Status of Bengal Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis (Primates: Lorisidae) in Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India

Autor: N. Das, J. Biswas, J. Das, P.C. Ray, A. Sangma, P.C. Bhattacharjee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 1, Iss 11, Pp 558-561 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0974-7893
0974-7907
DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2219.558-61
Popis: Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (GWLS) in the Jorhat District of Assam in northeastern India is rich in primate diversity with seven species. The plains alluvial semi-evergreen forest patches with high canopy cover support a variety of fauna. In October-November 2008, we carried out a survey to estimate the population status of Bengal Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) in GWLS, a species for which little data are available in India, and whose conservation status has only recently been changed from Data Deficient to Vulnerable. We estimated population abundance of 0.18 loris individuals/km using recce-survey transects’ method in GWLS.
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