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Agra Monkey Menace: Social activists seek removing monkeys out of 'protected species' list

| Thursday | 15th November, 2018

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.

Two days after a monkey snatched a 12-day-old baby from his mother's lap and mauled him to death in Agra, several social activists and environmentalists Wednesday sought exclusion of simians from the list of protected species under the Wild Life Act. The activists made the demand in a conference on monkey menace. "For over a decade, we have been demanding permission to transfer monkeys to forest areas and setting up of a facility to sterilise them, but so far we have failed to get the government's permission," said Satyamev Jayate trustee Mukesh Jain, addressing the conference as quoted by PTI. Read More | Agra: Monkey snatches 12-day-old baby from mother's lap and mauls him It is high time that the monkeys should be removed from the protected species list under the Wild Life Act, 1972, he said. Tha family of the infant, who was mauled to death by a monkey on Tuesday, said, "The area is facing monkey menace.Monkeys move in large groups.People are scared, they keep sticks with them.We complained to admn but to no avail.Demand govt to look into this." Agra: A 14-day-old infant was allegedly killed by a monkey at his house on 12 Nov. Family says "The area is facing monkey menace.Monkeys move in large groups.People are scared, they keep sticks with them.We complained to admn but to no avail.Demand govt to look into this."(14.11) pic.twitter.com/u8n2yrjy09 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 15, 2018 "The number of monkey bites are increasing by the day and citizens are scared of moving freely in the city. 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 vehicles The conference on monkey menace also passed a resolution, demanding adequate compensation to the victims of monkey attacks. "It is the duty of the government to protect its citizens. If it cannot do that, it should pay compensation the victim or his family," it said. According to the Agra Municipal Corporation officials, the number of monkeys in the city has gone up beyond 25,000.

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