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Primatologist, Iqbal Malik explains why urban India is overrun by simian hordes
The reason for the whole issue of monkey menace is existence of monkeys in the urban areas instead of being in their wild habitats. Firstly the rhesus macaque is more aggressive than the bonnets and the langurs, and secondly, they live in north India where Hanuman is predominantly worshiped, so feeding the monkeys becomes a huge problem. Monkeys are wild animals and hence belong in the wild only. In the cities they can harm humans and their attacks may get pretty savage as well. The monkey menace issue is being handled by municipal authorities as of now, but since 1989 the government kept calling me for meetings and for talks with bureaucrats to solve the monkey menace issue. Sadly, the problem is of multiplicity of thought, both state and central government is involved, MCD and forest departments are involved, that’s why nothing moves. The Municipal Corporation of any area is responsible for urban issues and here monkeys cannot be clubbed with cows and dogs because they are wild animals and should be taken care of by forest departments and forest authorities. Appointing MCD to catch monkeys makes no one accountable. Apart from this, Langurs being used to curb the monkey menace is the most absurd thing the government could have done. Langurs have worsened the situation because the monkeys which earlier were confined in some parts of Delhi have now spread to the entire city. Considering some very vicious and predatory attacks perpetrated by the simians culling is what comes to mind if nothing else is effective. But again in a country like ours, where the monkey has a cultural history and when we know that people might have strong reactions towards this, sterilisation seems like the answer instead.
But ultimately, we should also realize that monkeys should not be in cities in the first place, and it is us who should work on relocating these animals in their own habitats, as we are the reason for why these monkeys are not in their homes.
Kanika Dhupar
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Primatologist, Iqbal Malik explains why urban India is overrun by simian hordes
The reason for the whole issue of monkey menace is existence of monkeys in the urban areas instead of being in their wild habitats. Firstly the rhesus macaque is more aggressive than the bonnets and the langurs, and secondly, they live in north India where Hanuman is predominantly worshiped, so feeding the monkeys becomes a huge problem. Monkeys are wild animals and hence belong in the wild only. In the cities they can harm humans and their attacks may get pretty savage as well. The monkey menace issue is being handled by municipal authorities as of now, but since 1989 the government kept calling me for meetings and for talks with bureaucrats to solve the monkey menace issue. Sadly, the problem is of multiplicity of thought, both state and central government is involved, MCD and forest departments are involved, that’s why nothing moves. The Municipal Corporation of any area is responsible for urban issues and here monkeys cannot be clubbed with cows and dogs because they are wild animals and should be taken care of by forest departments and forest authorities. Appointing MCD to catch monkeys makes no one accountable. Apart from this, Langurs being used to curb the monkey menace is the most absurd thing the government could have done. Langurs have worsened the situation because the monkeys which earlier were confined in some parts of Delhi have now spread to the entire city. Considering some very vicious and predatory attacks perpetrated by the simians culling is what comes to mind if nothing else is effective. But again in a country like ours, where the monkey has a cultural history and when we know that people might have strong reactions towards this, sterilisation seems like the answer instead.But ultimately, we should also realize that monkeys should not be in cities in the first place, and it is us who should work on relocating these animals in their own habitats, as we are the reason for why these monkeys are not in their homes.
Kanika Dhupar
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
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