Tibet Environmental Watch

Development

Nature Reserve Park For Golden Monkeys

(Direct quote from TIN News Digest, September 26)

“The Chinese government has established a state-level nature reserve to protect the rare golden monkey in Markham county in Chamdo Prefecture, (Chin: Mangkang county Changdu Prefecture) eastern Tibet. The reserve covers 185,000 hectares and is home to approximately 750 golden monkeys. The total number of golden monkeys worldwide is estimated to be over 1,000. Li Hong, an engineer with the natural protection department of the autonomous regional forestry bureau, said that zoologists discovered traces of golden monkeys in the area in the late 1980s. More than 120 other animal species have also been spotted in the Chamdo area. Local government opened a nature reserve for golden monkeys in the area in 1993. High quality facilities would be built to protect the golden monkeys within the next three years, Li said.”