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

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ESR Endangered Species Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials ESR 23:99-106 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00540 Theme Section: Conservation and ecology of slow lorises Threats to the Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis in and around Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India: impediments to conservation Awadhesh Kumar1,*, Kuladip Sarma1, Jikom Panvor2, Kripaljyoti Mazumdar3, Ashalata Devi4, Murali Krishna1, Parimal Chandra Ray1 1Department of Forestry, NERIST (Deemed University), Nirjuli-791109, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2Biological Park, Itanagar-791101, Arunachal Pradesh, India 3Centre for Micro-finance & Livelihood (CML), 18, Bye Lane-3, Chandan Nagar Survey, Beltola, Guwahati-781 028, Assam, India 4Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Napaam-784028, Tezpur, Sanitpur Assam, India *Corresponding author: reshi123in@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT: 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. KEY WORDS: Nocturnal primates · Habitat encroachment · Hunting · Pristine habitat · Vulnerable Full text in pdf format NextCite this article as: Kumar A, Sarma K, Panvor J, Mazumdar K, Devi A, Krishna M, Ray PC (2014) Threats to the Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis in and around Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India: impediments to conservation. Endang Species Res 23:99-106. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00540 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in ESR Vol. 23, No. 2. Online publication date: February 28, 2014 Print ISSN: 1863-5407; Online ISSN: 1613-4796 Copyright © 2014 Inter-Research.