Yunnan Golden Monkeys

Dubbed by the locals as wild men of the mountains, Yunnan Golden Monkeys make their home in the high-altitude, coniferous forest of southwest China. They group together to survive—sometimes as many as 300 can be found foraging for lichens together.

But the species is now endangered following years of habitat loss and illegal hunting that have fragmented their population. Today, only 3,000 Yunnan golden monkeys are left in the world, and nearly 100 are killed each year by hunters.

To reestablish the Yunnan Golden Monkey population, TNC has a multi-angle approach:

Reestablish Golden Monkey population

**Conserve forests** Preventing habitat loss is critical to the Yunnan Golden Monkey’s survival. We helped create Laojun Mountain National Park, and we’ve also reduced local deforestation. © Scott Warren

**Tackle illegal poaching** Meet our patrol team. TNC forms teams amongst local villagers who act as patrollers to curb any monkey poaching activities on the mountain.

**Track monkeys** We outfit some of the monkeys with GPS tracking collars, enabling us to better understand their habits, and what actions we can most effectively take to save them. © Kevin Arnold

**Educate communities** We are spreading the word to: not hunt monkeys, patrol local forests to keep monkeys safe, and to use alternative energy sources to reduce deforestation. © Scott Warren

**Develop alternative livelihood** We provide training and funding through a co-op to help villagers who used to hunt Yunnan Golden Monkeys to adopt new livelihoods. © Christo Jan

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Catch a glimpse of Yunnan Golden Monkeys with Karen Mok

We are honored to have invited our Celebrity Ambassador Ms. Karen Mok to visit both of our Yunnan Golden Monkey and tree planting conservation sites in Yunnan, China.