Tripura: Aaranyak takes conservation initiative for Hoolock Gibbons

Guwahati: Encroachment, habitat fragmentation, and hunting are major threats to gibbons in Tripura and to generate conservation tempo to secure the Hoolock Gibbon population in Tripura in Northeast India as well as facilitate future planning, Aaranyak is formulating a strategic action plan 2024-2030 for the conservation of Western Hoolock Gibbon in Tripura. The event is planned in collaboration with Tripura University and Tripura Forest Department with support from Tripura Biodiversity Board, and IUCN Primate Specialist Group. 

Around 200 participants including officials from the Tripura Forest Department, members of NGOs, students, research scholars, and experts from the northeast region are attending a workshop. 

The distribution of Western Hoolock Gibbon is limited to the seven states of northeast India on the southern bank of the Dibang – Brahmaputra river system. Tripura is one of the potential habitats of the endangered species.