Hundreds of wild monkeys sterilised after raiding homes in southern Thailand
- 4 years ago
More than 200 wild monkeys were castrated in Thailand to control their population after repeatedly raiding homes in search of food.
Thung Tale Wildlife Conservation officer Suwat Suksiri led a team of vets to catch the rowdy primates that had been ransacking properties in Songkhla province.
He said: "We had to have monkeys neutered because the residents said the more wild monkey population means the more problems and conflicts could happen between them."
The team arrived on September 14 and set up iron enclosures with bait inside so that the monkeys would enter.
A mobile veterinarian clinic was waiting nearby to tranquilize and sterilize the monkey caught by the enclosures.
The sleeping monkeys were marked with control numbers on their arms and chests before receiving the vasectomy procedure.
The mark bears the number, year, and province code where the monkey was caught before conducting the surgery so they know where to return the animal.
The monkeys have continued to wander into the city because of the shortage of food inside the parks especially after accepting of tourists was halted due to the pandemic.
Earlier this year, monkeys in Lopburi province in central Thailand were sterilised after their numbers spiralled out of control during the coronavirus lockdown, with well-meaning locals feeding them sugary drinks.
Thung Tale Wildlife Conservation officer Suwat Suksiri led a team of vets to catch the rowdy primates that had been ransacking properties in Songkhla province.
He said: "We had to have monkeys neutered because the residents said the more wild monkey population means the more problems and conflicts could happen between them."
The team arrived on September 14 and set up iron enclosures with bait inside so that the monkeys would enter.
A mobile veterinarian clinic was waiting nearby to tranquilize and sterilize the monkey caught by the enclosures.
The sleeping monkeys were marked with control numbers on their arms and chests before receiving the vasectomy procedure.
The mark bears the number, year, and province code where the monkey was caught before conducting the surgery so they know where to return the animal.
The monkeys have continued to wander into the city because of the shortage of food inside the parks especially after accepting of tourists was halted due to the pandemic.
Earlier this year, monkeys in Lopburi province in central Thailand were sterilised after their numbers spiralled out of control during the coronavirus lockdown, with well-meaning locals feeding them sugary drinks.