Looking after our natural world

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   Yeshe Dolkar still remembers the moment she saw snow leopards¹ at Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve ² a year ago. On that cold snowy day, the 15-year-old living in Nangqen County, Qinghai Province was walking down a mountain with her family. Suddenly, they saw two snow leopards near the Lancang River.
　Since the mid-20th century, the area of snow, grasslands and lakes in Sanjiangyuan has become smaller because of climate change and human activities. Many wild animals living in the area have become extinct³. Snow leopards are in danger of extinction.
　China set up Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve to better protect the area and the wildlife there. In recent years, the population of wild animals has been rising. According to news report, more than 70,000 Tibetan antelopes ⁴ now live there. And more than 1,000 snow leopards can be found in the area.
　Local people have improved their understanding about environmental protection and have tried hard to look after the environment in Sanjiangyuan over the years. In Nangqen County, most people used to carry food with them in plastics bags and left the bags behind. But now things have changed. According to Palden Wangchuk, a 22-year-old young man, local people are often called on to pick up waste on the grasslands. “People would also take their food waste down the mountains. The grasslands have put on a new look,” he said.
　“We should protect our home and continue to live together with nature peacefully,” Palden Wangchuk added.
Notes:
1. 意为：雪豹
2. 意为：三江源国家级自然保护区 

3. extinct adj. 灭绝的 4. 意为：藏羚羊