(250523) -- CHENGDU, May 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Xu Tingyou interacts with Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys in the Pingwu Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey popular science education base in Pingwu County, Mianyang City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 21, 2025. Located within the Xiaohegou Nature Reserve, a provincial-level nature reserve in Sichuan Province, Pingwu Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey popular science education base is home to over 40 Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys. According to the latest monitoring data of 2024, Xiaohegou Nature Reserve is the habitat of about 1,000 Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys.
Local villagers were hired as rangers in the reserve to better protect Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
