The National Forestry and Grassland Administration has officially approved the establishment of a National Research Center for Snub-nosed Monkey Conservation based at Northwest University (NWU). The approval marks a new step forward in the university’s development of platforms for the conservation of rare and endangered animals, and further enhances its capacity to contribute to ecological and environmental protection in the Qinling Mountains and to the national ecological civilization drive.
The center is jointly built by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the People’s Government of Shaanxi Province, and has been listed among the tasks for building the Xi’an Regional Science and Technology Innovation Center. Operating under a mechanism of joint development by the administration and the province with coordination between the university and local government, it is dedicated to raising China’s overall level of snub-nosed monkey conservation and research, focusing on scientific research, rescue, breeding and public outreach. (Office of Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences)