Golden Langurs : Study
According to the estimation by the Primate Research Centre NE India (PRCNE) and Assam Forest Department, there are an estimated 7,396 golden langurs in India
- Golden Langurs can be most easily recognized by the color of their fur, after which they are named.
- It has been noted that their fur changes colors according to the seasons.
- The color of the young also differs from adults in that they are almost pure white.
- It is limited to Assam, India and neighboring Bhutan where they live year-round.
- The area they inhabit is restricted to the region surrounded by four geographical landmarks: the foothills of Bhutan (north), Manas river (east), Sankosh river (west), and Brahmaputra river (south).
- They occupy moist evergreen and tropical deciduous forests as well as some riverine areas and savannas in Assam and Bhutan.
- They are very much dependent on trees, living in the upper canopy of sub-tropical forests in the south and in more temperate forests in the north.
- Conservation status
- IUCN: Endangered
- CITES: Appendix I
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 : Schedule I
