Hundreds of monkeys to be castrated to protect historic landmarks and residents
dailystar.co.ukmonkeys in a bid to rein in the aggressive animals. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has run the campaign for several years in the Muang district, with the support of locals.In previous years, the monkeys have broken into property and interfered with infrastructure such as power lines, the Bangkok Post reports.Many of them live in historic sites in the Lop Buri province in the centre of Thailand.Hundreds of them were caught in a trap on Sunday and brought to a hospital to be neutered.Narongporn Doodduem, director of the Wildlife Conservation Department of Protected Areas Regional Office 1, told the newspaper: "The officers must be well trained as the monkeys can fight back."These monkeys know about the traps and will not be.
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