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I never imagined that I would stop my 'later morning' walks and turn into a couch potato. You can ask me why don't you beat the traffic and go early in the morning. I used to get up early for 40 years as a factory worker. Enough is enough. I discovered TV5 Monde Asie and am addicted to it. This is from a series  'Terres sauvages en danger' (Endangered wild lands) which is thought provoking. Dangers to wild life is well known and this study covers China. I am trying this style of blogging to give you an idea of the larger issues which are fascinating. At 5000 meters and 1,000,000 square Km it is the highest and largest desert on earth.   One would imagine not many could survive this harsh terrain. Surprisingly the Tibetan antelope which looks fragile adapted and were doing well. At one time their count was 1.5 million but has speedily dropped to a mere 70,000. Dr. David Mallon of Manchester University is deeply involved in wild life conservation