A zoologist's fight to save both man and monkey

Expert alleviated poverty to ease pressure on endangered species

NANNING - Chinese zoologist Pan Wenshi, 80, believes the secret of his success in saving endangered white-headed langurs lies not just in his love for the animals, but also in his love for people.

During the past 20 years, he and his team at Peking University have helped langurs, one of the world's 25 most-endangered primate species that are native to China, recover their habitat from the hands of their human neighbors and restore their once dwindling population.