Rare monkey species seen in Jingdong reserves

Recent online pictures show the rare black crested gibbons in the nature reserves of Mt. Wuliang and Mt. Ailao in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County. The endangered species has a population of around 1,000 worldwide.

Falling under the jurisdiction of Pu’er City, Jingdong has a forest coverage of 70.73%, with pristine ecology in the two reserves. As a habitat for 550 of the endangered species, the two reserves of Mt. Wuliang and Mt. Ailao is called home to the Chinese black crested gibbons.

Photo courtesy: Jingdong Management Bureau, the Yunnan Mt. Wuliang and Mt. Ailao National Nature Reserve; Yunnan Net