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Site description (2009 baseline):

Located 7 km south-west from Emei Shan City. The highest peak is Wanfoding at 3,099 m. The entire IBA is moist and wet, with great variation at different altitudes.

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Panthera pardus, Ailurus fulgens, Macaca thibetana, Moschus berezovskii and Felis temmincki.

Emei Shan was designated in 1996 as a ‘World Heritage Site’ under the World Heritage Convention.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Emei Shan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/emei-shan-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.