Nepal Gray Langur

Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix I. Classified as Least Concern on The [IUCN Red List (2008). The Nepal Sacred Langur is protected under Schedule I, Part I, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, amended up to 2002, and the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1973 in Nepal (listed as a common animal in Nepal). It is known to occur in at least ten protected areas: Chail Wildlife Santuary, Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, Dachigam National Park, Hemis National Park, Kanchanjunga National Park, and Karakorum Wildlife Sanctuary in India; Mount Everest Natural Reserve, Langtang National Park, and Makalu Barun National Park in Nepal; and Manshi Reserve Forest in Pakistan. Major threats to Nepal Sacred Langurs include habitat loss; habitat degradation due to loss offruiting trees; timber, firewood, and charcoal extraction; forestfires; and encroachment by people. They are hunted and sold as a dry-meat delicacy in Nepal and used in native traditional medicine in China.