# Vikram gibbon video: one of three died, probe underway 2026-08-10T19:45:00+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Actor Vikram is under investigation after an Instagram reel showing him cuddling a lar gibbon, an endangered primate, sparked a wildlife violation probe. The Times of India reports conservationists raised the alarm as the species is protected under CITES Appendix I and India’s Wildlife Protection Act. The case deepened when officials discovered one of three lar gibbons acquired by an Erode-based breeder had died without being reported to the Forest Department, Times Now reports. The surviving pair have been moved back to Erode. The Forest Department is verifying transfer documents from Manipur to Chennai and whether the animal was legally procured and registered. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com Tags: CITES, endangered species, lar gibbon, Tamil Nadu, Vikram, wildlife crime Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/actor-vikram-faces-flak-for-flaunting-endangered-gibbon/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/actor-vikram-faces-flak-for-flaunting-endangered-gibbon/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.