Qinghai-tibet Plateau Alpine Region
Scope: Part of Sichuan and Qinghai provinces as well as part of Tibet Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Total area: About 1.73 million square kilometers
Biodiversity conservation priority areas: Sanjiangyuan-changtang area and southeastern mountainous area of the Himalayas
Rare species: Tibetan antelope, wild yak, Przewalski’s gazelle, naked carp, and caterpillar fungus