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Xuedou Mountain, in Ningbo in Zhejiang province, recognized as a national park since the s and one of the five renowned mountains of Buddhism in China, has been receiving more than one million visitors annually since
IUCN population viability assessments indicate that an annual offtake of more than % of the adult population in suboptimal habitats would drive any population of this slowly reproducing great ape to extinction
Preventing the first potential extinction of a great ape species in recent history requires development and effective implementation of a detailed conservation action plan that applies the best science available. Such a plan will need to be endorsed by the various national and international parties involved in the area, including the Indonesian government, IUCN, funding bodies and industry
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Xuedou Mountain, in Ningbo in Zhejiang province, recognized as a national park since the s and one of the five renowned mountains of Buddhism in China, has been receiving more than one million visitors annually since. Contrary to statements by the Minister of Environment and Forestry, we believe there is a high possibility that the species will soon go extinct unless we prevent further habitat loss and fragmentation, and ensure zero offtake. Preventing the first potential extinction of a great ape species in recent history requires development and effective implementation of a detailed conservation action plan that applies the best science available. Such a plan will need to be endorsed by the various national and international parties involved in the area, including the Indonesian government, IUCN, funding bodies and industry.
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