Mass Mobilization and Conservation project for endangered species Langures in Bangladesh.

To raise  mobilization of the localities, advocacy and motivation activities to be undertaken to make the localities to be friendly towards endangered species Langures and to build sensitivity for wildlife conflict management for biodiversity conservation.

List the main threat(s) facing this species: Intensive agriculture, habitat loss, man-animal conflict, and fires. Hunting for food by newly settled human populations at in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore District in Bangladesh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa is very rampant and many populations are affected locally.

Situation Description:  Initially the organization Bhagni Nivedita Manchya (BNM) started with the expansion of its activities, the organization took programs on environmental and wildlife conservation issues for local needs and demands. The common langur species which is called in Bengali language “HANUMAN” have been living at Keshabpur Upozila of Jessore district in Bangladesh since time immemorial. So far it is learnt that their numbers were more than 3000 eighty years ago, now its numbers as traced out through survey is 250. It is an endangered species in Indo–Bangladesh subcontinent. Due to human wildlife conflict and gradual termination of forest, the numbers of langur’s became so smaller that the species is going to be abolished. Bhagni Nivedita Manchya (BNM) in the face of natural calamity in the south west zone of Bangladesh conducted survey on air and water pollution and found due to human activities mainly natural disaster have been taking place due to which the organization took programs for reduction of  risk of natural calamity and the idea of conservation  of biodiversity was introduced in the organizational activities. Mr. Nityananda Dey, the founder of BNM observed one Pacha Saha of Madhyakul killed 18 langurs in a day by trap and buried them and another person Rashed Ali Golder of Mongalkot killed 21 langurs by shot down and killed. Mr. Nityananda Dey organized the local people to stop killing langurs and the workers of BNM through courtyard meetings motivated the localities to be kind to the wildlife’s especially for langur, bat and tortoise. For conservation of biodiversity especially of the endangered wild life langur of Keshabpur permanent feeding centers, fruit trees forestation and regular supply of foods and safe shelters in protected forests in the govt. khash lands and permanent caretakers for langur are required. Conservation endangered species HANUMAN of Keshabpur and its collateral activities will result in benefiting environmental and social situation of the locality and at the same time rarely available endangered species will be protected which draw the attention of the tourists from home and abroad.