The population of critically endangered Xinjiang salamander in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has recorded a steady increase in recent years, thanks to conservation efforts such as artificial breeding and strengthened monitoring and patrol.
The population of the primitive amphibian with an evolutionary history dating back to the age of dinosaurs has risen from around 1,700 in 2015 to over 3,000 to date, according to a nature reserve in Xinjiang's Wenquan county, the major habitat of the species.
Wondrous Xinjiang: Concerted efforts restore Xinjiang salamander from brink of extinction
The population of the primitive amphibian with an evolutionary history dating back to the age of dinosaurs has risen from around 1,700 in 2015 to over 3,000 to date, according to a nature reserve in Xinjiang's Wenquan county, the major habitat of the species.
Wondrous Xinjiang: Concerted efforts restore Xinjiang salamander from brink of extinction