New rope bridges helping to save endangered Golden langurs in
India22/11/2012 23:19:46 Connecting canopies - ropeways to save
the endangered langurs - Courtesy of The Wildlife Trust of of
India November 2012: As humans make an ever increasing indelible
mark on the work, wildlife is constricted into smaller and
small, and more and more fragmented habitats. In a few places,
some allowance is now being made for the needs of wildlife when
major obstacles are constructed. Wildlife over and under passes
are becoming more common on major roads, fish ladders have been
around for many years, and ropeways, already in use in Africa
and Australia, have now been installed in a small corner of
India to allow endangered Golden langurs to cross a large
highway. Golden langurs - endemic to the Indo-Bhutan region,
have been using ropeways to safely cross a 500-m stretch of road
near Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS). The stretch of road
had claimed numerous golden langurs in the last few years, but
since the installation of