Title
Distribution and conservation of Nycticebus bengalensis in northeastern India
Author(s)
Radhakrishna S., Goswami A.B., Sinha A.
Published
2006
Publisher
International Journal of Primatology
Abstract
We assessed the distribution and conservation status of Bengal slow lorises in Assam and Meghalaya in northeastern India. We surveyed forest reserves, plantations, tea estates, and areas bordering forests in 10 districts of the 2 states and sighted slow lorises in only 4 districts in Assam. Disturbances caused by tree felling, road kills by speeding vehicles, and trapping and hunting are the chief survival threats to the species. We emphasize immediate implementation of conservation measures to ensure the future of the species and recommend additional population surveys to define the distributional extent of Bengal slow lorises. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
Keywords
extinction risk; plantation; population distribution; primate; species conservation; survey; Asia; Assam; Eurasia; India; Meghalaya; South Asia; Nycticebus bengalensis; Nycticebus coucang
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