This paper is withdrawn in Volume-4, Issue-5, 2018
Area
Environmental Science
Author
Shivakumar Patil, Sanjeevareddy Modse
Org/Univ
Government First Grade College, Bidar, Karnataka, India
Sub. Date
05 October, 2018
Paper ID
V4I5-1336
Publisher
Keywords
Hanuman langur, Distribution, Troops, Population

Abstract

Hanuman Langurs are widely distributed nonhuman primates in South Asia. There are no reports on their status and distribution in Bidar district, Karnataka, India. Hence, the study was conducted to know their present status and distribution. Bidar District has a considerable population of the Hanuman Langur with a total of 225 troops of which 142 are unimale troops, 55 were multimale groups and 28 all-male troops. These 225 troops constitute 6384 langurs of which 828 adult males, 2792 adult females, 1558 juveniles, and 1206 infants. The study reveals that there were a statistically significant difference in the number of animals, multimale and all-male troops among the talukas of Bidar district (P<0.05). In the study, it was also observed that there was a statistically significant difference of social composition of Hanuman Langurs among talukas of Bidar district (P0.05).