A PETA India activist donned a giant monkey mask and PPE kit at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 5 June 2026 to oppose the proposed removal of protections for rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
Wearing a giant monkey mask and full PPE kit, a PETA India member staged a visual demonstration at Jantar Mantar on 5 June 2026, calling on authorities to retain rhesus macaque protections under India's wildlife law.
Members and supporters of PETA India and the Aashray Foundation gathered at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 5 June 2026, wearing monkey masks and PPE kits to protest the proposed rollback of rhesus macaque protections under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
Supporters of PETA India and the Aashray Foundation assembled in monkey masks and PPE kits at Jantar Mantar to demand that rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) retain their scheduled status under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
PETA India and the Aashray Foundation argue that stripping rhesus macaques of their legal protections under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 could expose the species to harm — prompting the 5 June 2026 demonstration at Jantar Mantar.
The striking visual of giant monkey masks combined with PPE kits was chosen by PETA India and Aashray Foundation protesters to highlight the vulnerability of rhesus macaques if removed from the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 schedule.
The 5 June 2026 protest by PETA India and the Aashray Foundation at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi coincided with World Environment Day, amplifying their call to preserve rhesus macaque protections under India's wildlife legislation.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 currently affords rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) legal safeguards against capture, trade and harm — protections that PETA India and the Aashray Foundation say must not be diluted.
A crowd of PETA India and Aashray Foundation supporters assembled at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 5 June 2026, united in opposing any legislative move to strip rhesus macaques of their protected status under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
PETA India and Aashray Foundation activists urged the government to retain rhesus macaque protections under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, staging their appeal at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 5 June 2026.
As the debate over rhesus macaque protections under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 continues, PETA India and the Aashray Foundation have signalled they will keep pressing authorities to uphold the species' scheduled status in India.