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Endangered Black Snub-Nosed Monkeys Are Making a Comeback in China

Their population has increased by 50% since the 1990s until present day

Aug 15, 2013 20:06 GMT  ·  By
Endangered monkeys are making a comeback in China, have conservationists and the country's authorities to thank for this
   Endangered monkeys are making a comeback in China, have conservationists and the country's authorities to thank for this

China's black snub-nosed monkeys came dangerously close to extinction in the 1980s.

As is the case with several other species, these animals experienced a worrying drop in their population due to the fact that people kept hunting them for food and for their pelts.

Recent news says that, thanks to conservationists and authorities, black snub-nosed monkeys are now making a comeback in the country's southwestern regions.

According to Mongabay, Chinese authorities have agreed to set up several protected areas where logging is strictly forbidden. What's more, they've implemented a hunting ban.

These measures have translated into a 50% increase in the number of black snub-nosed monkeys inhabiting southwestern China, the same source informs us.

Thus, conservationists estimate that roughly 3,000 such animals currently live in said part of the country. Some 1,800 of them inhabit Yunnan's Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve.