A herd of goitered gazelles, a species under second-class national protection in China, was recently spotted in the Gobi Desert in Wensu, a county in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The images captured show the agile goitered gazelles blending seamlessly into the rugged desert landscape with their sleek, brown coats. The animals were seen sometimes grazing in a small group in fields where there is hardy vegetation such as camelthorn, or standing alert to their surroundings.
Their existence adds a dynamic touch of life in an otherwise barren expanse of sandy land.
Goitered gazelles typically inhabit arid and semi-arid zones. As they have high requirements for the integrity of their habitat and the richness of vegetation, their presence is considered a direct indicator of habitat quality and vegetation health.
In China, they are primarily distributed across northwestern provinces, with the Tarim Basin serving as one of their key habitats.
Endangered gazelles spotted in Gobi Desert as Xinjiang's ecosystem improves
Endangered gazelles spotted in Gobi Desert as Xinjiang's ecosystem improves
China's express delivery sector continued to post significant growth in the first 11 months of 2025, handling over 180 billion parcels to record a nearly 15 percent year-on-year increase, official data showed on Tuesday.
According to the State Post Bureau, the country's China's broader postal industry, which includes express delivery services, saw a total of 196.75 billion parcels from January through November, marking a 12.9 percent rise from the same period in 2024.
The postal industry's total business revenue exceeded 1.63 trillion yuan (over 230 billion U.S. dollars), up 6.7 percent year on year, the data showed.
Specifically, the overall express delivery revenue reached nearly 1.36 trillion yuan, a 7.1 percent increase compared to the previous year.
Same-city express deliveries amounted to 14.47 billion parcels, a 2.2 percent year-on-year increase, while cross-region deliveries surged by 16.3 percent to 162.44 billion parcels.
The total volume of express deliveries to overseas countries and China's Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions reached 3.83 billion parcels, a year-on-year increase of 11.3 percent.
In November alone, China's postal industry handled 19.49 billion parcels, up 3.8 percent year on year. Among these, more than 18 billion parcels were handled in express delivery sector, up 5 percent year on year.
In November, the postal industry's business revenue, excluding the direct business revenue of Postal Savings Bank, reached 162.68 billion yuan (over 23 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year decrease of 2.0 percent.
Specifically, express delivery revenue reached 137.65 billion yuan (around 19.5 billion U.S. dollars), showing a year-on-year decrease of 3.7 percent.
China's express delivery sector posts double-digit growth in first 11 months
