tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193770582024-03-13T13:22:36.391-07:00Primates in PerilDebra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-21292476068490288692008-04-24T10:15:00.000-07:002008-04-24T10:20:49.429-07:002008 update from Vatavaran TrustOn 10th of March 2008, Vatavaran’s writ petition in the Delhi High Court on management of monkeys of human habitation areas was heard. It was an appeal to the court. In spite of providing the detailed plans about the monkey sanctuary, to the chief minister’s office on 22nd Jan 2007 and to the secretary (environment), Govt. of NCT Delhi on 25th Feb.2007-[as was asked for], the so called monkey Debra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-22443178504927024132007-03-31T10:55:00.000-07:002007-04-11T09:27:34.504-07:00CPCSEA & PrimateEstate: Part 1Bringing Tranparency to Monkey Matters: Part 1CPCSEA (committee to control and supervise experiments on animals) is a governmentbody , constituted under an act of Parliament and for any experiment its sanction is a must. CPCSEA has never decided that monkeys must not be used for experiments, its rules only say that experimental animals should be procured from a registered breeder or from Debra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-86827028308678106812007-03-31T10:03:00.000-07:002007-04-11T09:49:10.530-07:00CPCSEA & PrimateEstate: Part 2recommended treesCommon and botanical names of the 44 trees recommended for Primate Estate at Bhatti Sanctuaryashokpolyalthia longifoliabanyanficus benghalensisgoolarficus racemosanandanficus microcarpapilkhanficus virenspeepalficus religiosadhauanogeissus pendulakhairacacia catechuphulaiacacia modestaronjhacacia leucophloeababoolacacia niloticaseemalbombax ceibakaniarbauhinia Debra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-87734445958664319272007-02-20T23:52:00.000-08:002007-02-21T00:00:00.875-08:00Primates in Delhi Part II: The Vatavaran Trust SolutionThe Vatavaran Primate Procession is the path that we shall follow in order to realise our goal of a monkey sanctuary, The Vatavaran Primate Estate, by means of a series of crossmedia intervention and events.A team of Vatavaran experts, specialists from various fields, and volunteers will be involved in this process.The Primate Procession aims to create awareness about the monkey problem as well Debra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-50675368684412151152007-02-20T23:44:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:51:01.137-08:00Primates in Delhi Part I: The ChallengeDebra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-24128092329567168622007-02-20T23:35:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:43:36.475-08:00A letter to Ms.Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister, DelhiTo: Ms. Sheila Dikshit, chief minister, delhiSubject: Monkey Sanctuary in Asola Bhati SanctuaryDear MadamWe would like to offer our services for the management of monkeys in the human habitation areas of Delhi.According to our studies the five problems with the existing system are: the menace created by monkeys bringing in langurs to disperse them wrong methods of trapping confining them in a Debra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-70194199931473091012007-02-08T22:21:00.000-08:002007-02-15T08:45:10.716-08:00Vatavaran Trust announces new programs to protect primatesoverview At present there are approximately 6000 monkeys in Delhi and 75% of them are in human habitation areas. Langurs brought in since 20000 have aggravated the monkey menace. The monkey cage at Rajokri is a small cage not conducive for monkeys and according to official records 200-250 monkeys can be kept there, leave alone 2000 that must be removed from Delhi immediately. Vatavaran intends toDebra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-52907409460589037082007-02-08T10:41:00.000-08:002007-02-15T08:43:57.600-08:00The Vatavaran Primate Estatevatavaran primate estateThe Estate would be a sanctuary for monkeys, set up in their natural habitat. It will have a total area of 25 acres , 75% of which would stay unaltered, in the natural way and the built area would not exceed 3%.Vatavaran primate estate would be an eco friendly place in absolute terms. All construction would be in harmony with the natural habitat and only local materials Debra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-1135623165370840162005-12-26T11:46:00.000-08:002006-01-28T22:44:32.666-08:00Rhesus in IndiaRhesus in IndiaMs Iqbal Malik PhDPROF. CAROL BERMANIntroductionAlthough Rhesus macaques are the most widely and commonly present monkeys in India they are in peril now. The Reasons include counter productive are wrong management policies and the upcoming excessive, no holds barred scientific collaboration between Western and Indian lab researchers.Export Indian monkeys Debra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19377058.post-1133158005106287632005-11-27T22:06:00.000-08:002005-11-27T22:06:45.106-08:00Primates in PerilExposing threats to wild and commensal primates worldwideDebra Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974766005885725229noreply@blogger.com0