Tibetanantelope参见:TibetanantelopehuntedillegallyTheTibetanantelope,theso-calledplateauspirit,livesintheuninhabitedKekexiliregioninTibetandislistedinChinaasaclassonerarewildanimal.Fiftyyearsago,therewereaboutonemillionTibetanantelopesinKekexilibuttheyhavebeenbroughttothebrinkofextinctionbyyearsofpoaching.From1990to1998,about20,000Tibetanantelopeswereshot.Tibetanantelopeproductssellforahighpriceintheinternationalmarket.ThepricetagforaTibetanantelopeshawlrangesfromUS$11,000toUS$40,000.Therearenowonlyabout50,000Tibetanantelopesleft.TheChineseauthoritiestookactionagainsttheillegalhuntingin1999.Therearenownaturalprotectionzonesstaffedwithpeopletolookaftertheanimals.TheseeffortsappeartobehelpingasTibetanantelopescannowbeseenalongtheQinghai-Tibethighways.http://en.wikilib.com/wiki/Tibetan_antelope