Management of monkey problem in Aligarh Muslim University Campus, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Several Rhesus Monkey bites reported from the Aligarh Muslim University Campus prompted the University Health department and the Provost of S.N. Hall to curb the monkey menace. The monkey trapping/shifting was undertaken during January-February 2000 and January 2001. Out of 27 Rhesus monkeys, 22 were trapped and shifted to the semi-natural forest area of Jawan, Aligarh District. This paper reports the attempt to shift the monkeys but does not substantiate the validity of the exercise for want of post transfer monitoring.