Baima Xueshan Nature Reserve has been established to protect the monkey and its habitat, but conservation of the monkey has proven difficult. Yunnan '99 is an initiative from Cambridge University Expeditions Society. Undergraduates from Cambridge and from Chinese Universities worked together this summer in Baima Xueshan Nature Reserve to work towards conservation based upon sound scientific research.
People live and work in the same environment as the monkey.
It is important to consider their needs and aspirations in any conservation management plan.