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- Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene
- Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Taxonomy, Ecology and Conservation of Cao Vit Gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) since Its Rediscovery
- 2 Conservation Status of the Northern Yellow-Cheeked Crested Gibbon (Nomascus annamensis) in Vietnam
- 3 Strategies for Recovery of the Hainan Gibbon (Nomascus hainanus)
- 4 Gibbons in the Anthropocene
- 5 Demography of a Stable Gibbon Population in High-Elevation Forest on Java
- 6 A Tale of Two Gibbon Studies in Thailand
- 7 Accessibility as a Factor for Selecting Conservation Actions for Pileated Gibbons (Hylobates pileatus)
- 8 Calling from the Wild
- 9 Demography and Group Dynamics of Western Hoolock Gibbons (Hoolock hoolock) in a Community Conserved Village Population in Upper Assam, India
- 10 Challenges and Prospects in the Conservation of Hoolock Gibbon in India
- 11 Gibbons of Assam
- 12 Movement Ecology of Siamang in a Degraded Dipterocarp Forest
- 13 Sympatric Gibbons in Historically Logged Forest in North Sumatra, Indonesia
- 14 Adopting an Interdisciplinary Biosocial Approach to Determine the Conservation Implications of the Human–Gibbon Interface
- 15 Listen to the People, Hear the Gibbons Sing
- 16 Long-Term Outcomes of Positive Cultural Value for Biodiversity
- 17 Gibbon Phylogenetics and Genomics
- 18 The Use of Microsatellites in the Management of Captive Gibbons
- Index
- References
10 - Challenges and Prospects in the Conservation of Hoolock Gibbon in India
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2023
- Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene
- Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Taxonomy, Ecology and Conservation of Cao Vit Gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) since Its Rediscovery
- 2 Conservation Status of the Northern Yellow-Cheeked Crested Gibbon (Nomascus annamensis) in Vietnam
- 3 Strategies for Recovery of the Hainan Gibbon (Nomascus hainanus)
- 4 Gibbons in the Anthropocene
- 5 Demography of a Stable Gibbon Population in High-Elevation Forest on Java
- 6 A Tale of Two Gibbon Studies in Thailand
- 7 Accessibility as a Factor for Selecting Conservation Actions for Pileated Gibbons (Hylobates pileatus)
- 8 Calling from the Wild
- 9 Demography and Group Dynamics of Western Hoolock Gibbons (Hoolock hoolock) in a Community Conserved Village Population in Upper Assam, India
- 10 Challenges and Prospects in the Conservation of Hoolock Gibbon in India
- 11 Gibbons of Assam
- 12 Movement Ecology of Siamang in a Degraded Dipterocarp Forest
- 13 Sympatric Gibbons in Historically Logged Forest in North Sumatra, Indonesia
- 14 Adopting an Interdisciplinary Biosocial Approach to Determine the Conservation Implications of the Human–Gibbon Interface
- 15 Listen to the People, Hear the Gibbons Sing
- 16 Long-Term Outcomes of Positive Cultural Value for Biodiversity
- 17 Gibbon Phylogenetics and Genomics
- 18 The Use of Microsatellites in the Management of Captive Gibbons
- Index
- References
Summary
Western hoolock gibbons (Hoolock hoolock) and eastern hoolock gibbons (Hoolock leuconedys) represent the ape group in India. The seven northeastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Manipur) support the entire gibbon population in India, where their distribution is limited to the southern bank of the Dibang–Brahmaputra River system. Rapid loss of habitat, habitat fragmentation and hunting are the major threats to hoolock gibbons in India. The launch of the Indo-US Primate Project provided motivation to conserve the hoolock gibbon in the region. Research, education and awareness, training, capacity building and socioeconomic development programmes, carried out during and after the Indo-US Primate Project, created a healthy environment for the conservation of gibbons in India. Ex-situ conservation practices like rescue and rehabilitation, translocation, conservation breeding programmes and community-based conservation have been the result of collaborations between the government and non-governmental organisations over the past two decades, thus raising new hope for the survival of these species. The recent declaration of protected areas will ensure the long-term survival of the gibbons and its habitats. We feel that all stakeholders should emphasise the development of workable plans for the conservation of gibbons after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene , pp. 147 - 166Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023