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.
