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A Life Devoted to Protecting the Snub-nosed Monkey

China Today, February 7, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys’ favorite food.


Yu is heartened by the growing animal protection awareness among local people, and the fewer instances of poaching. Showing a trap that he found in the forest, Yu said that he used to dismantle seven to eight daily, but now only spots 40 to 50 throughout the entire year.

Family Ties

Yu’s son’s joining the team gave him another pleasant surprise. Now 28, Yu Zhonghua previously showed no interest in being a ranger. But after years of living in Lijiang City as a migrant worker, Yu Zhonghua returned and became a ranger, but in a different team from his father. Tall and muscular, Yu Zhonghua leads a 16-member team of rangers.

Yu Zhonghua admitted that he’d had other ambitions other than working as ranger, but that as he gets older, he understands his father’s choice. After graduating from middle school Yu Zhonghua, like many other young people in his village, chose to migrate to Lijiang, a tourist city in Yunnan, and find work. He had jobs in many fields, and generally earned an average monthly income of RMB 2,000-3,000. Then one day it suddenly struck him just how rare the snub-nosed monkey in his hometown is, and the importance of protecting it.

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