AbstractThe questionnaire investigation of the relationship between Tibetan Buddhism and wildlife conservation was carried out in Shiqu and Baiyu counties of Sichuan Province from J uly to August 1999. According to the 44 questionnaire sheets from different sites , the authors found that hunting occurred in 50 % villages investigated , 96 % and 98 % of local people insisted that the wolves ( Canis lupus) and pikas ( Ochotona spp. ) should be eliminated , respectively. The attitudes of 57 % and 45 %of local people toward the raptor and ungulates showed that they would not hunt them. As there is at least one temple in each village , the local temples play an important role in wildlife conservation. The authors suggest that the local government collaborate with the local temples on the issue of wildlife conservation.