On January 8, 2022, a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Menyuan County in northwest China's Qinghai Province, and the epicenter was located in Liuhuang Valley in Qilian Mountains National Park. Convoys of vehicles rushed to the Liuhuang Valley to repair some collapsed train tracks but that influenced the life of blue sheep and other wild animals. As the head of Liuhuang Valley protection station, Zheng Weiguo needs to make a delicate balance between rescue work and wildlife protection, and stick to his red line.

About 'Yes! Sir'

By 2018, China had more than 2,700 nature reserves in which countless protection stations have been set up. Now, China has made major strides in building national parks to protect the environment and biodiversity. "Yes! Sir" is a new series by CGTN Nature. We visit those protection stations and learn about the stories of those working on the front line of nature conservation.

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'Yes! Sir': Working with the guardian of the Przewalski's gazelles

'Yes! Sir': What is the trick to finding a Przewalski's gazelle?

'Yes! Sir': Rescuing a trapped Przewalski's gazelle

(Cover image designed by Jia Jieqiong; Video filmed by Zhang Lu and Wen Chuang, edited by Zhao Ying.)

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