Golden Langur

  • The Assam-state-zoo-cum botanical garden is all set to achieve another milestone with the authorities planning to build a conservation breeding centre for the highly endangered golden langurs inside its premises.
  • Only a handful of the highly endangered golden langurs (Trachypithecusgeei) are found in the Manas Tiger reserve in lower Assam and in the Umananda temple on river Brahmaputra.
  • According to International Union for Conservation of Nature, golden langur species is found in a small area around river Manas and Sankosh river, bordering Bhutan, and its population, which was estimated to be nearly 2000, has declined by 30 per cent in the last ....
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