{"id":28193,"date":"2026-10-15T12:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=28193"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:13:01","slug":"trishna-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/trishna-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a rare sighting of Phayre\u2019s Leaf Monkeys, popularly known as Spectacle Monkeys, has been captured on camera at Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary in South Tripura.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is situated in the <\/span><b>state of Tripura.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 1988.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Three types of forests are found in the Sanctuary: <\/span><b>Tropical Semi evergreen Forest, Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest, and Savanah woodland.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to 230 tree species, 400 herbs, 110 shrubs, and 150 climbers.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the prominent medicinal plant species are <\/span><b>Kurcha, Tulsi, Vasak, Sarpaganda, Rudraksha, Bel, etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One species of Bamboo Oxytenanthera nigrociliata, locally known as Kaillai, is common here<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna: It is home to <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaur or Indian Bison and to <\/span><b>highly endangered only ape species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Indian subcontinent i.e, the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hoolock-gibbon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hoolock Gibbon<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and primates like <\/span><b>Capped Langur and Golden Langur.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Phayre\u2019s Leaf Monkey<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>distinctive primate recognised<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>pale markings around its eyes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which resemble a pair of spectacles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its characteristic appearance has earned it the <\/span><b>popular name Spectacle Monkey.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Behavior:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The species is <\/span><b>primarily arboreal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spending much of its time in trees, where it feeds mainly on leaves and other plant matter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status: IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Habitat destruction, forest degradation, fragmentation and other human-induced pressures are among the major challenges facing its survival.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tripurainfo.com\/EnglishNews.aspx?intnid=8884&amp;title=Rare-Phayre%E2%80%99s-Leaf-Monkeys-Spotted-at-Trishna-Wildlife-Sanctuary-After-Sepahijala-Such-Sightings-Are-Rare-Elsewhere-in-Tripura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the state of Tripura. 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