Critically endangered Hainan gibbons return from brink of extinction, thanks to Hong Kong group’s conservation efforts

Conservationists working to save the world’s rarest primate are seeing a glimmer of hope as the population of Hainan gibbons has exceeded 30.“Even though the numbers are still small, you can see a future for this animal,” said senior conservation officer Philip Lo Yik-fui of Hong Kong-based Kadoorie Conservation China, which is driving efforts to protect the gibbons and expand their habitat.They are really intelligent animals. When they look at you, it feels like they are trying to…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3084722/critically-endangered-hainan-gibbons-return-brink