Macaque

  • Crime NewsFrenchman faces legal action for unlawful macaque possession in Bangkok

    Frenchman faces legal action for unlawful macaque possession in Bangkok

    A French national has found himself facing legal action for allegedly keeping four young macaques unlawfully after showcasing them on social media. This incident unfolded when officials from the Natural Resources, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, along with police from the Natural Resources and Environment Crime Division, executed a search at the individual’s residence in Bangkok. Department representative, Naruphon Thipmontha,…

  • Thailand NewsMonkey mayhem: Lopburi targets macaques at historic landmarks

    Monkey mayhem: Lopburi targets macaques at historic landmarks

    Efforts to control the monkey population in Lopburi are now focusing on the notorious trouble spots: the 13th-century Phra Prang Sam Yot and Phra Kan Shrine. Following successful operations in other downtown areas, the city’s macaque catchers are gearing up to address the primary problem at these historic sites. Lopburi Mayor Chamroen Salacheep announced that the primary focus is shifting…

  • Thailand NewsLopburi puts an end to macaque monkey business in new operation

    Lopburi puts an end to macaque monkey business in new operation

    The Thai authorities in Lopburi launched a new initiative to tackle the escalating issue of a burgeoning macaque population causing disturbances to tourists and locals alike in Mueang Lopburi’s old town. The initiative was spearheaded by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation in collaboration with Mueang Lopburi Municipality. They aim to capture, sterilise, and relocate between 800…

  • Thailand NewsLopburi locals demand action as macaque mischief escalates

    Lopburi locals demand action as macaque mischief escalates

    Locals of Prang Khaek in Mueng District of Lopburi held a press conference on Monday and installed protest signs regarding the lack of action from Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation in tackling the sizeable macaque problem in their area, which left locals vulnerable to attack. The protest leader was…

  • Thailand News14 macaque carcasses found in house raid, wildlife trafficking suspects arrested

    14 macaque carcasses found in house raid, wildlife trafficking suspects arrested

    A recent raid in Cha-am district, Phetchaburi, led to the discovery of 14 deceased macaques and five more in distress, locked up without food or water. The provincial wildlife protection area director, Prawet Sunthornthai, led the wildlife conservation team that searched the rented house in Ban Khao Mainual, tambon Khao Yai, after receiving a tip from a neighbour. The search…

  • Thailand NewsThailand plans to relocate macaque monkeys from Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park

    Thailand plans to relocate macaque monkeys from Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park

    Phetchaburi authorities are currently working on a plan to relocate the large and mischievous macaque population at the Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park, better known as Khao Wang, to a place where they can live a more natural life and cause no disturbance to the peace, provincial governor Natthachai Nampoonsuksan announced on May 1. The number of monkeys in the…

  • Phuket NewsSoi Dog Foundation and DNP rescues monkey chained up for 2 years in Phuket

    Soi Dog Foundation and DNP rescues monkey chained up for 2 years in Phuket

    Sandy the macaque, a former working monkey, has been given a fresh start in life after a heartbreaking two years of being chained up to a cage in Rawai subdistrict, Phuket. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Sandy worked in an elephant camp. The camp closed down over two years ago, and Sandy was chained up ever since, until today. Two expats,…

  • Crime NewsThai woman arrested for selling macaques via Facebook

    Thai woman arrested for selling macaques via Facebook

    Today, a Thai woman was arrested in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, for selling protected wildlife via Facebook. Undercover police pretended to be interested in buying a macaque so they could arrest the woman this morning. One macaque, a basket and a bottle of milk were seized by police. The woman was buying macaques and reselling them for a higher…

  • Pattaya NewsMonkey taken to Si Racha veterinary hospital following electrocution and fall from tree

    Monkey taken to Si Racha veterinary hospital following electrocution and fall from tree

    A monkey has been rescued after it received a severe electric shock and plummeted from a high tree in Si Racha, a district in the Chon Buri province. A motorbike taxi driver alerted Si Racha firefighters to the simian’s plight yesterday. Veterinarians from the National Park Wildlife and Plant Conservation Si Racha Office and officials from the Si Racha Electric…

  • Thailand NewsMacaque monkey sterilisation programme starts in Hua Hin

    Macaque monkey sterilisation programme starts in Hua Hin

    To control the large macaque monkey population in the resort town Hua Hin, where the monkeys tend to break into homes and bother residents, local officials plan to sterilise around 600 monkeys. The 1.1 million baht programme takes place each year and started back in 2017 by way of a memorandum of cooperation between the municipality and the Conservation Administration Office…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok market vendor’s obese monkey seized by wildlife authorities

    Bangkok market vendor’s obese monkey seized by wildlife authorities

    Thai wildlife authorities seized an extremely fat macaque monkey, known as Godzilla, and have now placed the 3 year old monkey on a strict diet. Godzilla’s owner is a meatball vendor in Bangkok’s Min Buri district. Reports say Godzilla was often tied to the market stall, snacking on treats from passersby. Weighing 20 kilograms, Godzilla became somewhat of a local…

  • Tourism NewsNong Nong forced to lift weights and perform for tourists at a Phuket zoo – VIDEO

    Nong Nong forced to lift weights and perform for tourists at a Phuket zoo – VIDEO

    A monkey has been filmed lifting weights and doing other ‘tricks’ for tourists at an unnamed zoo in Phuket. Footage was shot by people recording the video for PETA, the global animal rights group, of the monkey being forced to lift weights and do press-ups as entertainment for the island’s tourists. The monkey is an indigenous Macaque species and named ‘Ning…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket monkey sterilisation Stage Two underway

    Phuket monkey sterilisation Stage Two underway

    PHOTOS: The Phuket PR Office Southern long-tailed macaques, captured at Khoa To Sae have been sterilised today. 129 macaques were captured yesterday (September 13) at Khao To Sae in Rassada as part of Stage Two in the capture/steralise/release program. Read more about the capture of the monkeys HERE. A total of 250 monkeys at Khao To Sae and Khao Rang have been…

  • Phuket News129 Phuket monkeys caught for sterilisation

    129 Phuket monkeys caught for sterilisation

    PHOTOS: Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area 129 southern long-tailed macaques have been captured (September 13) at Khao To Sae in Rassada for sterlisation. The start of the monkey sterilisation process began on June 12 after public meetings agreed that the island’s monkeys, in the public ‘hot’ zones, needed to be sterilised and re-homed in a systematic program. Stage One to capture,…