The rhesus monkey coloney at Marutimala hillock in Veliyam Panchayat in Kollam district was treated to sumptuous Onam feast, served on plantain leaves, by members of Marutimala Samrakshna Samithi on 22nd Monday August,2010.
The meal will first be tasted by the Alpha male. He then signals to the others to join him. Female monkeys carrying infants made sure to feed the little ones before having their share of the food.
The Maruthimala samrakhna Samithi struggle gainedstrength,the government intervened and the instance of the Forest Department the first Grama Haritha Vanam of the state was constituted at Marutimala in march,2007 and the entire hillock declared a protected area. For the maintenance of the hillock, a Grama Haritha Samithi was constituted. The government also allocated Rs 1 crore for the development of the hillock as an eco-tourism center.
Prof.John Kurakar
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