Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Tripura Launches Action Plan to Protect Endangered Gibbons
Imagine India has a special ape, the Western Hoolock Gibbon, and they are in danger.
The Tripura government is creating a plan to save them!
These apes live in forests, but their homes are shrinking.
The plan includes keeping track of how many there are, fixing their homes, teaching people how to help, and making sure the community understands the importance of these apes.
It also involves making sure the gibbons can move around the forest safely.
They are also working to reduce conflicts between humans and apes.
The goal is to protect the last of these special apes in India.
Tripura government launches action plan to protect the endangered Western Hoolock Gibbon.
The gibbon population in Tripura has declined from 97 in 2005 to 79 individuals currently.
The action plan includes protocols for monitoring, habitat restoration, and training forest staff.
Conservation efforts involve Tripura University, NGO Aaranyak, and community engagement.
The goal is to reduce human-animal conflict and promote the gibbon's ecological role.
- Who
- The Tripura government, Tripura University, conservation NGO Aaranyak, and local communities.
- What
- The Tripura government unveiled an action plan to protect the endangered Western Hoolock Gibbon.
- When
- The action plan was unveiled on July 25.
- Where
- Tripura, India.
- Why
- To reverse the decline of the Western Hoolock Gibbon population due to habitat loss and human-wildlife conflicts.
Conservationists
Local Communities
Cultural Practices vs. Ecological Impact
Conservationists
Maintain cultural practices
Local Communities
Reduce ecological harm
- Species
- Western Hoolock Gibbon
- IUCN Status
- Endangered
- Location
- Tripura, India
- 2005 Population
- 97 individuals
- Current Population
- 79 individuals
- Main Threats
- Habitat loss, hunting, human-wildlife conflicts