In the past 30 years, the population of wild yaks (Bos mutus) has slowly recovered and is still the only vulnerable species among the wild ungulates on the Qiangtang Plateau. Due to its obvious avoidance of human activities and strong aggressiveness, there is still a lack of data on the distribution and quality of wild yak habitats. This study used a combination of field investigation and simulations using Maxent, Geo-FLUS, and InVEST models to systematically analyze the distribution and influencing factors of wild yak habitats on the Qiangtang Plateau. In the future climate, land cover, and food scenarios, the habitat conditions of the Qiangtang Plateau under different CO₂ concentrations in 2050 was constructed, and habitat changes were predicted to provide data support for biodiversity maintenance on the Qinghai Xizang Plateau. The results showed that the total habitat area of wild yaks around 2020 was 251000 km², concentrated in the northern plateau of Nagqu City, and scattered in the Ali district. The habitats composed mainly by alpine steppe and alpine desert steppe, with some scattered in glacial areas. Wild yaks were sensitive to climate and preferred to live in areas with warm season precipitation about 200mm and cold season precipitation of 10mm, the annual minimum temperature was -30℃, and could be tolerable to high slope. About 92% of the wild yak habitats were located within the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, with only 12000 km² of the species' habitats distributed in the southern plateau that overlapping with human activities. In 2050, the average annual temperature of the Qiangtang Plateau will increase by about 2.7℃, with an increase of area in alpine steppe and water body, while a decrease of area in bare land and glaciers and snow cover. The habitats of wild yaks will spread to the northwest of the Qiangtang plateau, with habitats areas of 282000 km² (RCP2.6), 284000 km² (RCP4.5), and 280000 km² (RCP8.5) under the three RCPs scenarios, respectively. A large and continuous area of habitats will appear in the northern part of Ali district. Climate variables dominating among environmental factors will affect the future habitats situation of the species. Wild yaks will prefer to areas characterized by annual precipitation of 185mm. The Qiangtang national nature reserve has already and will play an important role in maintaining the habitats of wild yaks in the plateau.