Imphal, June 5 -- A significant call to action has been made for the protection and conservation of endangered wildlife species in Manipur's Naga-inhabited districts, particularly those bordering Assam, Nagaland, and Myanmar.

The Tangkhul Naga Awung Long (TNAL), the apex body of the Tangkhul Naga community, has officially announced a comprehensive ban on the hunting, poaching, killing, trade, or harming of Hoolock Gibbons (locally known as Yongmu) and Hornbills (locally known as Langmeidong) across its entire jurisdiction.

The Arboreal Tailless Anthropoid Apes, generally known as Hoolock Gibbon (locally called as Yongmu), characterized by long limbs, thick and shaggy hair, and hornbills locally known as Langmeidong, are on the verge of ...