Abstract:

The upper of Yangtze river was ever one of the most abundant biodiversity area in China. The Three Gorges project, now under construction, would cause some effects on terrestrial Vertebrate. For the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, there were 523 terrestrial vertebrate species, of which 64 species are national protection species, belonging to 19 families, 10 orders; and 47 species are endemic species of China, belonging to 18 families,9 orders, as well as 8 species of those are both national protection and endemic species of China. Based on the characteristics of terrestrial vertebrate, that was complex zoological region and composition diversity,ingredient peculiar and uneven, this paper reviewed the species endangering cause and status of conservation on rare and threatened terrestrial vertebrate, some proposal for conserving the rare and threatened terrestrial vertebrate were presented.

Key words: Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Rare and threatened terrestrial vertebrate, Conservation