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Mangkam
Caka Nature Reserve |
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The nature reserve is animal type with
an area of 185,000 hectares. The main
protection objects are Yunnan golden
monkeys and virgin forest. Mangkam Cakalho
Nature Reserve lies by Mangkam Mountain
at the sea level of 3,500 to 4,500 meters,
where is cool and the plantation and
the vegetation are protected well. Though
the topography of the nature reserve
is high and rugted, the transportation
there is convenient for the Yunnan-Tibet
Highway passes through it.
The Mangkam Cakalho Nature Reserve is
the world's largest dwelling area of
Yunnan golden monkeys. It is said there
are only nearly 1,000 Yunnan golden
monkeys in the world now, however, more
than 600 live in Mangkam Nature Reserve.
. Besides Yunnan Golden Monkeys, 59
wild animals are listed under state
and Tibet Autonomous Region key protection.
Over 5,000 senior plants, 39 of which
have been listed as wild plants under
state key protection, grow in Tibet.
The region also boasts 798 species of
vertebrates and 2,305 species of insects.
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