Hidden in China’s misty peaks, the golden snub-nosed monkey—a striking primate with shimmering golden fur and brilliant blue face—is rapidly disappearing. Once widespread, fewer than 20,000 individuals remain in fragmented forests. Deforestation and climate change threaten their survival, even as conservationists race to protect this endangered symbol of nature’s beauty.

Deep within the mist-shrouded mountains of central China lies one…


