The golden takin, an endangered goat-antelope native to the Qin Mountains in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has numbered more than 10,000 in the country. Photo: Sina Weibo

 
The golden takin, an endangered species native to the Qinling Mountains in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has numbered 10,000 in the country. The latest survey found that the golden takin can often be encountered in the wild, and the population of this species is very considerable.

The takin is considered one of the world's rarest species and it enjoys first-class state protection in China. The golden takin is endemic to China, and it is also the largest of all four takin subspecies.

Historically, the population of the  golden takin has also dropped sharply. While its habitat is recovering now, and the population of the golden takin has also recovered and increased.