Images of wild animals have been captured by infrared cameras in a nature reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, indicating that the ecological system has been well protected.

Staff from the Anzihe Nature Reserve recently combed through the latest images recorded by infrared cameras, which captured the activities of wild animals, including red panda, blood pheasant, blue sheep, red deer, and takin.

"Take red deer as an example. All its activities have been recorded. There are images of dancing, running, playing, and fighting, indicating that there is almost no human interference in this area. It can live in the area carefree and have all kinds of behaviors carefree. It shows that the ecosystem has been well protected, and there is no human interference. This area is its paradise," said Wang Lei, deputy director of the management department of the Anzihe Nature Reserve.

The Anzihe Nature Reserve was severely damaged in an earthquake back in 2008. However, its ecosystem has improved with spontaneous vegetation recovery, as well as protection efforts from the nature reserve management department. As a result, the images of animal activities captured by the cameras are on the rise.

"The possibility of capturing the images of wild animals becomes higher and higher in our patrol and by infrared cameras. And in our routine patrolling, we find more animal traces and capture more wild animals. This shows that our protection efforts in recent years are effective," said Wang.

(Editor: Xu Chenlu. Cover: A red panda /VCG Photo)

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