Fed up with the trouble caused by monkeys, the residents of Purappemane in Sagar taluk have succeeded in getting permission from the Forest Department to capture monkeys in the village.
A team of monkey-catchers has reached the village and the operation is expected to start soon. The experts will attract the monkeys into cages through various tricks, including offering them food. The operation is expected to continue for weeks.
The growers of areca, coconut, paddy, and vegetables in Purappemane and neighbouring villages have seen an increasing number of monkeys (bonnet macaques). They cause a huge loss by damaging the yield on the farm. Besides that, they often enter farm houses.
