41 sterilised monkeys released on Koh Sirey
Another 41 sterilised monkeys have been released back to Koh Sirey yesterday.
Another 52 monkeys were captured on Koh Sirey for sterilisation while 42 sterilised monkeys were released back to Soi King Kaew in Rassada on Monday.
Pongchart Chouehorm, the director of the Natural and Wildlife Education Centre at the Khao Phra Thaew nature reserve in Thalang, said: “Forty-one sterilised monkeys, including 36 males, have already been released back to their old home, while 11 female monkeys that have been sterilised will be released soon after they recover from their surgery.
“This is part of the agreement made at the public hearings on May 24 for monkey birth control where some of the monkeys, once sterilised, would be released back to their habitat where they have been popular tourist attractions in the past before the populations got out of control.”
Source: https://thethaiger.com/news/41-more-sterilised-monkeys-released-back-on-koh-sirey