

IF the Chinese (and other governments) in the region of these mountains & Tibet itself knew of such critters, they may not have tried to capture them for several reasons, the biggest being the traditions and legends of their people when it comes to the dragon and desire to simply let them be so long as they aren't setting fire to farms and demanding virgin sacrifices. Then too, how could they place such a huge animal in a zoo-type environment and keep it healthy (vibrant)? They obviously require a great deal of territory in order to thrive, so containing them would probably prove outrageously expensive not to mention, an engineering nightmare when it comes to some sort of habitat to place them in.
The final side to the situation is that capture would quite likely lead to destruction of at least one of the two e.g. we are destroying a (probable) mated pair and in dissecting the one (which they will want to do) they may very well be putting an end to an already "rare" species.
No, for China and Tibet keeping the dragons alive and well, in their own habitat is quite wise... they want to build a thriving tourist industry and just as people pay big money to go on Whale Watches just think what could be generated for people doing Dragon Tours 
Statistics: Posted by Craig Browning — 09 Dec 2010, 20:05
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