page_title: Foping National Nature Reserve
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Foping National Nature Reserve / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: Ursus thibetanus Français&#160;: Espèce animale&#160;: Ours noir d'Asie (zoo de Wrocław). English: Animal species: Asiatic Black Bear (Wrocław zoo) Polski: Niedźwiedź himalajski (Ogród Zoologiczny we Wrocławiu) Deutsch: Asiatischer Schwarzbär (Zoologischer Garten Breslau)
context_page_description: Foping Nature Reserve in Shaanxi Province, China, is a nature reserve and national park situated in the Qinling Mountains. The Nature Reserve covers 350 km² and is under the leadership of the Ministry of Forestry. Foping Nature Reserve is girdled by other protected areas: It is bordered in the east by the Long-caoping Forest Farm; in the west it is flanked by the Changqing Nature Reserve; Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, the stronghold of the Golden Monkey, and Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve are situated to the north. The Foping Reserve covers 29,240 hectares of rugged mountain terrain and is home to a stable panda population. Elevations range from 1,080 to 2,094 m with warm summers and cold winters. 950–1,200 mm of rain falls mostly from July to September, with snow at higher elevations. Forested lands dominate the reserve with a mix of conifers and broadleaf deciduous trees.
context_section_description: Mammals found in the reserve include the giant panda, golden monkey, mainland serow, Chinese goral, dwarf musk deer, Asiatic black bear, and North-Chinese leopard. Also red and white giant flying squirrel lives in the reserve.
caption: Asiatic black bear
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