Second-class state protected animal Tianshan wapiti seen in grassland in northern Xinjiang (6)

Photo shows two Tianshan wapiti roaming on the Jiangbulati Grassland in Changji city, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (People’s Daily Online/Liu Hua)

The Tianshan wapiti is a second-class state protected animal in China. In recent years, Changji has been ramping up efforts to protect its local ecological environment, with a number of wild animals such as the Tianshan wapiti, wild boars, bears and wolves having been frequently seen in the locality.