Sailors at Sattahip naval base are losing their battle to prevent hundreds of wild monkeys from ransacking their living quarters and begging for food off-base in nearby streets, a senior naval officer said yesterday.
Local government agencies in Sattahip are desperately looking for ways to control a rapidly growing population of long-tailed macaques living on the naval base and nearby areas.
Vice Admiral Tanakarn Kraikruan, commandant of the Royal Thai Marine Corps, wants a peaceful solution, he told the Bangkok Post by phone yesterday.
"We must find a way to live with them in harmony. We can't control them. We can't kill them. We must learn to prevent them from stealing our food."
Local government officials are hoping to find funds to prevent the monkey population from growing by neutering them, a method that has worked with dogs.
Vice Admiral Tanakarn, however, doubted that would work. "Monkeys aren't dogs. They are not easy to catch. You can't just walk up to them or shoot them with a tranquiliser and neuter them," he said.
Tourists appear to be a big part of the problem. Despite signs forbiding the feeding of monkeys, they continue to do so on Laem Pu Chao Hill and it has become the monkeys' habit to stop and surround vehicles for food, Vice Adm Tanakarn said.
Sailors at Sattahip naval base are losing their battle to prevent hundreds of wild monkeys from ransacking their living quarters and begging for food off-base in nearby streets, a senior naval officer said yesterday. Local government agencies in Sattahip are desperately looking for ways to control a rapidly growing population of long-tailed macaques living on the naval base and nearby areas. Vice Admiral Tanakarn Kraikruan, commandant of the Royal Thai Marine Corps, wants a peaceful solution, he told the Bangkok Post by phone yesterday. "We must find a way to live with them in harmony. We can't control them. We can't kill them. We must learn to prevent them from stealing our food." Local government officials are hoping to find funds to prevent the monkey population from growing by neutering them, a method that has worked with dogs. Vice Admiral Tanakarn, however, doubted that would work. "Monkeys aren't dogs. They are not easy to catch. You can't just walk up to them or shoot them with a tranquiliser and neuter them," he said.Tourists appear to be a big part of the problem. Despite signs forbiding the feeding of monkeys, they continue to do so on Laem Pu Chao Hill and it has become the monkeys' habit to stop and surround vehicles for food, Vice Adm Tanakarn said.
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