The Notes and Queries Column in the Guardian of 26 Jan. 2005 asked:
How to stop the monkey business in Goa: Some friends of mine in Goa are plagued by monkeys. Dozens of hefty langurs conduct daily jumping matches on their roof, destroying up to 1,000 tiles annually. Friends suggested a coating of cheetah droppings - not an easy proposition. Does anyone have a better suggestion, barring death traps? (The monkey god Hanuman is venerated by Hindus.)
The responses today:
1. Get a thatched roof. Kirsten Frederiksen, Birmingham
2. A friend in Kenya was plagued with monkeys on his shamba . He hollowed out some oranges, filled them with chillies and tossed them around the plot. He said it worked.
Brenda Houghton, Hampton Wick, Surrey
3. The simplest way without harming either the monkeys or humans would be to build a play area where the monkeys could conduct their jumping exercises, entertaining themselves and human spectators.
Harish, Chadni and Rikesh Shah, London N4
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Forwarded by Eddie Fernandes
London
