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Conservation note: Socioecology and conservation of macaques and langurs in Varanasi, India
Author(s) -
Pirta R. S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350020408
Subject(s) - geography , ecology , biology , zoology
A survey of rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) and hanuman langurs ( Presbytis entellus ) was conducted in urban and forest areas of Varanasi, India. Data were collected on group size and composition. Nine groups of rhesus monkeys inhabited various urban niches, but langurs were completely absent from urban areas. Approximately 159 rhesus monkeys and 720 langurs lived in the forested area. Both the urban and the forested habitats of this area are being reduced in size, and it is suggested that these populations be moved to nearby forest preserves.