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Site description (2009 baseline):

Located in Lijiang County, north-west Yunnan. Yulong Xueshan is the main submit of the Hengduan Shan’s Yunling ranges. Lijiang City lies 30 km south-east of Yulong Xueshan, and the plateau around the city is at c.2,400 m and is a major agricultural area. The Jinsha Jiang river valley runs to the north-west of Yulong Xueshan, and the vertical difference between the water surface and the summit is 3,000 m.

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Psammosilene tunicoides, Coptis teeta and Torreya yunnanensis. Animals include Neofelis nebulosa, Panthera pardus, Felis temmincki, Ailurus fulgens, Selenarctos thibetanus and Macaca mulatta.

Established as a provincial-level nature reserve (26,000 ha) in 1984.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yulong Xueshan Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yulong-xueshan-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.