The gibbon is a distinctive animal in the forest ecology of the Thailand that is found living in scattered groups throughout the country. Gibbons can live only in healthy forests where wildlife are in a natural state of balance. Currently, the gibbon population in Thailand is on the verge of disappearance in the wild, which is a clear indicator of the declining status of Thailand biodiversity and forest degradation.
The government has been quick to realize the need to protect biodiversity, aquatic animals and wildlife in Lao PDR by establishing the national protected area system in the country and enacted laws, decrees, directives and regulations on the management of forest, aquatic animals and wildlife all over the country.