Primate Watching
Nomascus hainanus | Hainan Gibbon
Only spot (!): Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China
Primatology
Taxonomy
Nomascus hainanus is a monotypic species (no subspecies).
Occurrence
Hainan, China
Previously widespread across Hainan Island, it is now confined to Bawangling National Nature Reserve on the western side of the island [1].
IUCN Conservation Status
Critically Endangered
Seeing this Species
Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China is the only place to see this species.
Flights and boats to and from Hainan
Bus transportation within Hainan
Probability of Success: Low
Overlapping species: Rhesus Macaque
Local contacts:
Dr. Jiang Haisheng
South China Institute of Endangered Animals
105 Xingang Road
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510260
China
Email: jianghs@gdei.gis.sti.gd.cn
Phone: +86-20-84 19 25 36
Fax: +86-20-84 18 37 04
Other sites: None
References
[1] Chan B., Fellowes J., Geissmann T. and Zhang J., 2005. Hainan gibbon status survey and conservation action plan, version 1 (last updated November 2005). Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Technical Report No. 3. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong.
Illustration: Martin Aveling for BBC Wildlife Magazine
Page Last Updated: 22 February 2014