A male Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) has been recorded at an altitude of 2,267 metres in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namdapha National Park ...

Fourteen years after reports noting that India has two separate species of the gibbon – the hoolock gibbon and the eastern hoolock gibbon – a latest genetic analysis has now proved that there ...

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.

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

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Hoolock gibbons, highly intelligent and social apes, are known for their remarkable agility and distinctive vocalizations.