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Tibetan antelope has entered the highly competitive race to be...  -  Mar 30, 2005
新�网 - 新�网BEIJING, Mar. 28 -- Tibetan antelope has entered the highly competitive race to be selected as the animal emblem of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. ...

Article: Saving the Tibetan Antelope - The Washington Post | HighBeam...  -  Apr 27, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchSaving the Tibetan Antelope ... find The Washington Post articles. "Green has never looked so cool," said a review of the film "Mountain Patrol," which is ...

Prized Tibetan antelope triple in remote reserve  -  Apr 21, 2008
Reuters IndiaBEIJING (Reuters) - The number of prized Tibetan antelope in a remote region of northwest China has tripled to 60000 in 10 years thanks to a crackdown on ...

China destroys Tibetan antelope hides to show anti-poaching resolution  -  Oct 28, 2009
央视国际GOLMUD, Qinghai, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Animal protection authorities in northwest China's Qinghai Province Thursday destroyed 2282 Tibetan antelope hides ...

Photographer sorry for faking Tibetan antelope picture  -  Feb 18, 2008
中国日报BEIJING -- An award-winning photographer and activist in Tibetan antelope protection has apologized to the public for a picture he faked showing more than ...

Captive breeding planned for saving Tibetan antelope  -  Mar 27, 2005
The HinduBy Luv Puri. JAMMU, MARCH 26. In an attempt to save Tibetan antelopes in the cold desert of Ladakh, the Jammu and Kashmir Government is planning captive ...

Antelope leap to safety through rail underpass  -  Jul 10, 2006
Times OnlineTHE graceful Tibetan antelope, one of the most endangered animals in China, ... At the beginning of the 20th century several million Tibetan antelope ...

China Eats Crow Over Faked Photo Of Rare Antelope  -  Feb 22, 2008
Wall Street JournalYingying the Tibetan Antelope is one of the five official mascots of the 2008 ... "I wanted to capture the harmony among the Tibetan antelope, the train, ...

Tibetan antelope hides destroyed to show anti-poaching resolution  -  Oct 23, 2009
中国日报Workers of Hoh Xil Nature Reserve Administration prepare to burn Tibetan antelope hides confiscated from poachers in Golmud, in northwest China's Qinghai ...

Tibetan antelope tipped as Olympic mascot  -  Mar 28, 2005
中国日报 - 中国日报By Liang Chao (China Daily). Tibetan antelope has entered the highly competitive race to be selected as the animal emblem of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. ...

Tibetan antelope trafficker sentenced in Thailand  -  Nov 26, 2007
央视国际A luxury store owner based in Bangkok was convicted on Monday for breaching Thailand's wildlife protection law and sentenced to two years in prison, ...

Tibet's "Movie Star" Antelope Slowly Rebounding, Expedition Finds  -  Feb 6, 2007
National GeographicLast winter an expedition team counted 9000 Tibetan antelope, or chiru, ... Schaller hazards a guess that more than a million Tibetan antelope roamed the ...

Saving the Tibetan Antelope  -  Apr 27, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest Archiver..."Green has never looked so cool," said a review of the film "Mountain Patrol," which is about how a volunteer Tibetan brigade took on Chinese and Muslim ...

Once a Fashion Victim, Tibetan Antelope Starts to Recover  -  Feb 2, 2007
Environment News ServiceNEW YORK, New York, February 2, 2007 (ENS) - The endangered Tibetan antelope, once slaughtered by poachers for the trade in luxury shahtoosh shawls, ...

Tibetan Antelope leads race of bidding for 2008 Olympics mascot  -  Sep 2, 2005
中国日报The official mascot for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be announced on November 12th, and the Tibetan Antelope is recognized by many people as the best ...

American naturalist's story of Tibetan antelopes  -  Aug 14, 2009
央视国际Schaller takes care of a baby Tibetan antelope. (Photo Source: China's Tibet). However, ruthless trophy hunting for the animal's warm, soft and fine wool ...

CCTV-English Channel-Sports Scene  -  Dec 7, 2005
央视国际But the Tibetan antelope and kylin, favored by local residents, were not on the ... The Tibetan antelope was then brought in to replace the Monkey King. ...

China eats crow over faked photo of antelope  -  Feb 25, 2008
Livemint...“One man, one car, one year...and a campaign to protect Tibetan antelope,� he ... Yingying the Tibetan Antelope is one of the five official mascots of the ...

Train passes Hoh Xil, home to Tibetan antelopes  -  Jul 1, 2006
中国日报Since 1979, the Tibetan antelope has been recognized as an endangered species and ... A miniature statue of a Tibetan antelope stands on every table in the ...

Hope springs eternal for chiru  -  Feb 1, 2010
China DailyIt's an uphill task to protect the endangered Tibetan antelope, prized for its ... As the sun goes down over the horizon, a Tibetan antelope collapses from ...

Beijing Olympics mascots unveiled  -  Nov 12, 2005
The HinduThe mascots, which embody the natural characteristics of four of China's popular animals — the fish, panda, Tibetan antelope, swallow — and the Olympic ...

A Resurgence of Wildlife in Northern Tibet  -  Feb 21, 2007
NPRThe Tibetan antelope, or chiru. Once aggressively poached for its fine ... Now he's focusing on Asia and the protection of a Tibetan antelope, the chiru. ...

Forces roped in to save Tibetan antelope, yak etc  -  Aug 26, 2008
Daily News & AnalysisPTI. NEW DELHI: Tibetan antelope, popularly known as Chiru, blue sheep, wild Yak and many other rare and threatened species in the high-altitude Himalayan ...

United States Adds Tibetan Antelope to Endangered Species List  -  Mar 31, 2006
phayul.comIn a move to increase worldwide environmental conservation efforts, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has listed the Tibetan antelope as an ...

Wildlife smuggling: Low-risk, high-profit - World environment-...  -  Jun 7, 2007
msnbc.comIn this undated handout picture released 06 June 2007, by The World Wildlife Fund, a herd of endangered Tibetan antelope, also known as Chiru, ...

BGI Plans to Sequence Polar Bears, Penguins, Tibetan Antelope  -  Apr 27, 2009
genomeweb.comBy a GenomeWeb staff reporter. NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The Beijing Genomics Institute in Shenzhen plans to sequence the genomes of three animals that ...

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan  -  Jan 9, 2010
Daily TimesBEIJING: The Tibetan antelope has entered the race to become the 2008 Beijing ... “As a unique animal of China, the Tibetan antelope is a beautiful animal ...

Microchip shawls to save wildlife  -  Jun 25, 2007
BBC NewsShahtoosh is fine wool made from the endangered Tibetan antelope, locally known as the chiru. Found only in high Himalayas, the chiru has been killed in ...

Print nzherald.co.nz Article  -  May 24, 2009
New Zealand HeraldShahtoosh is the fibre from an endangered Tibetan antelope known as the chiru. Unlike other fibre-bearing animals, chiru are killed to get the fibre. ...

US Endangered Species Act Protects Tibetan Antelope.  -  Mar 28, 2006
Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comYARMOUTH PORT, Mass., March 28 /US Newswire/ -- The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that it will protect the Tibetan antelope (Pantholops ...

Fur flies as rivals pit the panda against the monkey in battle for...  -  Sep 24, 2005
Times OnlineThis year the official China Daily named the rare and endangered Tibetan antelope as the leading contender. The timid creature has been widely poached for ...

The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games  -  Nov 23, 2007
央视国际The selection of the Tibetan Antelope reflects Beijing commitment to a Green Olympics. His head ornament incorporates several decorative styles from the ...

Han Meilin, designer of the Friendlies  -  Sep 29, 2006
央视国际Panda practices weightlifting; Tibetan antelope running; fish swimming ¡etc. ... It was from the images of Tibetan antelope that we finally drew ...

Tibetan Antelope Should Not Be Raised in Captive: Expert  -  Aug 22, 2005
china.org.cnChinese experts oppose the suggestion of raising Tibetan antelope in captivity as a way to protect this rare wild species from extinction. ...

75 Tibetans take part in Olympic torch relay  -  Jun 22, 2008
HinduAnd the first torchbearer is a “Tibetan Antelope Guard.� Cega, director of the Hol Xil Natural Reserve Administration, is now listed as the first ...

Four arrested in Bangkok on selling shawls made from Tibetan antelope...  -  Jul 19, 2006
People's Daily OnlineShahtoosh shawls are made from the wool of the Tibetan antelope, ... The Tibetan antelope has been listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International ...

Tibetan Antelope Leads Mascot Race  -  May 23, 2005
china.org.cnThe Tibetan antelope is leading the race to become the 2008 Beijing Olympic mascot, according to a survey released by the China Wild Animal Protection ...

Shahtoosh shawls seized from Kashmir govt emporium  -  Dec 7, 2009
Press Trust of IndiaThe shawls are manufactured by using wool of the Tibetan antelope, ... The Tibetan Antelope is a scheduled animal and use of its wool is an offence under ...

Snowmelt in Eastern North America Earlier Than Last Century  -  Mar 30, 2006
Environment News ServiceTibetan antelope wool is smuggled through Nepal into Kashmir, ... "Tibetan antelope are being driven to extinction for fashion products that no one needs, ...

China chooses five 'Friendlies' as Olympics mascots  -  Nov 11, 2005
AZ Central.comBoth the inclusion of the panda and the Tibetan antelope, also highly ... While possibly 1 million Tibetan antelope roamed the arid Tibetan Plateau in the ...

The making of Fuwa(I)  -  Mar 30, 2007
央视国际But the Tibetan antelope and kylin, favored by local residents, were not on the ... The Tibetan antelope was then brought in to replace the Monkey King. ...

Tigers and gorillas - for sale on the internet  -  Jan 15, 2010
The GuardianGuaranteed to be real, however, were the hawksbill turtle shells, shahtoosh shawls from the Tibetan antelope and taxidermy specimens of lions and peregrine ...

Counterfeiters 1, officials 0 in Games' first real contest  -  Aug 2, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverI asked, referring to the Beijing Olympic mascots the five "good luck" dolls symbolizing a fish, a panda, a Tibetan antelope, a swallow and the Olympic ...

Shawls Sold at Charity Event: So Soft and So Illegal  -  Dec 27, 2009
New York Times...but of shahtoosh — an incredibly rare material woven from the fine hairs of the endangered Tibetan antelope. Also called the chiru, the antelope, ...

Liang Congjie: Preserving China's Environment  -  Aug 1, 2006
央视国际The campaign Liang and his co-workers led against the slaughter of the endangered Tibetan antelope, whose hair is used to make the fashionable Shatoosh ...

The making of the five friendlies (I)  -  Dec 28, 2005
央视国际But the Tibetan antelope and kylin, favored by local residents, were not on the ... The Tibetan antelope was then brought in to replace the Monkey King. ...

Tibetan antelopes migrate as usual  -  Aug 15, 2006
中国日报A Tibetan antelope is drinking near Qinghai-Tibet Railway, photo from Xinhua, ... A Tibetan antelope is looking for food at Qingshui River bank near ...

Tibetan Antelope Slowly Recovering After Decline From Poaching,...  -  Feb 20, 2007
sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (Feb. 20, 2007) — Returning from a recent 1000-mile expedition across Tibet's remote Chang Tang region, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) ...

Tibetan Antelope, a Protected Species, Becoming Fashion Victim  -  Nov 30, 2005
Worldwatch Institute...by Zijun Li on November 30, 2005. In 2004, Ke Ke Xi Li, a Chinese movie that tells the story of a volunteer patrol team's struggles to protect Tibetan ...

Home to Tibetan Antelope Invites Volunteers  -  Feb 1, 2006
CRICega, director of the high-altitude Hol Xil Nature Reserve Administration, said that with the development of ecological protection in the past few years, ...

He carries the torch for Yingying, the chiru  -  Jun 23, 2008
中国日报Dargyi was the leader of a volunteer patrol team of local Tibetan and Han people trying to protect the Tibetan antelope, was killed by poachers. ...

"Free Tibet" Antelope Defects from China's Olympic Team  -  May 10, 2007
phayul.comNew York - Yingsel, an endangered Tibetan antelope and one of China's five chosen ... "I am a proud Tibetan antelope and I refuse to be used by the Chinese ...

Love, Struggle, Death of Tibetan Antelope  -  Dec 14, 2005
china.org.cnGame wardens high on the Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau are mourning the death of a Tibetan antelope - killed in a mating battle - that they had raised from the ...

Protect Tibetan Antelope, Boycott Shahtoosh Shawls  -  Mar 17, 2007
china.org.cnOfficials from China's Hoh Xil national nature reserve will travel to London to persuade Europeans to boycott shahtoosh shawls, which are made from the wool ...

Qinghai Launches Campaign To Protect Tibetan Antelope  -  Apr 19, 2006
ChinaCSR.com - ChinaCSR.comChina's Qinghai Forestry Bureau has initiated a special campaign this spring to protect the endangered Tibetan Antelope. Forest police have entered deep ...

Funeral Held for First Human-raised Tibetan Antelope  -  Dec 23, 2005
china.org.cnA special funeral has been held to mourn the death of a Tibetan antelope which had been raised from the day it was born in the high-altitude Hol Xil nature ...

Volunteers guard wildlife in Ke Ke Xi Li  -  Apr 28, 2008
央视国际Tibetan antelope has been selected as one of the mascots for Beijing Olympic in 2005 by both experts and the general public, which is an honor for the whole ...

Tibetan Antelope  -  Feb 17, 2006
CRIENGLISH.comThe Tibetan antelope, or the chiru, is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. It weighs 26 - 40 kilograms and favors alpine steppe or similar semiarid habitats. ...

Choice of antelope as Olympic mascot is "attempt to legitimize...  -  Nov 12, 2005
phayul.com..."The appropriation of the Tibetan antelope as the Olympic mascot is a way of ... The Tibetan antelope is believed to have numbered approximately a million ...

Seeking harmony between man and nature  -  Mar 11, 2008
央视国际In the course of a career that spans over twenty years, Xi Zhinong has photographed many endangered animals, such as the Tibetan antelope, the giant panda ...

'Kekexili': saving Tibetan antelope  -  Sep 12, 2006
Aspen TimesA team member is caught in dry quicksand while combating illegal poaching in "Mountain Patrol: Kekexili," showing tonight and Wednesday at the Wheeler. ...

Golden Rooster fest opens in central China  -  Oct 14, 2009
Hollywood Reporter...in 2005 with director Lu Chuan for his Hollywood-financed "Kekexili Mountain Patrol," a movie about saving the Tibetan antelope from ruthless poachers. ...

Tibetan Antelope leads bidding race for mascot  -  May 18, 2005
phayul.comThe Tibetan Antelope is leading the race in bidding for the official mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, according to the latest internet survey ...

Dalai Lama suggests Taiwan "integrate" with China  -  Mar 20, 2008
Monsters and Critics.comSo much so that the natural habitat of the Tibetan antelope was not disturbed. Care was also taken that the surrounding plant life were not affected. ...

Tibetan antelope listed as endangered species  -  Apr 4, 2006
caprep.comWASHINGTON (04/04/06) -- The US Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the Tibetan antelope as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The ...

'Mountain Patrol' a stunning view of a life's work  -  May 5, 2006
$2.95 - Chicago Sun-Times - NewsBankTo save the endangered Tibetan antelope, whose pelts were so prized by silly women that their population was reduced in the 1990s from millions to thousands ...

The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games  -  Aug 18, 2006
央视国际The selection of the Tibetan Antelope reflects Beijing commitment to a Green Olympics. His head ornament incorporates several decorative styles from the ...

Tourism in Tibet Threatens Migration of Tibetan Antelope  -  Aug 19, 2006
china.org.cnA flock of Tibetan antelopes are about to cross the Qinghai-Tibet Highway when suddenly a car blares its horn and whizzes past. ...

Stuffed tiger cub sold for £20k  -  Nov 18, 2006
The SunA polar bear rug was found in Notting Hill, West London, and 100 shahtoosh shawls made from Tibetan antelope were discovered in a posh Mayfair shop. ...

Wild life poaching still rampant in Tibet  -  Jul 13, 2007
phayul.comThe Tibetan antelope, or Chiru (Tib: tsoe) is a Class I protected species under the ... Many wild species, such as the Tibetan antelope, are now endangered. ...

Population of Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil exceeds 50,000  -  Jun 20, 2005
People's Daily OnlineThanks to appropriate protection and strong measures taken against poachers, Tibetan antelopes in Hoh Xil lead a very peaceful life there. ...

Discovering the Tibetan Antelope  -  Jul 1, 2005
china.org.cnOn June 27, a team of researchers, organized under the “Discover Qinghai� program arrived at Zhuonai Lake, in the depopulated Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, ...

Interior Final Rule to List Tibetan Antelope as Endangered Throughout...  -  Apr 3, 2006
Pay-Per-View - US Fed News - Factiva, from Dow JonesWASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of the Interior. ...

Interior Final Rule to List Tibetan Antelope as Endangered Throughout...  -  May 6, 2006
Pay-Per-View - US Fed News - Factiva, from Dow JonesWASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Resources Committee has received an executive communication from the Department of the Interior. ...

Police in India seize illegal 'shahtoosh' shawls  -  Aug 23, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukA single shahtoosh, manufactured from the wool of the endangered Tibetan antelope, or Chiru (panthelops hodgsonii), can fetch more than £2000 by the time it ...

Mascots, Auspicious Animals  -  Aug 9, 2008
中国日报Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope. Like all antelopes, Yingying is fast and ... The selection of the Tibetan Antelope reflects Beijing's commitment to a ...

Feeding the Tibetan Antelope  -  Jul 21, 2006
china.org.cnAffectionately known as the "Plateau Elf," the Tibetan antelope resides in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at an altitude of over 5000 meters above sea level. ...

Tibetan Antelopes Being Menaced by Poachers  -  Aug 25, 2005
china.org.cn..."The problem of rampant poaching on Tibetan antelope is remains serious. ... The Tibetan antelope, an endangered wildlife species at the top of China's ...

Qinghai Tibet-Railway III  -  Oct 9, 2006
央视国际In 2004, a movie focusing on the rare Tibetan antelope made these precious ... Every June, Tibetan antelope expecting their offspring travel through the ...

Qinghai Tibet-Railway III  -  Aug 24, 2006
央视国际The particular route of the Tibetan antelope is guided by the areas containing a certain type of grass the pregnant antelope depend on for the nutrition ...

Volunteers guard wildlife in Ke Ke Xi Li  -  Nov 26, 2007
央视国际Tibetan antelope has been selected as one of the mascots for Beijing Olympic in 2005 by both experts and the general public, which is an honor for the whole ...

Three jailed in Tibet for poaching rare antelope  -  Mar 24, 2006
Free with registration - PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd - AccessMyLibrary.comIn the past 25 years since 1979, the Tibetan antelope has been recognised as an endangered species and protected under the Convention on the International ...

American Biologist Honored With China Environment Prize  -  Dec 19, 2008
Environment News ServiceSchaller's research on Tibetan antelope helped reveal that the rare animal is in fact the source of "shahtoosh," the world's finest wool, which is smuggled ...

13-year Prison Sentence for Antelope Poachers  -  Dec 7, 2005
china.org.cnSince 1979, the Tibetan antelope has been recognized as an endangered species and protected under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered ...

Trees planted to feed home demand  -  Nov 18, 2005
中国日报 - 中国日报As unveiled at the weekend, a Tibetan antelope character named Yingying has been selected as one of the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympics would be unveiled on …  -  Nov 4, 2005
Free with registration - PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd - AccessMyLibrary.comThe Chinese media recently reported that the Tibetan antelope, ... Besides the Tibetan antelope and giant panda, the other major candidates are the Chinese ...

Promote alternative to Shahtoos to save Tibetan antelope  -  Sep 11, 2006
phayul.comSrinagar, September 11 - Tibetan antelopes or Chiru will disappear in the next three to four years if steps are not taken to check the production and the ...

Now you boofheads will take soccer, er football, seriously  -  Nov 19, 2005
Sydney Morning HeraldIf that is true, expect to see Yingying, the Tibetan antelope, staggering under the weight of several Chinese soldiers, desperately trying to be free, ...

Tourism in Tibet Threatens Migration of Tibetan Antelope  -  Aug 21, 2006
CRIENGLISH.comA flock of Tibetan antelopes are crossing the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. Photo Source: sina.com.cn. A flock of Tibetan antelopes are about to cross the ...

VIEW: Plan to legalise shahtoosh industry  -  Mar 11, 2005
Times of IndiaShahtoosh shawls are banned because the wool used for it is extracted from the endangered Tibetan antelope, chiru, found in the Ladakh region of Jammu and ...

IN BRIEF (Page: 7, Date: 05/26/2005)  -  May 26, 2005
中国日报The Tibetan Antelope is leading in the race for the 2008 Beijing Olympic mascot, ... Besides the Tibetan Antelope, the other major candidates are the giant ...

Article: A Couple of Characters Jump Onto the Court; Live | Excerpts...  -  Aug 11, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchYingying the Tibetan Antelope evidently got spooked and fared even worse, toppling over sideways after his missed dunk. It was the worst attempted dunk by a ...

One Local Moment  -  Apr 19, 2006
PopMattersFor the poachers, predominantly Chinese, the Tibetan antelope promises riches attainable no other way: for Ri Tai and his men, conservation and nationalism ...

Changtang, A Wildlife Paradise  -  Aug 11, 2009
CCTV...the Changtang National Nature Reserve has become a paradise for many wild animals, including wild yak, Tibetan antelope and Tibetan dzigettai. Reserve. ...

A dying breed points to a battered China Turtles casualties of...  -  Dec 5, 2007
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchEndangered indigenous species include the Chinese tiger, the giant panda, the Tibetan antelope, several varieties of pheasants and monkeys, and a range of ...

A Couple of Characters Jump Onto the Court; Live | Excerpts from …  -  Aug 11, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverYingying the Tibetan Antelope evidently got spooked and fared even worse, toppling over sideways after his missed dunk. It was the worst attempted dunk by a ...

Frequently Asked Questions  -  May 24, 2005
WWF InternationalThe Tibetan antelope population was estimated at 1 million or more at the ... As many as 20000 Tibetan antelope are killed each year to supply the trade.

China's 'magical road of heaven'  -  Jul 13, 2006
Asia Times OnlineThere was a collective gasp as 50 Tibetan antelope or chiru ran alongside the railway tracks for a few minutes. Wild donkeys and horses could be spotted in ...

When biodiversity is just 2 old turtles China trying to save a...  -  Dec 4, 2007
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchEndangered indigenous species include the Chinese tiger, the giant panda, the Tibetan antelope, several varieties of pheasants and monkeys and a range of ...

Source: CCTV.com  -  Nov 16, 2007
央视国际Here, the natural environment provides a habitat for some rare animals, like the endangered Tibetan antelope. In a sense, the Tibetan antelope, ...

China's eco-conservation efforts pay off at major river sources  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Xinhua...average altitude of 4000 meters, the areas are habitats for many large rare and endangered animal species, including Tibetan antelope, yak and snow leopard.

Where the antelope play  -  25 Mar 2009
Timmins Daily PressFrom Central Asia come the saiga and the chiru, also known as the Tibetan antelope. Five species are critically endangered: The dama gazelle, Aders' duiker,

Extinction Looms Over One in Every Four Antelope Species  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
Environment News ServiceOnly the Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsonii, is threatened with extinction out the six non-antelope species monitored by the Antelope Specialist Group.

Tracks to Tibet  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
The NationalLu’s film tells the story of a Tibetan patrol team that struggles to save the hunted Tibetan antelope from poachers, risking their lives in the extremely

Pashmina industry under threat in occupied Kashmir  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
Kashmir Media ServiceAfter a global ban on Shahtoosh, wool derived from the hair of an endangered Tibetan antelope, shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered the finest and

Endangered Tibbetan Cheeru  -  Jan 28, 2009
Press Information Bureau (press release),There are about 360 Tibetan Antelope (Pantolops hodgsonii), commonly known as Cheeru in the country. The animal is mainly confined to the Tibetan plateau.

Kashmir Inc seeks end to ban on Shahtoosh  -  Jan 25, 2009
GreaterKashmir.com (press release),...“China has vested interest in the ban as they are not able to handle the wool from Tibetan antelope,� he added. Giving the details Dr Shah said that the

The Natural History of Unicorns, By Chris Lavers  -  Jan 29, 2009
Independent,Laver suggests that the unicorn is an amalgam of two genuine animals, the wild ass and a Tibetan antelope, the chiru, which can indeed look one-horned from

The Natural History of Unicorns by Chris Lavers  -  Jan 16, 2009
Times Online,The horn came from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope, whose slender pair of antlers in the male look from a distance like a single horn (distantly being the

The Natural History of Unicorns  -  Jan 11, 2009
Financial Times,...not their foreheads), the Tibetan antelope (horns in the right place, but two of them) and the kiang, a large and fast wild ass, also from Tibet.

SC ends hearing of Chiru issue  -  Jan 14, 2009
Rising Kashmir,...measures to prevent the killing of Tibetan antelope (Chiru) and trade in all types of articles including Shahtoosh which are banned under the law.

Record seizures of animal goods  -  Jan 14, 2009
The National,...“A lot of it is ivory, but one of our biggest concerns at the moment is shahtoosh, a type of shawl made in India from Tibetan antelope.

2nd Int'l Poetry Festival to be held in Qinghai  -  Jan 16, 2009
China Internet Information Center|,The International Poetry Award of the Golden Tibetan Antelope will be chosen by a group of famous poets and litterateurs from China and the rest of the

Watching things happen helplessly  -  Jan 17, 2009
Rising Kashmir,Remember how Chiru (Tibetan antelope) was made into a cause and Shahtos trade was grounded to death. From a prime business activity Shahtos trade became a

UAE : Extreme Weather Hits Parts of Dubai  -  Jan 14, 2009
Daijiworld.com,...“A lot of it is ivory, but one of our biggest concerns at the moment is shahtoosh, a type of shawl made in India from Tibetan antelope.

Kashmiri Pashmina shawl industry facing challenge to survive  -  Jan 11, 2009
Etalaat,Shahtoosh, wool derived from the hair of an endangered Tibetan antelope, shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered the world's finest and are exported

Monastic meandering  -  Nov 15, 2008
Sunday Times.lk,...“Toosh� is another prized material even softer and finer than pashm, derived from undomesticated species, particularly the rare Tibetan antelope – each

Jailed Chinese dissident and Tibet supporter wins top European ...  -  Oct 23, 2008
Save Tibet,...recognition and treatment for HIV/AIDS sufferers, and was also involved in environmental campaigns to protect the endangered Tibetan antelope (chiru).

It's peaceful here on top of the world: Ladakh 'Little Tibet'  -  Nov 1, 2008
Independent,High above Taru the next morning, along the ridge of a canyon I spotted a seven-strong herd of endangered Tibetan antelope, hunted elsewhere in the

Conservation in the Chang Tang  -  Oct 28, 2008
China Internet Information Center|,Changes during the past quarter century have had an impact not only on the wild yak, Tibetan antelope (also called 'chiru'), and other wild animals but also

Search on for 2012 Olympic mascot  -  Oct 24, 2008
BBC News,This year's Beijing Games had five mascots - Beibei the fish, Jingjing the panda, Huanhuan the Olympic flame, Yingying the Tibetan antelope and Nini the

Honours for Cape-based scientists  -  Oct 27, 2008
Independent Online,The two were separated only by Dr Lin Xia's thesis on traffic disturbance of the migration of Tibetan antelope in the extensive Hoh-xil national nature

INDIA: WTI-IFAW Awarded Goods patent to Kashmir Pashmina  -  27 Sep 2008
BharatTextile.com (subscription),Trading in derivatives of the Tibetan Antelope has been banned by law in India, Nepal and China. International trade in any form has also been prohibited by

Editorial: In the gun-sights: leopards  -  27 Sep 2008
Business Standard,...the parts of elephants, rhinoceros, Tibetan antelope (or Chiru) and several others are used for other lucrative purposes, all of them illicit.

Indianapolis prize winner speaks for animals  -  Sep 26, 2008
WTHR,He's traveled to exotic locations and watched even the smallest movements of the animals from what Tibetan antelope eat to how far a lion walks in a day.

Kashmir Pashmina gets Geographical Indication  -  Sep 25, 2008
Times of India,The Pashmina shawl was promoted as alternative to Shahtoosh shawl that is made from the wool of the endangered Tibetan Antelope, also known as Chiru.

Kashmiri pashmina gets patent under GI Act  -  Sep 24, 2008
Daily News & Analysis,Kashmir pashmina came out as a viable alternative to the banned shahtoosh products which could prevent poaching of Tibetan antelope commonly known as the

Milk scandal blows away China's feel-good mood  -  Sep 20, 2008
Independent,A Tibetan antelope is seen as a symbol of the unrest in that region in March; a swallow that looks like a kite has been linked to a deadly train crash in

Important Animals from India Involved in the Wildlife Trade  -  Sep 7, 2008
Press Information Bureau (press release),TIBETAN ANTELOPE OR CHIRU – The famous Shahtoosh shawls are woven from the under wool of this animal which has to be killed in order to derive the wool.

George B. Schaller, Indianapolis Prize winner, to speak at ...  -  Sep 11, 2008
E-Wire (press release),...save the threatened chiru or Tibetan antelope, and his life-changing experience studying mountain gorillas that helped shatter myths about the species.

Mascots' magic is either timeless or forgettable  -  Sep 10, 2008
Media,They also represent the five Chinese elements, and possess characteristics of the panda, Tibetan antelope, swallow, fish (many associated strongly with

Search this blog  -  Sep 9, 2008
ScienceBlogs275-mile journey on foot through the Himalayas to the calving grounds of the Tibetan antelope; and Madagascar's endangered predator, the cat-like fossa.

我们ä¸?ä»…ä¿?护大熊猫  -  Sep 5, 2008
易阔�日财�,The combined efforts of WWF and our partners have sparked the recovery of the Tibetan Antelope

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