China's Hainan steps up protection efforts for endangered gibbons

STORY: China's Hainan steps up protection efforts for endangered gibbons DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the daily activities of gibbons 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU ZHAOLI, Vice Captain of the Hainan Gibbon Monitoring Team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU ZHAOLI, Vice Captain of the Hainan Gibbon Monitoring Team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZENG SHENGQUAN, Party official of Qingsong Township, Hainan Province 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHOU ZHAOLI, Vice Captain of the Hainan Gibbon Monitoring Team STORYLINE: China's Hainan has adopted various methods to protect one of the world's rarest primates -- Hainan gibbons. The efforts include restoring their habitat by afforestation, conducting regular monitoring, enhancing scientific cooperation, and raising public awareness of conservation. Hainan gibbons can only be found in the rainforests in south China's Hainan Province, and have been listed as critically endangered by the In