Population Survey of the Bengal Slow Loris,<i>Nycticebus bengalensis,</i>in Meghalaya, Northeast India

Radhakrishna, S.; Datta-Roy, Anirban; Swapna, N.; Sinha, Anindya

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“…An arbitrary release may lead to the death of the animal; thus, it is imperative for the development of meaningful slow loris conservation strategies that more information should be obtained on habitat variables and population densities throughout the species' range (Radhakrishna et al 2010).…”

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Threats to the Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis in and around Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India: impediments to conservation

Kumar¹,

Sarma²,

Panvor³

et al. 2014

Endang. Species. Res.

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The present study provides data collected during rescue operations involving Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis which were carried out opportunistically in and around Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. A total of 27 individuals consisting of 21 males and 6 females were rescued from the study sites; 81% of these were adult and 19% sub-adult. Of the 27 individuals, 12 were rescued from private gardens. All rescued individuals were kept under observation in the Biological Park zoo situated within the sanctuary, where they received the necessary treatment, and were then released to the wild in the sanctuary. Various anthropogenic threats were recorded in the study; these included illegal logging, firewood collection, forest fires and habitat encroachment to enable the traditional practice of shifting cultivation, and infrastructural developmental activities. The present study highlights factors impeding the conservation of slow loris in and around the sanctuary. FREE REE

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Threats to the Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis in and around Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India: impediments to conservation

Kumar¹,

Sarma²,

Panvor³

et al. 2014

Endang. Species. Res.

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“…Our findings can be compared with recorded encounter rates for the Bengal slow loris elsewhere in India and South-east Asia ( Table 2). Radhakrishna et al (2006Radhakrishna et al ( , 2010 found 0.03-0.33 lorises per km in parts of Assam and Meghalaya, with a mean of 0.17. Radhakrishna et al (2006) found slow lorises at only four of 27 sites surveyed in Assam, with similar results from a later study in Meghalaya (Radhakrishna et al, 2010), where they found lorises at two of 16 sites, whereas we detected slow lorises at 10 of our 16 survey sites.…”

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Persistence and protection of the Vulnerable Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India

Das¹,

Nekaris²,

Biswas³

et al. 2014

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The Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis is the only strepsirrhine primate in north-east India. It is categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The limited information on its status and ecology is the main hindrance to developing a conservation strategy for this species in India. Therefore during February 2009–May 2010 we surveyed the species in 16 protected areas in Assam and one protected area in Arunachal Pradesh. We used recce transects to estimate encounter rates for the species. A team of 3–4 conducted night-time surveys (18.00–03.00) on foot, covering 370 km over 99 full and 28 partial nights. We recorded lorises a total of 22 times in nine protected areas in Assam and three times in the protected area in Arunachal Pradesh. The mean distance of lorises from transects at the time of encounter was 15.04 m, at a mean height of 12.36 m above ground. The encounter rate was 0.06–0.2 lorises per km, which is relatively low compared to encounter rates for slow lorises elsewhere in their range but higher than recorded by other studies in north-east India. We found that despite hunting and habitat loss Bengal slow lorises still exist in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, albeit patchily within a forest block. The protected area network in these states is important for their conservation.

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“…Sindhu Radhakrishna joined NIAS in 2002 and continued surveys on lorises in northeastern India and Kerala. In Meghalaya, the Bengal Slow Loris was found in only two of the 16 sites surveyed and the habitat was found to be severely affected by anthropogenic activities (Radhakrishna et al 2010). In Tripura, the encounter rate of the Slow Loris was 0.22 individuals (Swapna et al 2008).…”

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A history of primatology in India (In memory of Professor Sheo Dan Singh)

Singh

Kumara

et al. 2020

J. Threat. Taxa

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India harbors a wide diversity of primates with 24 species that include lorises, macaques, langurs and gibbons. Systematic research on the primates in India started about 60 years ago. In order to develop a historical perspective, we recognize three broad phases of primate research: largely natural history and base line research, primarily behavioral ecology research, and increasingly question and hypothesis-driven research. We describe the old and the recent primate research in the country and suggest research areas for the future.

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Population Survey of the Bengal Slow Loris,Nycticebus bengalensis,in Meghalaya, Northeast India

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Threats to the Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis in and around Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India: impediments to conservation

Threats to the Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis in and around Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India: impediments to conservation

Persistence and protection of the Vulnerable Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India

A history of primatology in India (In memory of Professor Sheo Dan Singh)

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