Over 1000 monkeys sterilised to curb menace in Uttarakhand

As Haldwani reels under the grip of monkey menace, Uttarakhand forest department authorities have sterilised over 1,000 monkeys at Ranibagh Wildlife Transit Rescue Centre of Nainital Forest Department. Another resue centre will be constructed soon for monkeys near Haldwani's eastern forest division.

Haldwani: Over 1000 monkeys were sterilised at Ranibagh Wildlife Transit Rescue Centre of Nainital Forest Department to curb the menace in the region.

Forest department personnel Dr Parag Madhukar Dhakate said, "As Haldwani reels under the grip of the monkey menace, Uttarakhand forest department authorities are working in this direction in order to find a solution. Sterilisation of over 1,000 monkeys has been performed successfully in this regard, at Ranibagh's modern rescue centre ."

"We'll soon be constructing another rescue centre for monkeys, near Haldwani's eastern forest division. It's especially being constructed to sterilise monkeys in that region and reduce the terror of monkeys in Haldwani," he added.

Dhakate said, as soon as the central zoo authority permits construction of another rescue centre, the forest department will start working in this direction.