The Golden Langur Conservation Project in Assam, India, was initiated to involve local NGOs and communities in protecting the Endangered golden langur Trachypithecus geei and its habitat on a regional basis within a complex political situation. Creature Profile. It is classified as Endangered in IUCN Red Data Book. Gee in 1953. Less than 2500 mature individuals of the golden langur are estimated to be found in the wild today. Since golden langur is endemic to north-western Assam, the Central Zoo Authority in 2011 had entrusted Assam State Zoo with the project for the conservation breeding of golden langur. The Golden Langur or Gee's golden langurs (Trachypithecus geei), native to India and Bhutan, was first discovered by E.P. Four were brought to the Assam State Zoo for conservation and breeding. Golden langur is listed as endangered species in the IUCN Redlist of threatened species and listed in Appendix-I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora It has been recognised as one of the world’s 25 most endangered primates. PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Gee’s golden langur and International Seabed Authority (ISA) Gee’s golden langur Endangered — IUCN Schedule I species in the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) CITES Appendix I Habitat found in moist evergreen, dipterocarp, riverine, and moist deciduous forest Range of distribution are very small. It is endemic to India and Bhutan. Its distribution is limited to a small forest belt in western Assam in Northeast India and Bhutan, between the River Manas in the east, River Sankosh in the west and the Brahmaputra in the south. The Indian population had been greatly depleted due to a fragmented range and the species was declining radically in 1997 with a pessimistic view for its future. “Out of different primate species in India, only Golden langur got listed among 25 world’s most endangered primates. By 2012, their numbers shot up from less than 100 to more than 500, 10% of the total Indian population. Our population estimate of golden langurs in Bhutan is much lower than the current IUCN estimate of 4000 individuals for Bhutan, necessitating a reassessment of its current conservation status due to threats from road kills, electrocution, and development activities like road construction, hydropower, and electrical transmission lines. There are less than 1,500 individuals in India and around 4,000 individuals in Bhutan. Golden langurs in Bhutan Reducing human wildlife conflicts also means that other species, such as Asiatic black bears, leopards, palm civets, jackals and wolves, are kept away from livestock and people, resulting in reduced retaliatory killing. Golden Langur (Trachypithecusgeei) IUCN Status: Endangered CITES Appendix I Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 Habitat: Golden langurs occupy moist evergreen and tropical deciduous forests as well as some riverine areas and savannas in Assam and Bhutan. In Bhutan. It is sisgnificant that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has put the golden langur, found only in India and Bhutan, on the list of 25 most endangered primates. 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