THE MONKEY MENACE I have been writing about this in vain and as usual the government will wake up when it is too late.The other day I saw a monkey sitting on one of my garden trees. I could not shoo it away! By reducing forest cover drastically, their habitat and access to food is denied. Our villages are already plagued with destruction of crops, fruit trees and damage to roof tiles. They are not scared of humans and there is an epidemic of KFD and other diseases will follow. The monkey menace has touched dangerous proportions in Pernem. Monkeys are surveying the place in Panaji. It is high time the government is alive to this problem and acts to prevent proliferation and thinks of protection to its citizens from this menace before it gets out of hand!
