Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve

19.1214°N 109.0814°E / 19.1214; 109.0814

Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve
LocationChangjiang County, Hainan, China
Area8,444.3 ha (32.604 sq mi)
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The Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve (Chinese: 海南霸王岭国家级自然保护) is a nature reserve in Changjiang County, western Hainan, China.[1] It is home to the Hainan black crested gibbon, which is on the verge of extinction,[2] and Hainan partridge. The total area of the reserve is 8,444.3 hectares.

It was founded in 1980.[3]

References
  1. "Bawangling National Nature Reserve in Hainan[1]". Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. Wei, Wu; Wang, Xiaoming; Claro, Francoise; Ding, Youzhong; Souris, Anne-Camille; Wang, Chundong; Wang, Changhe; Berzins, Rachel (2004). "The current status of the Hainan black-crested gibbon Nomascus sp. cf. nasutus hainanus in Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan, China". Oryx. 38 (4): 452–456. doi:10.1017/S0030605304000845.
  3. "People's Government of HaiNan Province". en.hainan.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-26.


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