Xinhua News Agency, Guiyang, August 15th (Reporter Wang Jun, wu si) Fanjing Mountain, a world natural heritage site, is the only place where Guizhou golden monkey, known as the "only child in the world", lives on the earth. According to the statistics of Guizhou Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve Administration, there are 700 to 800 golden monkeys in Guizhou at present.
Zhao Jing, a "post-95" girl, came to work in the Administration Bureau after graduating from master’s degree last year. Now the Wildlife Rescue Center is responsible for the artificial breeding and wildlife rescue of Guizhou golden monkeys. She introduced that Guizhou golden monkey is a timid and sensitive primate. It is very difficult for researchers to observe their habits and behavior patterns in the wild, and they often need to wait patiently for several days to find them.
At present, there are 7 Guizhou golden monkeys in the rescue center where Zhao Jing is located, all of which were rescued after being injured in the wild.
"We have invested a lot of equipment, including video surveillance equipment, infrared cameras and ultra-low temperature refrigerators." Zhao Jing said that he was inseparable from Guizhou Golden Monkey almost every day. Since the morning, she and other staff of the ambulance center have been busy with these seven golden monkeys, taking charge of their eating and drinking Lazar. In addition, Zhao Jing needs to regularly observe the living habits, offspring breeding and other aspects of Guizhou golden monkey, and make detailed records to carry out scientific research.
Guizhou golden monkey is a flagship species in Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, which covers 428 square kilometers in Fiona Fang. Since the establishment of the reserve, the protection and research of Guizhou golden monkey has been the top priority. Li Haibo, head of the Science and Education Department of the Nature Reserve Administration, said that in recent years, the Administration has actively explored ways to artificially breed Guizhou golden monkey. From 2018 to 2022, three young Guizhou golden monkey monkeys have been successfully bred, and the breeding cycle has been shortened from three years to two years, and the artificial breeding technology has gradually matured.
In order to better provide scientific support for the research and protection of Guizhou golden monkey, the Administration has also established an expert advisory committee on the protection of Guizhou golden monkey, and signed cooperation agreements with the Institute of Zoology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Forestry University and Sichuan Golden Monkey Breeding Research Center to carry out multi-party cooperation in the breeding research and ex situ conservation of Guizhou golden monkey.
At present, the Administration is implementing the project of Guizhou Golden Monkey Breeding and Domestication Science Popularization Base, and has won more than 46 million yuan from the National Development and Reform Commission and National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
Li Haibo said that since the beginning of this year, in order to better protect the living place of Guizhou golden monkeys, Yinjiang, Songtao and Jiangkou counties in the radiation area of Fanjing Mountain have started the construction of ecological corridors, and by planting vegetation such as Magnolia Wudang, Pterocarya stenoptera and Sizhaohua in strips for Guizhou golden monkeys to inhabit and prey, the needs of "the only child in the world" have been better met, and efforts have been made to protect the biodiversity of Fanjing Mountain.
Zhao Jing is a graduate student majoring in animal genetics, breeding and reproduction in Nanjing Agricultural University. She likes her present job very much. She said that she hoped that the society would continue to increase publicity on the protection of Guizhou golden monkey and guide more people to pay attention to, understand and protect this unique group of creatures.
It is understood that there are currently 12 Guizhou golden monkeys artificially raised and bred in China, including 7 in the ambulance center where Zhao Jing is located and 5 in the Beijing Zoo.