Laos issued a set of 4 stamps on 3 April 2008.

The gibbons can be found in southwest China and eastern Myanmar to Thailand and Burma down the whole Malay Peninsula. It is also present in the northwest portion of the island of Sumatra.

They are threatened in various ways, however, their greatest danger is the loss of their natural habitat which are cut down for other cultivation and development. National parks and protected areas exist, but are often poorly supervised.