Lop Buri plans macaque control centre to tackle monkey menace

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A macaque control centre is being planned in Lop Buri by Phatcharavat Wongsuwan, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. This initiative aims to sterilise the monkeys and relocate them to other areas, in a bid to address the issues they are causing within the town.

 

Phatcharavat, following a Cabinet meeting yesterday, expressed the necessity of this control centre, given the current situation where over 1,000 macaques are wreaking havoc in downtown Lop Buri.

 

The effectiveness of this initiative will be routinely assessed, he added. Regarding the proposed macaque relocation to other provinces, the deputy prime minister indicated that preliminary discussions with relevant authorities are essential to facilitate the plan.

 

The establishment of the macaque control centre has been ordered by Phatcharavat, confirmed Atthapol Charoenchansa, the Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP).

 

Atthapol also dismissed rumours that residents near Khao Yai National Park were against the government’s plan to relocate macaques to a wildlife rescue centre in the National Park located in Nakhon Nayok. He stated that authorities have communicated with the locals and they are in agreement with the plan.

“The facility has a large enclosure to accommodate the macaques. They will not be allowed to live in the wild.

“The macaques currently in Lop Buri’s Khao Som Phot Wildlife Sanctuary are the ones being transferred to Khao Yai.”

 

In related news, a second round of capturing aggressive macaques causing disturbances to locals in Lop Buri was initiated by a team of DNP officers on Monday. Despite their target of 50, only 23 were caught in a three-day round-up last week, reported Bangkok Post.

 

The team yesterday employed a new strategy where they donned casual attire instead of their ranger uniforms to trick the monkeys. This second attempt of round-up is also slated to last three days, concluding later today.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-03

 

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[keith101]

Just sterilize every one of them and the problem will subside albeit slowly

 

[Denim]

When they have finish they should move on to Phuket and tackle the bigger primates.

[zhounan]

They're making more babies than Thais.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

This initiative aims to sterilise the monkeys and relocate them to other areas, in a bid to address the issues they are causing within the town.

Chinas a good place.

[Grumpy one]

2 hours ago, Denim said:

When they have finish they should move on to Phuket and tackle the bigger primates.

The mentally challenged ones need eradicating ASAP 

[digger70]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

This initiative aims to sterilise the monkeys and relocate them to other areas, in a bid to address the issues they are causing within the town.

How stupid is that . taking the vermin to a New location to start there . 

No wonder this country is in a mess  with people up there that don't know what they are doing .It doesn't matter if they are Desexed there Will be Others around  that are Not desexed and start Breeding a new Vermin colony.

This is just a Bandaid for the Real Problem.

[PETERTHEEATER]

It's claimed that Thai macaques are a protected species, clearly not in danger of extinction. Sterilisation means that each male monkey has to be 'darted' with a drug to render it unconscious, then 'snipped', recovered and released. All in all a protracted process. I suspect the beasts will reproduce faster than that programme can diminish their numbers.

 

Cast aside religious 'concerns' and plan a mass extermination programme which, practically, will require poisoning and cremation or burial. Local people who have to live with these pests will force the issue. Animal loving protesters who do not have to personally suffer the daily nuisance of these animals can join a BookFace group of concerned netizens and focus their protests on foreigners committing illegal acts.

[john donson]

strange that no thai has opened a restaurant with the available meat...