Context: Telangana set up second monkey rehabilitation and rescue centre of India.
Monkey rehabilitation and sterilization centre
There are two monkey rehabilitation centers in India
- Himachal Pradesh
- Telangana
Monkeys that venture into human habitations will be caught and brought to the centre where they will be operated on for birth control. After the rehabilitation period, they will be released into the forests.
- They will be vaccinated and checked for diseases, if any.
- Nearly 50% of monkeys in the wild are found to have tuberculosis. The treatment will be ensured and only disease-free monkeys will be released in the wild.
- Adult female monkeys will undergo sterilisation by laparoscopy while adult male monkeys will undergo vasectomy.
Sterilization:
Used for both male and female.
- They are of two types: surgical and non-surgical.
Vasectomy
- Surgical procedure used in male for permanent contraception or sterilisation.
- The male vasa deferentia are cut and tied or sealed during the procedure.
Additional Information
Vermin Animal
- As per Section 62 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, states can send a list of wild animals to the Centre requesting it to declare them vermin for selective slaughter.
- Wildlife laws divide species into ‘schedules’ ranked from I to V. Schedule I members are the best protected, in theory, with severe punishments meted out to those who hunt them.
- Wild boars, nilgai and rhesus monkeys are Schedule II and III members, it is also protected, but can be hunted under specific conditions.