中国濒危物种白眉长臂猿的数量在增长
The population of eastern hoolock gibbons, an endangered species, has increased in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to a new report.
根据最新报告，中国云南省的濒危物种白眉长臂猿的数量已经增长。
A recent survey found there are no more than 200 eastern hoolock gibbons living in China, mainly in the Yingjiang County of Dehong Prefecture, Longyang District in Baoshan City and in Tengchong City, said Fan Pengfei, a wild animal protection expert at the Dali University in Yunnan.
The number of the gibbons in Dehong Prefecture has increased from around 60 in 2008 to present nearly 80, Fan said.
Thanks to the improved local environment and enhanced public consciousness of conservation, the population of the hoolock gibbons in Dehong Prefecture could see an increase, said Zhang Youbing, an official at the prefecture's forestry bureau.
"Though the number of the rare species has increased, we still have a long way to go to protect them," said Fan, adding that the number of the gibbons in Baoshan City seems to have decreased.