Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (ENI 2.0)

About: Gibbon Wild Life Sanctuary, named the endangered primate the Hoolock Gibbon (Hylobates hoolock) is a protected area located in Jorhat, Assam. It covers an small area of 20.98 sq. km and is topographically characterized by an almost level land with an average contour height of 90 meters from MSL, with the average annual rainfall of 249 cm. It has also been recently declared as Important Bird Area where along with endemic varieties, migratory birds rush into in large number particularly during the late summer and winter period. It hosts about 15 species of primates in a small area. Topographically the surface of the sanctuary is gently sloping down from southeast to northwest, which essentially exhibit a very smooth and continuous interaction of down slope and high slope ecosystem within the sanctuary. This sanctuary is approximately 17km and 5km far away from Jorhat and Mariani town respectively.