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- Title
Nonhuman Primates in the Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
- Authors
Chetry, Dilip; Medhi, Rekha; Biswas, Jihosuo; Das, Debojit; Bhattacharjee, P.C.
- Abstract
Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve in the Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India are rich in biodiversity. The dense evergreen forest of the park with high canopy coverage supports a variety of fauna including primates. In February, 2002, we surveyed the primates in Namdapha National Park to assess their status. We directly sighted, 5 species of diurnal primates, and secondary information shows the presence of stumptailed macaques and slow lories. We encountered 10 groups of hoolock gibbons (33 individuals), 9 troops of capped langurs (61 individuals), 15 groups of Assam macaques (209 individuals), 6 groups of rhesus macaques (74 individuals) and one unidentified group of macaques (≤15 individuals). Hunting, rather than habitat destruction, is the chief potential threat for primates in the park.
- Subjects
NORTHEASTERN India; PRIMATES; BIODIVERSITY; NATIONAL parks &; reserves
- Publication
International Journal of Primatology, 2003, Vol 24, Issue 2, p383
- ISSN
0164-0291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1023057401967