Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a video from Hollongapar showing a Hoolock Gibbon using a newly installed arboreal canopy bridge to cross railway tracks safely. The bridge, installed about a year ago as part of wildlife conservation, was built to help tree-dwelling species move between fragmented forest patches without risking ground-level crossings on busy lines. Conservationists called it a hopeful sign for India’s only ape species, urging more such corridors as infrastructure expands across the Northeast.
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