Synopsis
This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears.
- Programme: Wild China
- Episode: 03: Tibet
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2008
- Geography | Biomes | Human impact on ecosystems
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