Tibetan antelope

Tibetan antelope, also known as Chiru is a medium sized antelope most closely related to wild goats and sheep of the subfamily Caprinae.[1] Tibetan antelope are native to northwest India and Tibet.[2] They live on the treeless Steppe above 5,000 metres (16,000 ft).[2] They are an endangered species.[3] They are a target for hunters for their fine underfur called chiru.[4] It is used to make luxury shawls.[4] It takes about four animals to make a single shawl.[4] In order to collect the chiru, the animals must be killed.[4] Because of this the Chiru are close to extinction.[4]

Tibetan antelope or Chiru

References
  1. "Tibetan Antelope". Tibet Nature Environmental Conservation Network. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  2. "Tibetan Antelope". Endangered Species Handbook. Animal Welfare Institute. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. "Pantholops hodgsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. "Tibetan antelope". World Wide Fund For Nature. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

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