Nearly 100 Monkeys Escape Lopburi Enclosure as Thailand Reinforces Site and Hunts Them
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Nearly 100 Monkeys Escape Lopburi Enclosure as Thailand Reinforces Site and Hunts Them
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Summary
Provincial officials, wildlife authorities and municipal workers searched Lopburi neighborhoods Tuesday after nearly 100 monkeys broke through a government-run enclosure overnight and ran loose.
Food-baited cages drew some animals back, while larger dominant macaques had to be subdued with tranquilizer darts before capture.
More than 1,000 other monkeys at the facility were kept from escaping as crews repaired the damaged pen and reinforced it against further breaches.
Gov. Weeraphong Ritrod said Lopburi will build a double-layer enclosure and set up a foundation to help cover food costs and improve monkey welfare.
Mayor Chamroen Salacheep said hunger, extreme heat, overcrowding or roaming instincts may have driven the escape in a city that has long struggled with aggressive macaques, property damage and population control.