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Chinese tourists fined nearly US$16,000 for chasing endangered Tibetan antelopes

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BEIJING: A group of Chinese tourists has been fined 105,000 yuan (US$15,842) for chasing a herd of endangered Tibetan antelopes with four-wheel drives inside a national reserve in Tibet. This happened during China’s week-long national day holiday last week…
BEIJING: A group of Chinese tourists has been fined 105,000 yuan (US$15,842) for chasing a herd of endangered Tibetan antelopes with four-wheel drives inside a national reserve in Tibet.
This happened during China’s week-long national day holiday last week. The seven tourists chased the animals for more than a minute in order to take photos with them, said the Tibetan forestry authority on Sunday (Oct 8).
In a video taken by a bystander, two cars were seen speeding dangerously close to the animals.

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