Thai Police Intercept Monkeys Bound For Cambodian Restaurants

[george]

Thai police intercept monkeys bound for Cambodian restaurants

SA KAEO: -- Thai Highway Police in Sa Kaeo province have rescued 24 baby crab-eating monkeys, arresting a Thai driver and five undocumented Cambodians attempting to smuggle the endangered species to Cambodia, where they were destined for cooking pots in Chinese restaurants.

Sa Kaeo Highway Police Thursday were suspicious of a pick-up truck at a check point along the Sa Kaeo-Bangkok road as the truck was being driven at high-speed.

Stopping the truck for a search, police found 24 baby monkeys, each separated in net bag and seized equipment to catch monkeys, including nets, traps and nylon bags.

After questioning, the police said the group were all monkey traders in Prachinburi, delivering the animals to Chinese specialty restaurants in Cambodia.

They received Bt100 per monkey, the police said, adding that the gang carried out the illegal trade for many years.

All six men were charged with smuggling endangered wildlife, while the Cambodians also charged with illegal entry.

The crab-eating monkey is found in a wide variety of habitats, including rainforests and coastal mangrove forests.

The little creatures have short arms and legs, dark noses,and black fur which turns yellow green, grey-green or reddish-brown shades as they mature. They are distinguished by blue abdominal skin.

The crab-eating monkey or long-tailed macaques are among the most commonly used laboratory animal, second only to the rhesus monkey. They were used extensively in studies leading to the development of the polio vaccine.

-- TNA 2008-09-04

[TBWG]

The little creatures have short arms and legs, dark noses,and black fur which turns yellow green, grey-green or reddish-brown shades as they mature. They are distinguished by blue abdominal skin.

Sounds like a right wagon load of monkey's

Had a narrow escape from the pot!

TBWG

[bergen]

The little creatures have short arms and legs, dark noses,and black fur which turns yellow green, grey-green or reddish-brown shades as they mature. They are distinguished by blue abdominal skin.

Sounds like a right wagon load of monkey's

Had a narrow escape from the pot!

TBWG

The ribs & sausages on their way to Surin won't be that lucky.

[onnut]

The little creatures have short arms and legs, dark noses,and black fur which turns yellow green, grey-green or reddish-brown shades as they mature. They are distinguished by blue abdominal skin.

and that was the smugglers.

[Klyph]

What happened to the monkeys?? This article doesn't say anything! Where are da MONKEYS???

[Goshawk]

oh well... makes a change from these poor guys i suppose..

[hanno]

Went to a restaurant yesterday that had snakes, Porcupines, Weasels and Foxes on the menu And Goshawk: went to another restaurant last week that had a Crested Serpent-eagle chained to a pole .

[Goshawk]

And Goshawk: went to another restaurant last week that had a Crested Serpent-eagle chained to a pole .

i'd have offered them thrice+ what they wanted for the eagle, took it home (alive), then released it up the nearest khao or doi..

[hanno]

For one, they don't want to sell as they think it brings in customers. Secondly, if I did manage to buy it; they would go to the forest the next day and catch another one (supply and demand).

I have contacted ENV (Education Nature Vietnam) and, going by past experience, they will pick the bird up and charge the restaurant owner with illegally keeping a protected bird-of-prey. Much better that way.

[Gary A]

If the monkey hunters want a new hunting spot, I can show them a watt that has a population of monkeys that could do with a good thinning out. The watt would be a much nicer place to visit if one didn't have to worry about being mugged by these mean thieving little creatures.

[johnsurin]

The little creatures have short arms and legs, dark noses,and black fur which turns yellow green, grey-green or reddish-brown shades as they mature. They are distinguished by blue abdominal skin.

Sounds like a right wagon load of monkey's

Had a narrow escape from the pot!

TBWG

The ribs & sausages on their way to Surin won't be that lucky.

:D :D

[robee]

And Goshawk: went to another restaurant last week that had a Crested Serpent-eagle chained to a pole .

i'd have offered them thrice+ what they wanted for the eagle, took it home (alive), then released it up the nearest khao or doi..

cool. The right thing... Course seeing how much value went up poachers would be out again.