Monkey menace is not only true for India, but it is reported from other parts of the world
also. Researchers around the world are currently engaged in studying the man and primate
interface. Tappen (1960) reported that in Sierra Leone, the monkey problem was so severe
that Government considered eliminating their population from agricultural lands and
approximately 19,000 primates were destroyed in different phase. It has been reported that
baboons are highly adaptable to humans in rural and semi urban setting, and are capable of
creating conflicts with humans (Forth man- Quick 1986). During 2000, Hill studied that redtailed
guenons (Cercopithecus ascanius), L'Hoest's guenons (c. Ihoesti), olive baboons
(Papio anubis), gray langurs and macaques were frequent visitors to farm lands, therefore,
considered as major threat to their livelihood. In a similar study Lee and Priston (2005)
reported that east African patas monkeys are in conflict with human due to their participation
in crop raiding. Similarly Chism (2005) reported that baboons are in severe conflict with
farmers in Ghana and Kenya. Results of anthropocentric surveys on people's opinion also
suggest that primates are in conflicts with people from Uganda. It was found that 82% of the
people believed that population of primates had increased over the years, and 95% informed
that the primates damage crops, therefore, most of the primates (67%) are considered as
pests. People also consider purple-faced Iangurs as menace due to their garden and house
damaging activities (Dela 2007; Riley 2007; Rudran & Eisenberg 2007).