The monitoring of terrestrial wildlife organized by Guizhou Forestry Bureau in 2024 showed that the number of sub-adults and larvae of Guizhou golden monkey was large, and the population showed an increasing trend. There are a large number of langurs and the population is relatively stable. This shows that Guizhou province has achieved good results in the protection of rare and endangered wild animals.
The monitoring was started in January 2024, and 240 infrared cameras were deployed, focusing on five rare and endangered species: Guizhou golden monkey, langur monkey, forest musk deer, white-crowned pheasant and Chinese pangolin. The monitoring scope covers the main distribution areas of these species, including 13 monitoring units such as Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, involving 17 counties (districts) of 5 cities (states) in Guizhou, with a monitoring area of 284,234 hectares.
According to preliminary statistics, nearly 200 species of terrestrial wild animals have been found in this monitoring, including 6 species of national first-class protected wild animals and 29 species of national second-class protected wild animals. Through line monitoring and infrared camera technology, precious images of rare and endangered wild animals such as Guizhou golden monkey, langur, forest musk deer and white-crowned pheasant were collected. During the monitoring process, the behaviors such as grooming, surface foraging, breastfeeding and playing of Guizhou golden monkey and langur were photographed many times, and the images of activities and foraging of forest musk deer and white-crowned pheasant were captured for the first time, which enriched the records of these animals’ field behaviors.
As a rare species endemic to China, Guizhou golden monkey is only distributed in Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve in the northeast of Guizhou, and is listed as "extremely endangered" in the Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union, and is called "the only child of the earth".
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