Environment & Biodiversity
India’s only ape, the Western Hoolock Gibbon, has been listed among the World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates for 2025–2027 by the International Primatological Society during its 30th Congress in Madagascar. This recognition underscores the critical conservation challenges faced by this primate, whose population in India has declined to under 10,000 individuals.
Found exclusively in the Northeastern states, the Western Hoolock Gibbon is threatened by habitat fragmentation, deforestation, and infrastructure encroachment. It is one of six Asian primates named in the endangered list, highlighting growing conservation concerns in tropical Asia. The inclusion of this species calls for urgent habitat protection, ecological restoration, and community-based conservation strategies to prevent its extinction.
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