Foping National Nature Reserve

{{Short description|Nature reserve and national park in Shaanxi Province, China}}

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| name = Foping Nature Reserve

| alt_name = 佛坪国家级自保护区

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| photo_caption = The Qinling Mountains

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| map = China

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| map_caption = Map of China

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| location = Shaanxi Province, China

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| coordinates = {{coords|33.658|107.807|region:CN|notes={{Cite web |url= http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Foping_Nature_Reserve |title= Foping Nature Reserve |work= protectedplanet.net }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{Convert|350|km2|abbr=on}}

| established = 1978

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| url = http://www.fpnr.org/

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Foping Nature Reserve ({{zh|s=佛坪国家级自保护区|t=佛坪國家級自保護區|p=Fópíng guójiājí zì bǎohù qū|l=Foping National Level Nature Protection Area}}) in Shaanxi Province, China, is a nature reserve and national park situated in the Qinling Mountains. The Nature Reserve covers {{Convert|350|km2|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite web|title=Native Place of the Giant Panda in Qinling Mountains --Foping National Nature Reserve|url=http://www.wildgiantpanda.com/reserve/foping.htm|publisher=wildgiantpanda.org|access-date=23 January 2013}} The Foping Reserve covers {{convert|29,240|ha}} of rugged mountain terrain and is home to a stable panda population.{{cite journal | last1 = LIU Xuehua | first1 = Toxopeus Albertus G. | last2 = Skidmore Andrew | first2 = K. | last3 = Shao | first3 = Xiaoming | last4 = Gaodi | first4 = Dang | last5 = Tiejun | first5 = Wang | last6 = Prins | first6 = Herbert H. T. | year = 2005 | title = Giant panda habitat selection in Foping Nature Reserve, China | doi = 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)69[1623:GPHSIF]2.0.CO;2 | journal = Journal of Wildlife Management | volume = 69 | issue = 4| pages = 1623–1632 }} 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.{{cite journal | last1 = Zhi-gao | first1 = Zeng | last2 = Wen-qin | first2 = Zhong | last3 = Yan-Ling | first3 = Song | last4 = Jun-Sheng | first4 = LI | last5 = Feng | first5 = GUO | year = 2002 | title = Group size, composition and stability of golden takin in Shaanxi Foping Nature Reserve, China | journal = Folia Zool. | volume = 51 | issue = 4| pages = 289–298 }}