Golden Langur and forced abortion

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  • Forced abortion due to electrocution of female golden langur
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  • Ghee’s golden langur found in semi-evergreen and mixed-deciduous forests between India and Bhutan
  • In Assam, generally found at the confluence of 3 rivers – Brahmaputra, Manas and Sonkosh
  • Mostly use upper canopy of trees for travel
  • The groups are primarily of two types — one is all-male and the other is bisexual,
  • Golden langur females maintain a gap of at least two years between babies. This gap can increase to three years depending on habitat conditions
  • In 2019 Bhutan census – 62% decline in population over 2099 census
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 22nd Jun 2020
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