The peak breeding season for Qinling golden snub-nosed monkeys has recently begun in the Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve in Shaanxi Province, northwest China.
In the reserve's monitoring base of golden snub-nosed monkeys, groups of these creatures look particularly enchanting in spring. Some rest quietly on tree branches to build up energy, while others huddle together, their golden coats shimmering in the breeze. Occasionally, cubs poke out their tiny gray-black heads from their mothers' embrace, curiously taking in the world beyond.
According to local staff, the population of golden snub-nosed monkey troops in the base totaled over 240, with newborns witnessed almost every day since March 18 when the monitoring work began.
Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, golden snub-nosed monkeys are primarily found in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, as well as in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in Hubei Province.
The period from March to May each year is the peak breeding season for Qingling breeds, when new sucklings bring added vitality to the forests.
Shaanxi welcomes peak breeding season for golden snub-nosed monkeys
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have reaffirmed that they will not seek normalization of ties with Israel, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's call for the two countries to join the Abraham Accords.
Saudi Arabia's position on the Palestinian issue remains unchanged, a Saudi source told Al Arabiya TV on Monday.
The source affirmed the need for "an irreversible pathway to a Palestinian state".
The remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Muslim-majority and regional countries to normalize relations with Israel and join the Abraham Accords before the U.S. reaches a peace agreement with Iran.
Saudi Arabia has repeatedly said it would not normalize relations with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that Pakistan will not join any agreement to normalize ties with Israel, adding that the country will not accept any deal that "conflicts with its fundamental ideologies".
Trump on Monday urged Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan -- countries involved in mediating U.S.-Iran talks -- to immediately join the Abraham Accords, warning that otherwise they should not participate in the mediation.
He added that if a U.S.-Iran deal is reached, Iran should also join the agreement.
The Abraham Accords, brokered by the United States in 2020 during Trump's first term, were established between the Israeli government and Arab countries including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, aimed at rapidly advancing the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.
Before the outbreak of the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in October 2023, the United States had been pushing for normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
After the conflict erupted, Saudi Arabia suspended normalization talks with Israel.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan reject Trump's Abraham Accords demand
