The National Board for Wildlife approved oil and gas exploration near which sanctuary, home of India's only ape, the western hoolock gibbon?
- ADampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram
- BHollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Jorhat
- CNamdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh
- DPakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct answer: (b) Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Jorhat
Explanation
Hollongapar in Jorhat, Assam, has the western hoolock gibbon, which swings from branch to branch ("brachiation"), and the Bengal slow loris.