Gibbon conservation plan in NE
August 9 , 2025
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- The 30th Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS) was held at Antananarivo in Madagascar.
- The Western Hoolock Gibbon, an ape species native to India, has approximately 7000 gibbons in Assam.
- The global population of the Western Hoolock Gibbon is estimated to be around 32,500 individuals.
- They spread across Myanmar, Bangladesh, and the northeastern part of India.
- The gibbon species found in Asia is currently listed as endangered on the Red List of IUCN.

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