In forests, monkeys spend about 14 hours in search of food. When they move close to human settlements, they find food in less than 10 minutes. As a result, they spend more time procreating
Sudhir Choudhary uses an air-gun to guard his marigold shrubs against monkeys in Uttar Pradesh's Nangla Mubarik village. Choudhary, who shifted to marigold farming from vegetables this year, says monkeys continue to attack his farm even though they do not
In Nangla Mubarik village of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, farmers have no option but to resort to air guns to scare monkeys off their farms. Even this measure brings only temporary relief as monkeys continue to attack crops, whether edible or