No monkeying around: Songkhla primates suffer from food shortage

By The Nation

 

 

It’s no monkey business. Humans are not the only ones affected by the Covid-19 outbreak: monkeys in Songkhla province are also suffering – from a shortage of food that normally comes from foreign tourists.

 

Malaysian and Singaporean tourists who usually visit Songkhla have cancelled their tours amid worries over the spreading coronavirus, leading to less food for monkeys since the animals rely on tourists for their daily food.

 

After seeing the monkeys starve, local fruit vendors have started giving them watermelon and tomatoes. Thai tourists meanwhile are giving them corn.

 

The locals have asked the Songkhla municipality to take care of the monkeys since they are one of the most popular tourist attractions generating income for the province.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382804

 

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Just maybe, they should not transfer them all to the same place. That causes mass reproduction. Another alternative would be to shoot some off, so they not risk more monkeys then people in Songkhla. Or maybe they can´t see the difference anyway.