Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News
Recently, a male gibbon was found electrocuted to death at Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (HGWS) in Jorhat.
About Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary
- Location: It is located in the Jorhat district of Assam, India.
- It is the only sanctuary in India named after a gibbon due to its distinction for containing the densest gibbon populations in Assam.
- Terrain: It is situated at an altitude between 100 and 120 m (330 and 390 ft), the topography gently slopes downward from southeast to northwest.
- River: The Bhogdoi River creates a waterlogged region dominated by semi-hydrophytic plants along the border of the sanctuary.
- Flora:
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- The upper canopy of the forest is dominated by the Hollong tree, while the Nahar dominates the middle canopy.
- The lower canopy consists of evergreen shrubs and herbs.
- Fauna: It contains India’s only gibbons–the hoolock gibbons, and Northeastern India’s only nocturnal primate–the Bengal slow loris, Indian elephants, tigers, leopards, jungle cats, wild boar, three types of civet, four types of squirrels, stump-tailed macaque, northern pig-tailed macaque, etc.
Source: DTE
Last updated on March, 2026
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