Over 1.6 million dollars US has been spent on the Guizhou Golden Monkeys in the past 10 years to improve and protect the forests they live in. In the 1980's, there were only about 300 of these magnificent creatures, and because of environmentalist efforts, there are around 800 living today. These monkeys have only one habitat, Fanjing Mountain in Tongren City, Guizhou, which is enclosed in what is now Fanjing Mountain National Nature Reserve.The golden monkeys live between 1000 - 1800 meters up the mountain in the subtropical broad-leaved mixed forest. It's amazing what can be accomplished when people actually decide that they do not want to see these creatures go extinct, and I believe we can continue to rescue more endangered animals from that fate if we stay dedicated.
It is nice to hear the positive stories about animals that could have faced extinction! This is a good example for others that no matter what the animal or their population size, if we put our minds to it, anything is possible, like in this case, the Guizhou Golden Monkeys!
ReplyDeleteEven though these monkey's are a little scary looking, it is so wonderful to hear the result of people's efforts. I also agree with what Jaina said about by dedicated great things can be accomplished. It is so disheartening to read articles about numbers of animals dwindling down with no actions taking place. This is great news and I am so happy The Guizhou Golden Monkey lives on!
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