Hoolock gibbons primarily inhabit the dense forests of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and China. Unfortunately, deforestation ...

Explore India’s lesser-known wildlife sanctuaries, home to snow leopards, gibbons, and more. A guide for offbeat nature and ...

Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is the only gibbon (apes in the family Hylobatidae) found in India, according to the analysis.Earlier, northeastern India was said to be home to two species ...

Said to be the world’s only venomous primate, the Bengal Slow Loris is named for the dark circles around its eyes, which ...

Namdapha Tiger Reserve has a rich biodiversity and is home to tigers, elephants, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan sun bear, ...

As the only ape species in India, the hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) has been extensively studied and key threats include habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting.

This includes western hoolock gibbons, an ape species that’s native to northeastern India, Bangladesh, and western Myanmar. On the IUNC Red List, the species is categorized as endangered.

An approval by the Union environment ministry for exploratory oil and gas drilling in parts of Assam may put the endangered hoolock gibbon at further risk. Cairn India, the oil and gas unit of the ...

The Western Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock), the only ape in India, is found only in the seven northeastern states of India situated on the southern bank of the Dibang-Brahmaputra river system.

Global Gibbon Network (GGN) held 1st meet in China to discuss conservation of India’s only ape, hoolock gibbon. Population estimated at 12,000. Threats include felling of trees for ...