India’s only ape safely crosses Assam railway on special canopy bridge after nearly a year

The gibbon used the bridge nearly a year later

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a video from Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary showing an endangered Hoolock Gibbon safely crossing a railway track using a specially designed canopy bridge. Installed nearly a year earlier, the netted rope structure lets arboreal animals move above ground without touching trains or vehicles. Sarma called it a “small but significant” example of science-led conservation, noting the islanded forest movement issues primates face when connectivity is disrupted.