monkeys, who have begun to invade buildings and terrorise neighbourhoods. Troops of Lopburi macaques have become increasingly emboldened by the lack of tourists in the area due to the coronavirus pandemic.With less people feeding them fruits they are said to have become angry and agitated at the lack of food, leading to a surge in attacks on humans.Now residents in the central Thai city say the situation has become so bad they have resorted to either fleeing their homes, not going out and creating monkey 'no-go zones'.Government vet Supakarn Kaewchot said: “They’re so used to having tourists feed them and the city provides no space for them to fend for themselves.“With the tourists gone, they’ve been more aggressive, fighting humans for.
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