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Sterilised Himachal monkeys pregnant
Calcutta News.Net
Monday 23rd June, 2008 (IANS)
Monkeys sterilised by the Himachal Pradesh wildlife department last year are reproducing again, officials said Monday.
To control the monkey menace in areas like Shimla, Kufri and Rampur, the wildlife department sterilised about 1,300 simians last year. The males were sterilised using laser technology and tubectomy was performed on females using the laparoscopic technique.
But now the animals are breeding again.
'Most of the monkeys sterilised by the wildlife department are pregnant again,' said a wildlife official at the Himalayan Nature Park in Kufri.
He said 60 monkeys were caught from Kufri, about 25 km from here, and taken to the Tuti Kandi rescue centre on the outskirts of Shimla. After sterilisation, they were released in the same area. At that time, male and female monkeys were tagged. But now the tags have also disappeared.
Lalit Mohan, conservator of forests (wildlife), admits that there were some flaws in the sterilisation programme.
The drive hit several road blocks due to the shortage of expert monkey catchers. Now the department is training its own staff.
'We have been working on several projects to control their population,' he said. 'The monkeys might be pregnant again as all animals could not be trapped at that time. Those that had been left out at that time might be breeding now.'
R.S. Kishtwaria of the College of Veterinary Sciences in Palampur, about 175 km from here, says sterilisation is not good for animals and results in abnormal behaviour.
'The behaviour of the monkeys should be studied for a while after sterilisation. There are instances when the sterilised monkeys get themselves injured during fights, especially when they are in heat, or start attacking human beings,' he said.
The wildlife department had also initiated mass translocation of simians to remote forest areas from cities and towns to control the menace. But this process was not successful as the territory vacated by the animals was occupied by more aggressive troops of monkeys from surrounding areas.
According to a census conducted by the wildlife department, the state has 319,000 monkeys.  Email this story to a friend
Comments on this story
Dr. Sandeep Rattan
11-27-08, 03:30 AM |
Sterilised Himachal monkeys pregnant
This news has been posted without verification of the facts.
I hereby declare that there are no monkeys getting pregnant which were sterilised.
I am the person involved with the sterilisation of these monkeys and females are sterilised using latest technique of laparoscopy assisted electocautery. It seems the news has been posted with evident malafide intention and reasons for this are probably best known to your poor journalism. You have questioned the efficacy of some technique which is a pioneering and tested work.
Moreover you have twisted the fact that “left over monkey are probably breeding again” to suit and project entire operation negatively. There are many baseless facts in the news item and it clearly reflects the poor standard of your journalism.
I would like correction and apology in this regard for misinforming the readers with such baseless story.
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Dr. Lalit Mohan, Chief Conservator of Forests, HP.
11-27-08, 07:11 AM |
Sterilised Himachal monkeys pregnant
The statement on the subject appeared on the above Website on behalf of me is wrong as I have never said that sterlized monkeys are breeding again. The sterlization programme in HP is 100% successful and is being done through latest techinique with qualified Vet.Doctors. This programme is unique and is not being carried out any where in the country. No case of breeding of sterlized monkeys has so far been reported/ noticed. It is not understood as how have you published this news on my behalf. I strongly contradict and you may produce evidence in support of publishing wrong statement on my behalf. You immediately correct my version and appolize otherwise I shall be constrained to file a case in the competent court for defamation.
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