Tibetan antelope
Tibetan antelope, also known as Chiru is a medium sized antelope most closely related to wild goats and sheep of the subfamily Caprinae.[1] Tibetan antelope are native to northwest India and Tibet.[2] They live on the treeless Steppe above 5,000 metres (16,000 ft).[2] They are an endangered species.[3] They are a target for hunters for their fine underfur called chiru.[4] It is used to make luxury shawls.[4] It takes about four animals to make a single shawl.[4] In order to collect the chiru, the animals must be killed.[4] Because of this the Chiru are close to extinction.[4]
Tibetan Antelope Media
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Chiru in Qinghai, China
- Head detail, Chiru of Tibet (Pantholops hodgsonii) from the book entitled, The Great and Small Game of India, Burma, and Tibet (1900) (cropped).jpg
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The antelope are killed for their wool, which is woven into the luxury fabric shahtoosh, threatening the species' survival.
References
- ↑ "Tibetan Antelope". Tibet Nature Environmental Conservation Network. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tibetan Antelope". Endangered Species Handbook. Animal Welfare Institute. Retrieved January 22, 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ "Pantholops hodgsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Tibetan antelope". World Wide Fund For Nature. Retrieved January 22, 2017.