It has identified four species — monkey, nilgai, wild pig and elephant — as the focal species involved in the conflict. Gupta of National Institute of Immunology (NII) and Ministry officials for finalising the pilot project,” the Centre’s counsel told the High Court. The counsel submitted that the proposal titled “Population Management of Species involved in Human-Wildlife conflict” for ₹19.95 crore is to be implemented over a period of five years. In March 2007, the High Court had recorded the problems of the monkeys in the city carrying several communicable diseases including tuberculosis. “The problem being created in the city on account of monkey menace is stated to be assuming alarming proportions,” the High Court remarked earlier this month.

Source: The Hindu December 27, 2017 10:27 UTC