'Wear perfume to deter monkey attacks' Citizens discouraged from feeding monkeys along hiking trails APP February 19, 2021 ISLAMABAD: 'Wildlife experts have advised citizens to avoid feeding monkeys strolling along the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP)'s hiking trails and its vicinity to avoid being bitten or attacked by them. An Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) spokesperson stated on Thursday that in a very rare instance a female monkey at Trail-4 attacked an IWMB official as he did not offer her anything to eat. "Monkeys have their food or prey readily available in their natural habitat and do not require an artificial diet to survive," he informed, adding that citizens' compassion to offer food to monkeys has made the animal dependant on them and as a consequence, it retaliates if someone does not offer food.