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==Status and conservation==
Gray langurs have stable populations in some areas and declining ones in others.<ref name=r14/> Both the [[black-footed gray langur]] and [[Kashmir gray langur]] are considered [[Threatened species|threatened]].<ref name="IUCNKashmirgraylangur"/><ref name="IUCNBlack-footedgraylangur"/> The latter is the rarest species of gray langur, with less than 250 mature individuals remaining.<ref name="IUCNKashmirgraylangur"/>

In India, gray langurs number at around 300,000.<ref name=r15/> India has laws prohibiting the capturing or killing of langurs, but they are still hunted in some parts of the country.<ref name=Nag/> Enforcement of these laws has proven to be difficult and it seems most people are unaware of their protection.<ref name= "Choudhury 2001"/> Populations are also threatened by mining, forest fires and deforestation for wood.<ref name=r16/>

Langurs can be found near roads and can become victims of automobile accidents. This happens even in protected areas, with deaths by automobile collisions making nearly a quarter of mortality in Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India.<ref name=r17/> Langurs are considered sacred in the Hindu religion and are sometimes kept for religious purposes by Hindu priests and for roadside performances. However, some religious groups use langurs as food and medicine, and parts of gray langurs are sometimes kept as amulets for good luck.<ref name= "Ahmed 2001"/>

Because of their sacred status and their less aggressive behavior compared to other primates, langurs are generally not considered pests in many parts of India. Despite this, research in some areas show high levels of support for the removal of langurs from villages, their sacred status no longer important.<ref name=r18/> Langurs will raid crops and steal food from houses, and this causes people to persecute them.<ref name=r18/> While people may feed them in temples, they do not extend such care to monkeys at their homes.<ref name=b3/> Langurs stealing and biting people to get food in urban areas may also contribute to more persecutions.<ref name=r19/>