Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve

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Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of 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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