Gibbon Conservation highlight

Gibbon is a flagship species and a good indicator for forest quality and management effectiveness. The increase of the northern white-cheeked crested gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) population in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve (NR) is one of evidences of good conservation management and protection efforts of the NR’s staff, and contribution of conservation organizations and the local communities.

Recently, the Discover Magazine reported on the conservation prospects of the northern white-cheeked gibbons in Xuan Lien NR with positive information, e.g the number of gibbons has doubled in some forest areas of the NR after 10 years. However, there are a lot of things to do when hunting and snaring of wildlife still occur in the forests, especially in the bordering areas with Pu Hoat forests (Nghe An province). These are current threats to not only the northern white-cheeked gibbons but also other wildlife, which need to be immediately eradicated and effectively controlled.

The article about White-Cheeked Gibbon on Discover Magazine