fred: then foror two years, dr. luand her students used gps to map the sacred mountains in the ganzi district of western sichuan province. they found an average of three sacred mountains near each monastery in the district. in the united states, the protected area would be about the size of vermont and new hampshire combined. nearly one third of the land is in sacred areas. translator: who will protect the environment in thehe west and in china? it is s governmentnt reresponsibilities. but the tibetans don't think of it that way. if you think of it that way, you are not buddhist. you are the protector. no matter if you are a newborn or 80 years old, you are all protector. you u have r responsibilities. all lives should be protected. fred: in some distriricts, local governments are rerecognizing te sacred mountains, and d some are even hiring tibetatans to take care of the national nature reserves. translator: the e cultural valus ofof buddhism are very comfortig to the scholars of conservation. i felt at last we found