Covering 20.98km², the Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary is connected to its 264.92km² ESZ, the Dissoi Valley Reserve Forest, and forested regions in Nagaland, which is vital for the ...

This area is home to seven primate species, including the endangered hoolock gibbon, India’s only ape. The exploration for oil and gas just outside the Hollongapar sanctuary will require 4.5 ...

NEW DELHI: The Centre's wildlife panel has approved a proposal to carry out oil and gas exploration in the eco-sensitive zone of the Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Jorhat district.

The Centre's wildlife panel has approved a proposal to carry out oil and gas exploration in the eco-sensitive zone of the Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Jorhat district.

The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has sanctioned Vedanta Group's Cairn Oil & Gas to undertake exploratory drilling in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Gibbon Wildlife ...