In the wake of ear-marking a sanctuary for the endangered slender loris, wildlife experts have urged the to carry out a detailed study and documentation of the habitat of the nocturnal primate and prepare a management plan.
A protocol should be issued to monitor the slender lorises and to create awareness among people residing in and around the reserved forests and also those dependent on these forests. Activists and experts said that habitat loss has already driven the Population into isolation. Trees being cut for furniture and firewood has resulted in reduced canopy. “Conserving the scrub forests of Eastern Ghats can only help the long-term conservation of slender lorises.