World's Rarest Primates Spotted Using Artificial Bridges For The First Time

An island in China is home to the world’s rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus). At a time where this elusive and critically endangered species is facing extinction, much work is being done to help them overcome their two greatest threats: hunting and habitat fragmentation. A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports is finally returning good news regarding one project trying to tackle the latter by building artificial bridges in the canopy to connect the fragmented forest. For the first time, Hainan gibbons have been caught on camera using the bridges, demonstrating that these artificial connections can serve as valuable highways for arboreal species. Hainan...