One such “legitimate citizen of the city” was the bonnet macaque, a species of monkey native to peninsular India. “What subsequently developed was not only negativity about the macaque ...

TIRUPPUR: Several bonnet macaques have fallen ill at the foothills ... Forest department staff collected blood sample from a monkey and sent it to TANUVAS, Chennai, for test.

such as the bonnet macaque, which remain protected. They have said weakened protections have led to rising cases of monkeys being trafficked for social-media exploitation, used for entertainment ...