There are an estimated 3,000 monkeys living in some areas of the Indian capital. Local authorities are trying to capture them on a war footing after a child was killed by a pack of simian scouts. After a three-year old boy fell from his terrace trying to escape a monkey pack, the government realized that more coordinated action was needed. Fateh Bahadur, the State Forest Minister, quickly got his officials to take action. They had been chasing monkeys for almost 48 hours and finally managed to capture two monkeys Tuesday afternoon. Divisional forest conservator, said that they had caught two monkeys today.
Officer was asked why his professional team of monkey catcher couldn’t achieve greater success. He replied: “Please don’t judge by numbers. Monkey catching involves a strategy that targets the leader of each pack. Once you have the leader, the rest of the pack disperses. He stated that the “trapped animals” would be released in a nearby forest, from which they wouldn’t be able return to urban habitation. Goel acknowledged that the threat had grown to alarming proportions, and that it needed to be dealt with on a military basis.
“The task of monkey-catching was previously entrusted by the municipal corporation. However, now that the threat has grown exponentially, the administration has taken the decision to transfer the responsibility to the forest department and wildlife department.” Islamuddin, the father of Mohammad Arbaz, three years old, has appealed for the district authorities to “save lives of citizens from unbridled invasion by monkeys into multiple residential areas”. The six-year-old daughter of Mohammad Arbaz is still in hospital. However, she was able to escape the clutches by the monkeys the day after her brother died.
Man stated that his children were playing on the terrace in the old town when they were attacked by monkeys. Their screams attracted neighbours and other family members to help them. My daughter was able to run down the steps despite being bitten and bruised from the monkeys. However, Arbaz, three years old, was terrified and fell off the terrace. He died of his injuries. According to reports, the monkey threat had been present in Delhi for some time. However, no concrete action was taken on the part of the authorities.
The only thing the municipal authorities did was ask Harbans Singh, their only monkey catcher near me, to trap the animals. Singh claims that he has trapped monkeys as high as 500 monkeys in the past, but that a bill for 100 monkeys had been pending for over two years. With the forest department now in control, a team of professionals was formed to help the citizens.
