Many wild animals including sika deer, tigers, leopards were spotted in a national park in Hunchun City, northeast China's Jilin Province.
Laoye Mountain, a branch of the Changbai Mountain, has the highest population density of tigers and leopards in northeast China. While patrolling the area during winter, wildlife rangers can often encounter a herd of sika deers running through the forest.
The wildlife rangers' task during the recent patrol was to retrieve an infrared camera in a valley of the Laoye Mountain. According to the rangers, the camera is placed at a site with the highest "appearance rate" of tigers and leopards. It has captured valuable images of Siberian tigers, leopards, black bears, sika deer, and other wildlife, while also recording the food chain dynamics among these species.
"There are some furs of a sika deer in the middle part of that tree, which means that the sika deer was pulled up the tree by a leopard, with its furs rubbed off on the tree," said Du Jiaxing, a ranger.
Du said leopards are frequently spotted in the region.
"Leopards appear here regularly, while bears have only been seen once," he said.
Many wild animals spotted in Jilin
World economic growth is projected to slow to 2.4 percent in 2025, down from 2.9 percent in 2024, due to heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty, according to a mid-year update of the 2025 World Economic Situation and Prospects report of the United Nations, which was released on Thursday.
The latest global economy forecast is 0.4 percentage points below the January forecast.
The global economic outlook has deteriorated significantly since the January 2025 forecast. Sweeping United States tariff announcements and counter-announcements, along with heightened policy uncertainty have eroded global growth prospects, said the UN report.
In terms of international trade, global trade growth is projected to decline sharply from 3.3 percent in 2024 to 1.6 percent in 2025, said the report.
The economic slowdown and persistent weakness in global investment growth will drag down employment and wage growth, according to the report.
The report also emphasized that policy coordination and international cooperation are particularly crucial for stabilizing the global economy and promoting sustainable development as the current world economy is facing high uncertainty.
UN forecasts global economic growth to slow to 2.4 pct in 2025
UN forecasts global economic growth to slow to 2.4 pct in 2025
