2019人教版必修二Unit 2 Wildlife Protection 拓展阅读与写作提升学案Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys(1)

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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 whom were once hunters. Yu Jianhua, 69, is one

of them. Yu lived on hunting between 14 and 45, and became one of the first three

rangers protecting the Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in 1997. He works from 6 am to 8

pm in Xiangguqing every day to safeguard the species. In the morning, he guides the

animals from their habitats to the observation site, where he feeds them apples and

meets visiting tourists. Yu can recognize every monkey there, and can even tell their

moods according to their cries.

Read this passage and true(T) or false(F) these statements:

Read this passage again and find the information.

Name

Number

Habitat

Why endangered?

Yunnan snub-nosed monkey is an endangered species.

Snub-nosed monkeys earn the name for their strange noses.

They live in alpine forests ranging from 2,500 to 4,700 meters above sea level.

It’s difficult for snub-nosed monkeys to survive the winter.

With the tireless efforts of China, the population of snub-nosed monkeys is

increasing.

Yunnan government didn’t take measures to protect them.

Efforts

Discuss these questions with your partner.

Q1: These monkeys mainly feed on lichen(苔藓)，which grows in unpolluted area.

But now it is difficult for these monkeys to find lichen, why?

Q2: What can we students do to make a difference to the protection of Yunnan snub-

nosed monkeys?

Possible slogans:

Don’t let them be a history. 不要让它们成为历史。

Speak for furry ones without a voice. 为无声者发声。

Wildlife—A priceless treasure, save it with pleasure. 动物无价，保护一下。

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