Small Mammal Endangered Species

A small endangered mammal that is only 20 cm long was spotted in China.  The mammals were first discovered in 1983 and since over 20 years the first one spotted in Tianshan Mountain range in Xinjiang region of China.  The IIi Pike population has decline in over 70 percent in the years.  The recent discovered mammal was named after its home IIi.  Li Weidong was the man who discover this creature and has been observing them since his discovery.  He has worked with this creatures with various of years and states that they are declining.  He state that the reason for this decline is due to global warming.  He has study this mammals and spent alot of his own money to try to keep this species from going extinct.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11494380/Meet-the-small-mammal-that-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-endangered-species.html