Trafficking and habitat loss spell doom for Bangladesh’s western hoolock gibbons

DHAKA — On Oct. 8 this year, police in Bangladesh recovered an endangered western hoolock gibbon from a passenger bus in the Chunati area of the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway. They also arrested two suspected wildlife traffickers, who were later convicted in court and sentenced to a year in prison and fined 10,000 taka ($97) each. … Continue reading Trafficking and habitat loss spell doom for Bangladesh’s western hoolock gibbons