Gibbon species pushed towards extinction as island loses its trees

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisDec 15, 2014, 1:46 pm101 ptsTrending
Only about 30 Hainan gibbons currently inhabit our world and all of them are confined to the 2,100-hectare Bawangling National Nature Reserve on the western part of Hainan Island. Endemic to this island, these gibbons primarily inhabited the lowland broadleaf and semi-deciduous monsoon forests that today are…

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