Battle for Lopburi: Monkeys sterlised as people fight to retake town
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2023
In an effort to help people regain control of Lopburi’s “Monkey City”, 147 long-tail macaques were sterilised between August 17 and 26, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said on Saturday.
Monkey business: Locals complain as Phetchaburi overrun with thieving macaques
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2023
Phetchaburi authorities are pushing for long-tailed macaques to be removed from the protected animals list because their population has been rising and they are becoming a nuisance for the locals.
Two wildlife poachers arrested, 34 macaques bound for Laos freed, police say
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023
Thirty-four long-tailed macaques were rescued from cages inside a home in Rayong province’s Klaeng district on Friday and two wildlife poachers were arrested, police said.
Thailand’s missing macaques: Chinese medicine or US labs to blame?
TUESDAY, MARCH 07, 2023
Authorities have blamed the latest monkey smuggling case in Thailand on demand from traditional Chinese medicine – but evidence indicates traffickers supplying US laboratories are the real culprits.
Macaque wreaks havoc in residential area of Japanese city
TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2022
A series of monkey attacks in a residential area of Yamaguchi City, particularly against children and elderly women, have left dozens injured and officials scrambling for a solution.
Krabi officials have neutered 157 monkeys in Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park as part of its operation to control the macaque population.