Population dynamics and conservation status of the white-headed langur in the Chongzuo forest fragments, Guangxi, China
Hua Xing Tang,
Heng Lian Huang,
Zen Xing Wang,
Jian Bao Wu,
Ai Long Wang,
Deng Pan Nong,
Paul A. Garber,
Qi Hai Zhou,
Cheng Ming Huang
Affiliations
Hua Xing Tang
Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education, Guangxi Normal University, 1# Yanshan Zhong Road, Guiling, Guangxi 541006, China
Heng Lian Huang
Chongzuo White-Headed Langur National Nature Reserve, Chongzuo, China
Zen Xing Wang
Chongzuo White-Headed Langur National Nature Reserve, Chongzuo, China
Jian Bao Wu
Chongzuo White-Headed Langur National Nature Reserve, Chongzuo, China
Ai Long Wang
Chongzuo White-Headed Langur National Nature Reserve, Chongzuo, China
Deng Pan Nong
Chongzuo White-Headed Langur National Nature Reserve, Chongzuo, China
Paul A. Garber
Department of Anthropology and Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education, Guangxi Normal University, 1# Yanshan Zhong Road, Guiling, Guangxi 541006, China
We present the results of two population surveys conducted 10 years apart (December 2010–February 2011 and December 2020–January 2021) of the Critically Endangered white-headed langur Trachypithecus leucocephalus in the Chongzuo White-Headed Langur National Nature Reserve, Guangxi Province, China. In the first survey, we recorded 818 individuals in 105 groups and 16 solitary adult males. In the second survey, we recorded 1,183 individuals in 128 groups and one solitary adult male. As a result of government policies, poaching for food and traditional medicine is no longer a primary threat to these langurs. However, severe forest loss and fragmentation caused by human activities could limit any future increase of this langur population.
