{"id":21403,"date":"2026-06-26T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=21403"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:36:36","slug":"golden-langurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/golden-langurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Langurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Golden Langur Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, seven endangered golden langurs (Trachypithecus geei), rescued from wildlife traffickers, were released in the Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Golden Langur<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>Old World monkey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is also known as <\/span><b>Gee&#8217;s golden langur.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be most easily recognized by the color of their fur, after which they are named.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found only in a narrow geographic corridor comprising <\/span><b>western Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the foothills of <\/span><b>southern Bhutan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area they inhabit is restricted to the region surrounded by four geographical landmarks: the foothills of Bhutan (north), <\/span><b>Manas river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (east), <\/span><b>Sankosh river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (west), and <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brahmaputra-river-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brahmaputra river<\/a> (south).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They occupy <\/span><b>moist evergreen and tropical deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as some riverine areas and savannas in Assam and Bhutan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are very much dependent on trees, living in the upper canopy of <\/span><b>sub-tropical forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south and in more temperate forests in the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may be found at elevations close to sea level in the south and up to 3000 m at the foothills of Bhutan in the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Characteristics<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been noted that their <\/span><b>fur changes colors according to the seasons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The color of the young also differs from adults in that they are almost pure white.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>arboreal and diurnal creatures.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/assam\/rescued-from-wildlife-traffickers-seven-golden-langurs-released-in-assam-national-park\/article71144911.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golden Langur is an Old World monkey which is also known as Gee&#8217;s golden langur. 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