This is the second time that the species have been spotted in the province since 2015, when footage of a leopard and its cub was captured in a camera in Zadoi County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Researchers from the forestry bureau in the city of Yushu recently collected photos and video footage of leopards along the Tongtian River at an altitude of 3,500-3,600 meters in Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve.
They deduced that two or more leopards live in the region, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The improved environment and increased forest coverage has resulted in better habitat for wild animals in Qinghai, according to the provincial forestry department.
The leopard has been under top national-level protection since 1983.
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