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Monkey Menace Hits Madhya Pradesh: Locals Left to Fend Alone

Summary by groundreport.in
Red-faced monkeys (Macaca arctoides) swarm Madhya Pradesh villages, snatching food, biting children and ravaging crops. A 2022 amendment to the Wildlife (Protection) Act removed the species from protected schedules, stripping the Forest Department of authority to trap them. An August 28, 2025, state letter shifted the burden to gram panchayats: handle it yourselves, no permit required. The letter states, “In the past, the Forest Department has b…
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groundreport.in broke the news in on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
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