Nilgiri Langurs Continue To Be Hunted: WII

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 11, November 2011

According to a National Studbook on Nilgiri langurs published in May this year by the Wildlife Institute of India and the Central Zoo Authority, poaching continues to be one of the main threats to the wild population of Nilgiri langurs. The studbook says the primates were being hunted mainly for their pelt, blood, flesh and organs to produce crude medicines and even so-called aphrodisiacs. Read the full report here.

Source: Ignatius Pereira, The Hindu, Kollam.

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