Monkey Menace

Monitoring Delhi's monkey business: Will a census, professional mimics help tackle growing primate population?

Monkeys straying into human settlements, primarily in search of food, are causing disturbances, even attacking humans. This has been an ongoing problem in Delhi and the government has planned a census of the monkey population in the city, for area-wise identification and tackling of the issue.

CISF jawans train to use 'gulels' after monkeys attack tourists at Agra’s Taj Mahal; wildlife activist defends simians

The CISF personnel manning Agra’s Taj Mahal are undergoing training to use 'gulels' (catapults) to tackle the monkey menace

Monkeys kill two people in Agra: Culling, trans-locating or sterilising primates won't end animal-human conflicts

The Wildlife SOS, who have been given the task of capturing and sterilising monkeys, has sterilised 500 monkeys as of now. The sterilisation of one monkey costs around Rs 3,200 to 3,500.

Bitten by monkey, Delhi man lodges FIR against unknown people for assault

The monkey injured Akshan so much that he had to dial 100 to be rescued.

Delhi: Human-langurs to scare away monkeys thronging Parliament

Venkaiah Naidu told Rajya Sabha that when it comes to tackling the monkey-menace, NDMC has hired 40 young people to impersonate langurs.