Previously, this type of monkey did not have a law enforcement status, since it was discovered quite recently — in 2010. The monkey got its name because of the unusual structure of the nose, the nostrils of which are turned up. Sometimes the animal is called a sneezing monkey: during the rain, water enters the nostrils, and the monkey constantly sneezes. In 2012, the Burmese snub-nosed monkey was included in the list of endangered mammals of the Red Book. The updated version of the publication immediately ranked it as a species with the greatest threat of extinction, because the number of monkeys is only about 300 individuals. This small population is at risk of disappearing — man is actively destroying their habitat. Hunters also make their contribution — monkey meat is quite tasty, macaques can also be sold for the needs of Chinese medicine. The following fact is encouraging: in those rare moments when scientists managed to see snub-nosed monkeys, their numerous cubs were with the latter. Thus, there is a probability of reproduction of the population.