Lopburi province has about 2,000 monkeys, which has long attracted tourists from around the world to visit.They feed them and take pictures with them.
However, since Thailand closed the border on 4-4 to control Covid-19 epidemic, monkeys could not adapt well to this "new normal".
The veterinarian Supakarn Kaewchot said: "The monkeys are too familiar with being fed by tourists and the city has no natural space so they can live on their own.More aggressively, ready to fight people to find food " - she told Reuters.
Veterinarians take care of monkeys before taking them to sterilize.Photo: Jorge Silva
"They are invading buildings and forcing local people to leave their residence."
Unlike monkeys in nature, urban monkeys do not need to hunt for food.Therefore, they have more time and energy to reproduce and cause trouble " - Dr. Supakarn said.
In a video posted on the Twitter page of The Sun newspaper, it can be seen that monkeys are chasing and fighting in the middle of the road.Some aggressively chased after a monkey that seemed to be holding a banana.
To control the number of monkeys is increasing rapidly, this week the authorities have placed many large cages around the city, inside to have fruits as bait.They hope to catch about 300 monkeys to bring sterilization.
Sasaluk Rattanachai, who filmed the video mentioned above, talked to the Daily Mail: "They look like a wild dog than monkey. They go crazy about a piece of food. I have never seen them so aggressive. I I am.Thinking that these monkeys are very, very hungry. Usually they are fed by many tourists but now not much because of the translation of Covid-19. "
From cages, monkeys are transferred to a operating table.Here, they will be anesthetized, shaved and tattooed under the arms before being veterinarianSurgery for vasectomy or fallopian tube.
The monkeys sleep one night to recover before being brought back to the herd.
The Thai government aims to eliminate 500 monkeys in the next 2 months.
Dr. Supakarn said that the sterilization did not threaten the monkey population and the purpose of this was to slow down their growth in the city.
"We do not do this in nature, only in the city area" - she added.
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