Environment NEWS: Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) was first sighted in Kokrajhar district in the year 1953 near Jomduar of Raimona Forest Range (Ripu Rerserve Forest) by Mr. E.P Gee, a naturalist. The word ‘Langur’ is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Langulin’ meaning long tail.
The natural habitat of the Golden langur is between the river Sonkosh and Manas along the marginal part of the foothills of eastern Himalayas.The extended habitat of this animal is the Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary near Kokrajhar.The Golden Languar is now endemic to the above habitat and is a critically endangered species Golden Languar is included in the Schedule-I of the Wildlife Protection Act.
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