Neighbours of a golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) habitat in western Assam’s Bongaigaon district have opposed a move by the State government to upgrade it to a wildlife sanctuary.
- Kakoijana Reserve Forest is one of the better-known homes of the golden langur .
- The Assam Forest Department had in January 2022 issued a preliminary notification for converting the 19.85 sq. km. patch of forest into the Kakoijana Bamuni Hill Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The villagers have demanded that the “conventional idea of wildlife sanctuary” be dropped and the reserve forest converted into a community forest resource “using Forest Rights Act, 2006, to ensure community co-managed system of participation for sustainable conservation”.
About Golden langur
- Golden langur is found only in Assam and Bhutan.
- It is a Schedule-I species under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
- It is listed as among the world’s 25 most endangered primates.
(Source: TH)
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