Difference of habitat environment and assessment in wild Bactrian camel distribution areas
野双峰驼各分布区的生存环境差异及评价

Wild Bactrian camels(Camelus bactrianus ferus) survive now only in and around the Great Gobi National Park in Mongolia and Xinjiang region of Western China, principally in the eastern part of the Thaklimakan Desert in the vicinity of Lop Nur. Lop Nur region, which is the only remaining area in the world where wild Bactrian camels can be considered genetically pure, because it is isolated from domestic living stock. Number of camels in this area is estimated not more than 120, and as a result of surveys, total number of wild Bactrian camels remaining in both China and Mongolia is a maximum of 880 and a minimum of 730. Different habitats of wild Bactrian camels as well as human influence were investigated and assessed in this paper.