Few people have ever heard of an antelope known as the Chiru, or the Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), yet it produces shahtoosh, a wool far more valuable than gold. This statuesque animal is native to treeless steppe above 5,000 meters in Chinese Tibet and adjacent northwest India. Less than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years,they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which can only be obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.