Population of golden snub-nosed monkeys in NW China increases thanks to protection
With the improvement of habitat conditions and continuous protection efforts, the population of golden snub-nosed monkeys living in the Qinling Mountains in northwest China, has increased from 3,000 to nearly 5,000 over the past almost four decades.
The Qinling Mountains, mainly in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is home to golden snub-nosed monkeys and other wild animals such as giant pandas and crested ibises. The golden snub-nosed monkey is a typical arboreal animal living all year round in the forests at an altitude of 1,500 to 3,300 meters. The species is now under first-class state protection in China.
Li Baoguo, a professor in the Department of Biology at China's Northwest University, has been systematically studying golden snub-nosed monkeys in the wild for 38 years.
"I first saw golden snub-nosed monkeys when I just finished my master's degree and was doing field research with my tutor in mountains. At that time the habitat conditions for golden snub-nosed monkeys were less than satisfactory. Their living conditions have undergone fundamental changes in the past 38 years," Li said. Read More...
