▁size ▁was ▁estimated ▁between ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0   ind ividual s , ▁based ▁on ▁available ▁habitat ; ▁however , ▁recent ▁publications ▁report ▁that ▁few ▁individuals ▁remain ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁reduced ▁ge ographic ▁range . ▁The ▁Beng al ▁slow ▁l oris ▁may ▁be ▁restricted ▁to ▁a ▁few ▁isolated ▁populations ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁serious ▁threat ▁of ▁becoming ▁locally ▁ext inct ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁Ass am ▁and ▁Meg hal aya . ▁In ▁Ar un ach al ▁Pr adesh , ▁its ▁population ▁is ▁decl ining ▁and ▁under ▁threat . ▁ ▁Population ▁density ▁has ▁been ▁estimated ▁between ▁ 0 . 0 3 ▁and ▁ 0 . 3 3   ind ividual s ▁per ▁km 2 ▁in ▁Ass am , ▁India ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁study ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁A ▁survey ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Th ris na ▁Wild life ▁San ctu ary ▁and ▁S ip ah ij ola ▁Wild life ▁San ctu ary ▁in ▁T rip ura , ▁India ▁yield ed ▁an ▁encounter ▁rate ▁of ▁ 0 . 2 2   ind ividual s / km , ▁with ▁seven ▁of ▁nine ▁sight ings ▁occurr ing ▁within ▁ ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁animals ▁found ▁at ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁wet , ▁decid uous ▁forest . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁species ▁abund ance ▁was ▁measured ▁at ▁ 0 . 1 8   ind ividual s / km ▁at ▁Gib bon