It was decided to “relocate” the aggressors known for their attacks on tourists to the island of Phuket in Thailand. True, we are not talking about people – hooligans attacking tourists and robbing them have become crabeater monkeys. The first experience of their resettlement from settlements in Phetchaburi to the island in Phuket as part of a pilot project was completed successfully. And according to Thailand's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the venture has cleared the way for the relocation of more of the province's rapidly growing macaque population. However, residents of both provinces are outraged and there are demands for the removal of hooligan primates from the catalog of specially protected species.
The fact is that the rapid growth of the macaque population has brought devastating consequences to the province of Phetchaburi. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has been flooded with complaints about problems caused by increasingly aggressive monkeys.
Including monkeys accused of breaking into homes to steal food, damaging lampposts and attacking tourists . All of this is happening in the Muang district of Phetchaburi City, where there has been a dramatic increase in the population of crabeater macaques, from nearly 9,500 in April to a whopping 20,000. Making matters worse, macaques have protected species status under the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act 2019. . Some residents demanded their removal from the catalog of protected species. But for now, they decided to “relocate” the hooligans to Phuket, closer to tourists.
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