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Bao Yongqing was the first Chinese photographer to be named Wildlife Photographer of the Year. In 2019, he won the world's most prestigious award for nature photography. "The Moment", his entry, depicts an intense standoff between a Tibetan fox and a Himalayan marmot, two mammals that are widespread in the Sanjiangyuan area. Many herdsmen on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau have followed Bao’s footsteps in taking up wildlife photography. See the confidence they have in the power of images, to promote wildlife protection in China in the final installment of the series.
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01:29Nightfall
01:37Beneath the resplendent stars of the Sanjeng Yuan sky, looming shadows lurk.
01:43Hungry predators on the lookout for local livestock.
01:55The
02:25I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
02:5525-year-old Bema Drimet is a herdsman in Qinghai's Angsai Township, Yushu Prefecture.
03:07He has two children and more than 20 yaks.
03:12Since 2020, Bema has had a new job, an insurance assessor.
03:24No sooner is the phone call over than Bema is on his way to see for himself.
03:30He knows better than anyone what livestock means for a herder's family.
03:34He has to be on the scene as soon as possible to assess the damage.
03:46The insured client also lives in Angsai, the first region to launch the pilot scheme of
03:51accidental livestock death insurance.
03:57Located in Yushu, Qinghai, Zaxu River, the source of the Lansang, runs through the township.
04:04An ideal ecological environment inhabited by large predators such as snow leopards, brown
04:09bears and wolves means frequent attacks on livestock.
04:15On one occasion, a family once lost 25 yaks in the course of a single night.
04:22Bema now works for a state-run commercial insurance company.
04:49At first, the policy was called Human Animal Encounter Insurance Foundation, started in 2016
04:56by the Sanjian Yuan National Park and a non-profit organization based in Beijing.
05:02The goal was to compensate herders for losses caused by wild animals.
05:07In 2018, after a two-year trial in Angsai, the foundation was replaced by a formal commercial
05:15insurance arrangement.
05:22The goal was to compensate for the
05:52Dung Tse's family has been living in this river valley in Nian Du village, Yushu, for
06:09generations.
06:16Born in 1975, Dung Tse sticks to the herdsman's way of life.
06:24Now with his children at school in the city, Dung Tse has opted to stay in the valley that
06:29is so familiar to him.
06:42During the holidays, his eldest son, who goes to school in Xining, is home, so Dung Tse
06:48suggests they head out to the mountain to set up infrared cameras.
06:52He has been taken to the mountain.
06:59He has been taken to the mountain.
07:03He has been taken to the mountain.
07:13The suggestion intrigues Ngawang Jigme, his son.
07:35He knows full well that the cameras are for monitoring wildlife so as to protect the ecosystem.
07:42He takes pride in the fact that his father works for ecological conservation in the Sanjianyuan
07:47National Park.
07:50Not only does the job provide a 20,000 yuan annual income, but also gives Jigme a sense
07:56of honour and responsibility.
08:03After breakfast, father and son set out.
08:10On their way up the mountain, Dongsa keeps scanning the road.
08:17Whenever he sees some litter, he gets off and picks it up.
08:33Eventually all of it will end up in a dump 35 kilometres away from where he lives.
08:49He's been doing this for seven years, long before he formally became a park ranger.
09:13Arriving at the foot of the mountain, they find Detral, a fellow ranger from their village,
09:17waiting for them.
09:20Like Dongsa, Detral is also assigned an infrared camera.
09:24When the boat gets 20,000, they are in the middle of the mountain.
09:31He's a small village and he is in the middle of the mountain.
09:36He's in the middle of the mountain.
09:40I'm doing this for four years.
09:44He's a small village.
09:47Park Ranger jobs are part of a public benefit program in Sang Zheng Yuan aiming to protect
10:00the ecosystem while tackling poverty.
10:05According to the policy, each family in the area is offered one post.
10:14After training, they carry out duties like routine patrols, aiding law enforcement as well
10:20as monitoring the ecosystem.
10:22In return, they receive a steady income.
10:44Wives you can get specially influenced your needs.
10:51As a supporter, while you're spreadingайте sand in battle, you may because they will only
11:01hold human.
11:05Dongsa told his son that despite the signs of snow leopard activities, if the angle is
11:18not wide enough, the camera will fail to capture important information.
11:24This is the end of the day.
11:34We are already there.
11:40We are now there.
11:43We are now there.
11:47we have to use these Yes, I think
11:52you can use these
11:57you can use these
12:02if you don't use these
12:03you can use these
12:06you can use these
12:07you can use these
12:10I've got to use it
12:14you can use them
12:16Here we go.
12:20Here we go.
12:34Here we go.
12:38We have to live in the city of Ramzong Koryo.
12:45We are in the city of Ramzong Koryo.
12:51We have to live in the city of Ramzong Koryo.
13:08August 2020 in Shanghai, the Cosmopolis sitting where the Yangtze River meets the sea.
13:28A photography exhibition brings the two ends of the river together.
13:41To the visitor's surprise, these jaw-dropping images were all made by local herdsmen.
13:57This is the first footage in history of snow leopards mating in the wild.
14:02As such, it is a priceless document.
14:17Kungyap Chupon, who filmed this, is a herdsman from Angsai Yushu, same as Tse-Ten and Da-Gye,
14:24who are sitting next to him.
14:31They were able to see the snow-dropping image.
14:36They were able to use the snow-dropping image.
14:42They were able to use the snow-dropping image.
14:44Because I think they can provide good equipment for their chance to record a better quality of the image.
14:59I would like to make the image of the ordinary people closer to our natural distance.
15:05I would like to bring the image to the people of the world.
15:13It's a very strong strength to protect China.
15:33In the past few days, they gave me the information.
15:37It was the first time I received the report.
15:40Shiju Nung from Dali, Yunnan is the first Chinese wildlife photographer with international recognition.
15:48Since he first came to Angsai in 2015, he's been amazed by the variety of wildlife here.
15:59I've seen a large羊羊羊羊 here.
16:03There are many animals in the West, but you can't see them.
16:10So this is the place where Angsai is the most different.
16:16It's the same place.
16:19It's a strange place, but I really can't see what I've seen.
16:24I'll take a look at 800.
16:26I'll take a look at it and take a look at it.
16:31Since 2016, having made acquaintance with Zetan, Dagyeh and Chupon,
16:35Xiju Nung decided to train them to be photographers.
16:42Over the past five years, he made frequent trips to Angsai, which became his second home.
16:49After the establishment of the national park, Zetan and Dagyeh both became rangers,
16:54their photos gaining a following among fellow rangers.
16:58That's when Xiju Nung came up with the Herda Photographer Program.
17:05That's the picture in the picture.
17:08After the 4th of August, he told me,
17:11he said, can we do a tour guide in the village?
17:14We've been doing a tour guide for several years.
17:18Our goal is to protect the border.
17:21the Hong Kong tree,
17:25to the corner of their side,
17:28when they see the beautiful welfare environment.
17:32Especially today,
17:34the production of the image becomes so easy and simple.
17:38The drone's hand is a digital device.
17:41They can make their home home's most beautiful feel.
17:45such a unique unique and unique species
17:48to the planet.
17:49Even the time.
17:50Ah, it's hot, it's hot, it's hot.
17:55It's hot, it's hot.
17:56No, it's not 1,000 seconds.
17:59I haven't opened the knot.
18:02The knot closed.
18:05I'm starting the knot.
18:09I shouldn't.
18:10I'm sure it's hot.
18:12It's red.
18:13Yes, it's red.
18:14I'm just going to take a look at the camera.
18:21I'm just going to take a look at the camera.
18:27The mood is very good, right?
18:29The eyes are亮.
18:32It's pretty bright, right?
18:34But the camera is a little bigger.
18:36It's a little bit more.
18:38Actually, the pressure is slightly slightly.
18:41The pressure is in the middle.
18:43It's a little bit more.
18:45It's a little bit more.
18:55In July 2020,
18:57the most beautiful season in Sanjeng Yuan,
18:59over 40 herdsmen of Angsai
19:01carrying their luggage
19:03gathered at the headquarters of the township administration.
19:06All of them had signed up for the photography training workshop.
19:13The foresters are very, very excited.
19:16The government is telling us many people.
19:19The sea is very broad.
19:21Many people have to drive a car for a long time.
19:25the foresters to take a look at the camera.
19:26You've got to see a picture of the camera.
19:27The foresters are all professional wildlife and botanical photographers.
19:31The instructors are all professional wildlife and botanical photographers.
20:01Some even specialize in internet promotion.
20:32Tietan Dage and Chupon are here too.
20:36In fact, they are the ones that started this trend of nature photography among local herders.
20:43You can tell yourself you don't know what to do.
20:47So, there are a lot of照ianos.
20:50There are many people who are not照ianos.
20:56This young lady is
21:26Dagye's daughter Yingpun Kangko.
21:30She may be small, being less than seven years of age, but she's proficient with the camera.
21:56After a day and a half of theory, the trainees finally get to put their skills to the test
22:06in the wild.
22:07Kanko and her camera, quite heavy for a girl her age, also joined the search, hoping to snap
22:31some shots to wow the adults.
22:53The first day at the workshop is the award ceremony.
22:58The locals have an intuitive eye for wildlife, and many of their works are acclaimed by their
23:03teachers.
23:04The first one is the first one.
23:20Halfway through the event, Kangko's face turns sullen.
23:28Knowing she's not going to win anything, she feels frustrated.
23:35Then, upon receiving a consolation prize, she bursts into tears.
23:48Why do you do that, Kangko?
23:54What's up, Kangko?
24:00What's up, Kangko?
24:06When I was a kid, I had to get a certificate.
24:11Thank you, thank you.
24:36Even after my kids, I'm up to work.
24:40But I'm not done that much.
24:43For now, it's time to finish up.
24:45You don't like this, you don't know.
24:50But you don't want to know what you were doing,
24:52you don't want to know what I was doing.
24:57You can only go to a good photo.
24:59It's just making it look for better images
25:02and to more people.
25:05This is a land that is a land that is a land.
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