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Thailand seeks ways to control wild monkeys in Lop Buri

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Phatcharavat Wongsuwan has proposed to open a monkey control centre in Lop Buri to sterilise wild monkeys and transfer them to other areas, in an attempt to solve the problems they cause in the town.
Thailand seeks ways to control wild monkeys in Lop Buri ảnh 1Wild animals in Lop Buri (Photo: Bangkok Post)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Natural Resources andEnvironment Minister Phatcharavat Wongsuwan has proposed to open a monkeycontrol centre in Lop Buri to sterilise wild monkeys and transfer them to otherareas, in an attempt to solve the problems they cause in the town.

The April 2 initiative will be tracked to see if it is effective, Phatcharavat said aftera cabinet meeting, expressing the necessity of this control centre, given thecurrent situation where over 1,000 macaques are wreaking havoc in downtown LopBuri.

Regarding the proposed monkey relocation toother provinces, the official indicated that preliminarydiscussions with relevant authorities are essential to facilitate the plan.

In related news, a second round ofcapturing aggressive macaques causing disturbances to locals in Lop Buri wasinitiated by a team from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and PlantConservation (DNP) on April 1. As a result, 23 have been caught./.
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