India, Feb. 19 -- The electrocution of a critically endangered Western Hoolock Gibbon inside Assam's Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary has triggered a significant social media campaign, with conservationists and citizens demanding urgent intervention and the rerouting of the electrified railway line that cuts through India's only ape habitat.

"This is not merely an accident; it is a preventable tragedy that exposes the cost of fragmented planning," said a wildlife conservationist involved in the online campaign.

Posts tagged #SaveTheGibbon and #AssamForests have flooded digital platforms, accompanied by infographics explaining how the 1.65-km electrified railway stretch bisects the 20.98-sq km sanctuary and disrupts fragile canopy c...