Lijiang advocates protection of snub-nosed monkeys

The forestry bureau of Lijiang in Yunnan province organized an educational event to advocate the protection of the local snub-nosed monkey population on May 16.

Yulong county, the location of the Yunnan Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve, is home to approximately 1,000 snub-nosed monkeys. The species is locally known as the Yunnan golden-haired monkey and is only found in the Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet and Guizhou, in addition to northern parts of Vietnam and Myanmar.

A snub-nosed monkey sits in a tree in the Yunnan Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve. [Photo/Yunnan.cn]

Forestry bureau members encouraged locals to return cultivated land to forests in order to protect the local wildlife at the event. They also introduced the government policies to subsidize and support local farmers.

Approximately 1,000 snub-nosed monkeys call the Yunnan Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve home. [Photo/Yunnan.cn]

Booklets documenting the nation's wildlife protection laws were distributed to local residents to educate the public, and advocate the protection of snub-nosed monkeys in particular.

Through raising local awareness of wildlife, the forestry bureau hopes to promote to build a better ecological environment in Lijiang.

Staff members from the Lijiang forestry bureau distribute educational pamphlets documenting national wildlife protection laws to residents in Yulong county. [Photo/Yunnan.cn]

Edited By Zachary Dye