Unit 4 Wildlife protection第一学时 Reading and ComprehensionTibetan antelopesThe Tibetan antelope is listed in the IUCN(国际自然与自然资源保护联合会) Red List as a threatened species
Several nature reserves were set up by the central government to protect these antelopes
Each year, Tibetan antelopes move to the northern area with a cooler climate and rich water and grass resources to lamb in June-July and return with their children in August
The QinghaiTibet Railway lies right in their path
In June, 2002,in order to let some 30,000 future mother antelopes pass the construction site without disturbance
The workers stopped working for four days to make way for them
In August, when these Tibetan antelopes returned with their children, they stopped working once again
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