Abstract
ABSTRACT The targets of China’s national park construction are to protect the authenticity and integrity of the ecosystems, and to achieve the harmonious development between humans and nature. Because of the high intensity of human activities, the authenticity of ecosystems has deviated over the past few decades. It is time to rewild the wildlife and restore the authenticity of these ecosystems. The status of rewilding wildlife in Sanjiangyuan National Park, indicating that the wildlife population, diversity and wildness have increased within the National Park. The wildlife population in the national park has been restored, with about 60,000 Tibetan antelope, 60,000 Tibetan gazelle, 36,000 Tibetan wild ass, 10,000 wild yak, and 10,000 white-lipped deer up to 2017. However, overgrazing existed on the alpine grassland with population increasing both of ungulates and livestock.
Highlights
The conflict between the inhabitants and wildlife becomes more and more prominent Can local herdsman live in harmony with Tibetan wild ass or will their livestock compete with the wildlife for her bage resources? In the core protection zone of the National Park, Tibetan wild ass and Tibetan sheep grazed in the same pasture
Do the animals live in harmony or compete for the territory with each other? To our knowl edge, overloading and overgrazing existed on the alpine grassland, especially in the overlap areas of ungulates and livestock
In the Yellow River Source Park, the num bers of livestock are 4–5 times greater when comparing with ungulate wildlife counted using the standard sheep unit measurement (Shao et al 2018)
Summary
To cite this article: Xinquan Zhao , Tianwei Xu , Jacob Ellis , Fuquan He , Linyong Hu & Qi Li (2020) Rewilding the wildlife in Sangjiangyuan National Park, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 6:1, 1-3, DOI: 10.1080/20964129.2020.1776643 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2020.1776643 Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=tehs20 ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 2020, VOL. 6, NO. 1, 1–3 https://doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2020.1776643 Xinquan Zhaoa, Tianwei Xua, Jacob Ellisb, Fuquan Hea, Linyong Hua and Qi Lia aKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China; bInternational Education Exchange Center, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, China
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