Unit 2 Wildlife Protection 拓展阅读与写作技能提升--Yunnan Snub--nosed monkey-2021-2022学年高一英语精美课件 精美教案（必修二）（人教版2019）

Protection of Snub-nosed Monkeys By Zhang Fan, Xu Yuanfeng, People’s Daily Online In Xiangguqing, located in Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve in Deqin county, southwest China’s Yunnan province, live over 60 Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys from 10 “families.” It is the only place in China where people can observe the creatures closely. With an upturned nose, pink lips and big eyes, the Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys are an endangered species unique to China under national first-class protection. They live in alpine(高山的) forests with an altitude ranging from 2,500 to 4,700 meters. These monkeys are feeding on the leaves of broadleaf trees as well as pine(松树) and fir needles(针叶林). They also eat flower buds(花蕾), seeds, bark(树皮), fruit, insects, wild onions, and grass. During colder months, their diet is more limited, consisting mostly of lichen（苔藓，地衣）and bark. China’s long-term protection efforts are paying off. The groups and population(数量) of the animals are constantly rising. At the end of April this year, there had been 23 groups of the animals, up from 13 in 1996, according to a two-year monitoring program by the forestry and grassland bureau(局) of Yunnan province. The total population of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys also rose from a number between 1,000 and 1,500 to over 3,300 during the same period. To improve habitats is the base of biodiversity protection. In the past, many villagers near Xiangguqing made a living by hunting or lumbering(伐木), which terribly affected the habitats of the snub-nosed monkeys, and the number of monkey groups was on the decrease. The protection of the creatures started in 1983 when the provincial government of Yunnan approved of establishing Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve. A management administration has been set up in the reserve by the forestry department of Deqin county, together with many protection stations. After decades of efforts, the number of rangers in Xiangguqing has been expanded from three to 28, many of