When Covid-19 came to Nepal, attention turned to an unlikely group of victims: hundreds of monkeys, cows and pigeons, SIA reports citing AP.
Normally, the animals are fed by thousands of devotees at the country’s most revered Hindu temple, Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. But last month Nepal’s government ordered a complete lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
People were forbidden from leaving their homes. Temples closed. And the animals risked starvation. Now, every morning and evening, a few guards, about a dozen staff and some volunteers come out to ensure that the animals survive. The monkeys have not attacked the volunteers, said one, Nivesh Dugar. Minutes later, a large monkey snatched the plastic basket full of freshly cut-out dough. In this difficult time, said Dugar, an environmental engineer, “we are just trying to help the animals survive.”
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