The Western Hoolock Gibbon is an endangered, tailless ape native to Northeast India. Known for loud, melodic duet calls, they live in tropical rainforest canopies. Males are completely black, while females change color to a distinct honey-buff coat.
Click to View MoreA global study shows dispersed rural sprawl causes far more biodiversity loss than dense cities. Low-density expansion fragments habitats, fuels conflict, and degrades hotspots like the Western Ghats. Policies should favour compact urban growth and landscape-level rural conservation to meet global biodiversity targets.
Click to View MoreThe IUCN Global Land Outlook warns that human activities fragment one-third of Earth’s land, degrade 40% of ecosystems, and threaten food security for half of humanity. Nations must restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030 to secure carbon, livelihoods, and resilience.
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