Pictures of UP farmers wearing a bear costume to keep crops safe from monkeys go viral
Farmers in the Lakhimpur Kheri region of Uttar Pradesh are terrified of monkeys, but it seems that they have found the perfect solution to deal with it. The farmers are using a bear costume to deter monkeys from destroying their sugarcane crop. A few pictures of these farmers sporting bear outfits were published by the news agency ANI. The pictures depict farmers wearing this bear costume resting in the midst of the fields.
The photographs were posted by ANI with the caption, “Farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri’s Jahan Nagar hamlet employ a bear costume to keep monkeys from harming their sugarcane crop.
Since being posted, the pictures have amassed over 492K views. In Lakhimpur Kheri, which is close to Dudhwa National Park, this is not a good idea. In the National Park, tigers and bears fighting often occur, according to a Twitter user. Another individual asked, “Who is to blame for the unending war between humans and animals? the dinosaurs? A sparrow? Dodo? Humans alone are exclusively to blame for this state of affairs, not any of them. It’s past time for them to understand the value of forests.
A farmer told ANI that “40 to 45 monkeys are scurrying about and harming the crops. When we complained to the authorities, nothing happened. In order to safeguard our crops, we (farmers) pooled money and purchased this suit for Rs. 4,000.
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sanjay Biswal of Lakhimpur Kheri assured farmers that every effort would be made to prevent monkeys from causing damage to their crops.
