Western Hoolock Gibbon

The Western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is a primate and found in Assam, Mizoram, Bangladesh and in Myanmar, west of the Chindwin River.
Threats include habitat encroachment by humans, forest clearance for tea cultivation, the practice of jhuming (slash-and-burn cultivation), hunting for food and “medicine”, capture for trade, and forest degradation.