Why is the Singapore government trapping and killing
Singapore's long-tailed macaques? That’s the question asked as an estimated 20%
of the existing wild monkeys in Singapore has been killed in the first half of
the year. According to the the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), this
is done due to rising complaints from residents on Singapore’s "monkey
problem".
What “monkey problem”?
I have been living near Mount Faber most of my life and I
see wild monkeys all the time. I never have a problem with them. Hell, I look
forward to seeing them as I jog. It’s fun to see them.
At least it is to me because I sometime happen to see people
who have no idea what to do when they see a monkey. Young adults and teenagers
are especially bad because some of them don’t even dare go close to the
monkeys.
Honestly, Singapore does not have a “monkey problem”. We have a
“humans who do not know how to interact with nature” problem.
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