Rare monkey species seen in Jingdong reserves

The news was updated on April 15, 2019. 

Rare phayre's leaf monkey in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County

Pictures taken by Yunnan Daily reporters show the rare phayre’s leaf monkey in the national nature reserves of Mt. Wuliang and Mt. Ailao in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County. 

Rare phayre's leaf monkey in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County

Rare phayre's leaf monkey in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County

Falling under the jurisdiction of Pu’er City, Jingdong has a forest coverage of 70.73%, with pristine ecology in the two reserves.

Rare phayre's leaf monkey in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County

Rare phayre's leaf monkey in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County

Rare phayre's leaf monkey in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County

Rare phayre's leaf monkey in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County

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.

Rare phayre's leaf monkey in southwest Yunnan’s Jingdong County

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.