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The activists made the demand in a conference on monkey menace. Read More | Agra: Monkey snatches 12-day-old baby from mother's lap and mauls himIt is high time that the monkeys should be removed from the protected species list under the Wild Life Act, 1972, he said. According to the Agra Municipal Corporation officials, the number of monkeys in the city has gone up beyond 25,000. Monkey attacks have become so frequent that women and children are afraid of going out," said social activist Shravan Kumar Singh. Also Read | Delhi: Girl dead, eight injured as SUV rams into several vehiclesThe conference on monkey menace also passed a resolution, demanding adequate compensation to the victims of monkey attacks..