Status of South Asian Primates Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2003 Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, South Asia IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group PSGB North Carolina Status of South Asian Primates C.A.M.P. Workshop Report 2003 Cover page : Illustrations by Arnab Roy from Noel Rowe. 1996. Inside illustrations Illustrations by Arnab Roy from various sources Page Primate Source Title Slender Loris Unknown i Capped Langurs Unknown iv Hoolock Gibbon Unknown v Lion-tailed Macaque Unknown vi Rhesus Macaque S.H. Prater 1971. Plate 10 I Divider Assamese Macaque Noel Rowe 1996. Page 122 5 Assamese Macaque Noel Rowe 1996. Page 122 II Divider Hoolock Gibbon Noel Rowe 1996. Page 208 10 Purple-faced Leaf Monkey Noel Rowe 1996. Page 195 12 Crab-eating Macaque Noel Rowe 1996. Page 123 III Divider Purple-faced Langur Noel Rowe 1996. Page 196 27 Pig-tailed Macaque Noel Rowe 1996. Page 128 30 Crab-eating Macaque Noel Rowe 1996. Page 123 34 Capped Langurs Unknown 40 Lion-tailed Macaque Unknown 45 Hoolock Gibbon Unknown 57 Hoolock Gibbon Unknown 60 Pig-tailed Macaque Unknown 62 Slender Loris Unknown IV Divider Rhesus Macaque Noel Rowe 1996. Page 126 V Divider Bonnet Macaque Noel Rowe 1996. Page 131 VI Divider Stump-tailed Macaque Noel Rowe 1996. Page 121 413 Slender Loris Luigi Boitani & Stefania Bartoli 1983. No. 90 VII Divider Hoolock Gibbon Noel Rowe 1996. Page 208 Luigi Boitani & Stefania Bartoli. 1983. The Macdonald Encyclopedia of Mammals. Macdonald & Co., London, 512pp. S.H. Prater. 1971. The Book of Indian Animals. Bombay Natural History Society & Oxford University Press, Bombay, 324pp. Noel Rowe. 1996. The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates. Pogonias Press, Rhode Island, USA, 263pp. Status of South Asian Primates Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2003 Slender Loris (Loris lydekkerianus) Editors Sanjay Molur, Douglas Brandon-Jones, Wolfgang Dittus, Ardith Eudey, Ajith Kumar, Mewa Singh, M.M. Feeroz, Mukesh Chalise, Padma Priya, Sally Walker Authors Participants of the C.A.M.P. Workshop Organised by Zoo Outreach Organisation and IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group Facilitated by CBSG, South Asia Hosted by State Forest Service College, Coimbatore 5-9 March 2002 Published by: Zoo Outreach Organisation and Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, South Asia in collaboration with Wildlife Information & Liaison Development Society Copyright: © Zoo Outreach Organisation 2003 This publication can be reproduced for educational and non-commercial purposes without prior permission (in writing) from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior permission (in writing) of the copyright holder. ISBN: 81-88722-03-0 (Paperback) 81-88722-04-9 (CD-Rom) Citation: Sanjay Molur, Douglas Brandon-Jones, Wolfgang Dittus, Ardith Eudey, Ajith Kumar, Mewa Singh, M.M. Feeroz, Mukesh Chalise, Padma Priya, Sally Walker (2003). Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2003. Zoo Outreach Organisation / CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, India, viii+432pp. Cover design and layout by: Zoo Outreach Organisation The international boundaries of India reproduced in this book are neither purported to be correct nor authentic by the Survey of India directives. This Report has been made possible with the contributions of the following organizations: Conservation International, Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, Appenheul Primate Park, Primate Conservation Inc., Fauna and Flora International, North of England Zoological Society, North Carolina Zoological Park, Lincoln Park Zoo, Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens, Primate Society of Great Britain, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria and Oklahoma City Zoo. Report No. 22. (2003). Zoo Outreach Organisation / Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, South Asia, PB 1683, 29/1 Bharathi Colony, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641004, India Ph. +91 422 2561087, 2561743; Fax: +91 422 2563269 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.zooreach.org Status of South Asian Primates Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2002 Contents Authors / Participants ii-iv Participating institutions v Credits vi Acknowledgement vii-viii Executive Summary 1-6 Background information 7-17 Report 19-62 Taxon Data Sheets 63-360 References 361-369 Action Plans 371-413 Appendices 415-429 Index 431-432 Capped Langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) South Asian Primate C.A.M.P. Report, 2003 i South Asian Primate C.A.M.P. Workshop, 2002 Participants / Authors Dr. Rauf Ali Mr. Dilip Chetry Dr. Suvas Chandra Ghimire Andaman Nicobar Environment Animal Ecology & WL Biology Lab Kathmandu Model College, Team (ANET) Department of Zoology, Bagbazar, GPO Box 4447, North Wandoor, Andamans, INDIA Guwahati University, Kathmandu, NEPAL Tel: +91 3192 80081 Guwahati, Assam 781014, INDIA Tel: +977 1 242121 Tel: +91 361 570294; Fax: 570133 Email: [email protected] Mr. Harry Andrews Email: [email protected] Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Mr. Minesh Kumar Ghimire PB 4, Mammalapuram, Mr. Jayanta Das Natural History Society of Nepal Tamil Nadu 603104, INDIA Animal Ecology & Wildlife Biology Kathmandu, NEPAL Tel: +91 411 4466332 / 098410 31256 Lab, Department of Zoology Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Guwahati University Guwahati, Assam 781014, INDIA Mr. Sunil Gunatilake Dr. H.R. Bhat Tel: +91 361 570294; Fax: 570133 1/71 Nissanka Mala Place, 107 Awanti Apartments, Opp. [email protected] Jaya Mawatha, New Town, Kamala Nehru Park, Erandwana, Polonnaruwa, SRI LANKA Pune, Maharashtra 411004, INDIA Dr. Jinie Dela Fax: +94 8 223248 Tel: +91 20 5673581 Freelance Consultant Email: (c/o) [email protected] 45/1 Gunatilleke Mawatha, Mr. Jihosuo Biswas Etambagoda, Panadura, SRI LANKA Dr. Douglas Brandon-Jones Animal Ecology and Wildlife Fax: +94 75 590241 32 A, Back lane, Richmond TW10 7LF Biology Lab, Department of Email: [email protected] UNITED KINGDOM Zoology, Guwahati University Tel: +44 20 8940 1495 Guwahati, Assam 781014, INDIA Dr. Wolfgang Dittus Email: [email protected] Tel: +91 0361 570294; Fax: 570133 140/12, Mapana Watura Road Email: [email protected] Kandy, SRI LANKA Mr. Gigi K. Joseph Tel: +94 8 223248 Fax: 223248 Nature Education Officer, Mr. Joydeep Bose Email: [email protected] Periyar Tiger Reserve, Field Officer, Wildlife Trust of India, Thekkady, Kerala, INDIA New Delhi, INDIA Dr. Ardith Eudey Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] ; 164 Dayton Street [email protected] Upland, CA 91756-3120, USA Mr. Jhamak B. Karki Tel & Fax: +1 909 982 9832 C/O Dept. of Natl. Parks & WL Dr. Mukesh K. Chalise Email: [email protected] Conservation, Babar Mahal, P.O. Reg. Secretary for Asia / IPS Box 860, Kathmandu, NEPAL Natural History Society of Nepal Dr. M. M. Feeroz Phone: +977 1 220912; Fax: 226675 GPO Box 8402, Kathmandu, NEPAL Associate Professor Email: [email protected] Tel: +977 1 526893; Fax: 493854 Department of Zoology Email: [email protected] Jahangirnagar University Mr. Nilantha Kumarasiri Savar, Dhaka, BANGLADESH Kodithuwakku Mr. Bipul Chakravarthy Tel: +88 11 832965 Smithsonian Field Camp, New town, Central Zoo Authority Email: [email protected] Polonnaruwa, SRI LANKA Bikenar House, Annexe – 6, Fax: 094 2723721 New Delhi 110011, INDIA Mr. Suresh Ganapathiappan Email: [email protected] Tel: +91 11 3073072; Fax: 3386012 17/2, Nanda Nagar Road, Singanallur Email: [email protected] Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641005, INDIA Dr. R. Krishnamani Tel: +91 98430 22410 SACON, Anaikatty Mr. K.N. Changappa Email:[email protected] Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641108, INDIA ‘Kakaeada’ Begoor, Email: [email protected] Ponampet 571249 Tel: +91 08274 43361 ii South Asian Primate C.A.M.P. Report, 2003 Dr. Ajith Kumar Dr. K.S. Neelakantan Dr. Mewa Singh SACON, Anaikatty Dean, Forest College and Research Professor of Psychology Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641108, INDIA Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Fax: +91 422 857088 Tamil Nadu 641301, INDIA Mysore, Karnataka 570006, INDIA Email: [email protected] Tel: +91 4254 222010; Fax :225064 Tel.: +91 821 518772; Fax: 514239 Mr. Hemanth R. Kumar Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] formerly Regl. Dy. Director (WLP) Dr. M.S. Pradhan Dr. G.S. Solanki South Zone and Assistant Zoological Survey of India, WRS, Department of Applied Science Management Authority CITES Rawet Road, Sector No. 29, CNIDA, (Forestry), N.E. Reg Institute of S&T C-2A, Rajaji Bhavan, Basanth Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411030, INDIA Nirjuli, Itanagar, Chennai,Tamil Nadu 600090, INDIA Tel: +91 20 7655213; Fax: 7652564 Arunachal Pradesh 791109, INDIA Email: [email protected] Mr. Kumar Pushkar, I.F.S. Tel: +91 360 257749; Fax: 257872 Mr. Awadesh Kumar Executive Director, Zoo Authority of Email: [email protected] Research Scholar, Dept. of Applied Karnataka, Mysore Zoo, Mr. Ruchira Kumara Somaweera Science (Forestry), N.E. Reg. Mysore, Karnataka 570010, INDIA 43C, George E. De Silva Mawatha, Institute of S&T Nirjuli, Itanagar, Tel: +91 821 440752; Fax: 562494 Kandy, SRI LANKA Arunachal Pradesh 791109, INDIA Ms. Sunita Ram Tel: +94 8 228687 Tel: +91 360 257749; Fax: 257872 Old No. 42, New No.12, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Pelathope, Mylapore Mr. P. Srivatsava Mr. K.R. Liyanage Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 004, INDIA Maharashtra Forest Department Smithsonian Field Camp, New town, Tel: +91 44 4959546 DCF(Wildlife, CFRC Campus Polonnaruwa, SRI LANKA Email: [email protected] Chandrepur Maharashtra, INDIA Fax: +94 27 23721 Dr. K.K. Ramachandran Tel: +91 7172 55980, 55380, 56079 Email: [email protected] Scientist E, Wildlife Biology Division Email: [email protected] Dr. N.S. Manoharan KFRI, Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala, INDIA Dr. P.C. Tyagi, I.F.S. Zoo Director, VOC Park Zoo, Tel: +91 487 282537; Fax: 282249 Director, Arignar Anna Zool. Park Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Email: [email protected] Vandalur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Tel: +91 422 303613; 318462 Mr.