More than 500 students took to the streets of Barekuri in Assam’s Tinsukia district to mark the 10th International Gibbon Day 2025 on October 24, sending out a strong message on the need for coexistence between humans and wildlife. The event, organised under the Primate Research Centre NE India (PRCNE), was hosted by the Barekuri Eco-Development Committee and Green Vision NE in collaboration with Borgaon ME School Eco-Club and Borgaon High School.

The day-long celebration featured art competitions, awareness campaigns and a mass rally aimed at promoting conservation of the Hoolock gibbon — India’s only ape species and a vital part of Assam’s forest ecosystem. Students wearing gibbon masks and T-shirts carried banners advocating harmony and conservation as they marched through Barekuri, a

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