A Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is seen in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
The rare Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, or Guizhou golden monkey, exclusively nestled within the expanse of Mount Fanjing, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, is under top-level protection in China and is listed as a “critically endangered” species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Among the three species of golden snub-nosed monkeys endemic to China, the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is the one with the smallest population, the narrowest habitat and the least ecological information.
At present, there are nine captive Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys at the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve, according to data from the reserve administration.
A Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is seen in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)A Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is seen in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)A keeper interacts with a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)A keeper interacts with a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)A Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is seen in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)A Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is seen in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)A keeper interacts with a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)A keeper interacts with a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)A keeper interacts with a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)A Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is seen in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)A drone photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys in Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve of southwest China’s Guizhou Province. (Photo by Li He/Xinhua) A keeper interacts with a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey in a Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
