00803nas a2200121 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260008400043100001500127700002600142245010100168520041200269 2006 d bFoundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy, and Learning (FERAL)aPondicherry1 aSunita Ram1 aSrinivas Vaidyanathan00aDistribution and Status of the Nilgiri Langur (Semnopithecus johnii) in the Western Ghats, India3 a

A comprehensive evaluation of the distribution and status of the Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii, Fischer) a vulnerable primate endemic to the Western Ghats of India was last undertaken in the late 1970’s. Given an increase in indirect threats and continuation of direct threats, it becomes imperative to reassess their current distribution and status for effective conservation interventions.