similar to the domestic cat, and is far less stocky than its thick fur might make people believe.
It specializes in hunting small mammals.
It is considered least concern in terms of conservation, but little is known about its behaviour or situation in much of its range.
Fishing cat
Marbled cat
Asiatic Golden Cat
China has cleaned up its grid, so why is it also making lots of coal power stations
China is planning 100 new coal PowerStation. Given their drive to reduce carbon emissions, and the fact that China manufactures many of the worlds solar panels, this seems to be a foolish step.
China is leaping into carbon neutral power, with around 1/3 green, up from just 28.8% in 2020.
A drought last year has apparently spooked the managers, as they didnt get as much hydropower as was expected.
What is the result? Perhaps China will want all these plants online by2030 when their emissions are supposed to peak, that way the issue is pushed back, with their net zero target of 2060.
Will it happen? I suspect if the Chinese people started to complain it might happen fast. Certainly, it is foolish, as it has already been clearly demonstrated that green electricity generation is cheaper than any fossil fuel creation.
aaa Zhangjiajie sandstone peak forest reserve, China
As the huge panda reserve takes shape in SW China other species are benefitting
Over the last couple of years, snow leopards have been sighted in Pingwu county – Sichuan province. This confirms that the range of the snow leopard has expanded eastward as this reserve takes shape.
Pingwu supports around 335 Pandas, or around 20% of the Chinese total.
This Giant Panda national park will include 70.25% of known Panda habitat 87.5% of the Pandas currently living in the wild.
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