Nepal, June 23 -- Dozens of MPs recently raised the issue of the monkey menace, urging immediate action. This reflects the growing pressure from farmers across the country, frustrated by monkeys stealing corn and other crops.

Farmers and people living in and around expanding forests have been putting pressure on local officials and political representatives, and organising protest rallies in search of permanent solutions to the problem. Some villages in western Nepal even quietly boycotted the last parliamentary election, expressing their frustration with the government despite repeated pleas for support.

Marauding Monkeys are not the only problem. Elephants, tigers and several other wildlife species destroy crops, livestock, property a...