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143 macaques rescued from smugglers in Sa Kaeo
News, Online Reporters, Published on 15/11/2025
» Patrolling rangers rescued 143 protected crab-eating macaques from two smuggling operations in Sa Kaeo and arrested two suspects on Friday.
Bang Khunthian district macaques targeted for snip
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/01/2025
» Bang Khunthian district chief Passara Natheethong said yesterday that up to 100 macaques will be neutered this month as part of an ongoing programme to control their numbers in the district.
Thai wild elephants to undergo new 'behaviour modification' training
News, Published on 28/07/2024
» The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has announced plans to build three elephant training centres in the eastern provinces to tame aggressive wild elephants in the region.
New 1,000-macaque target set
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/06/2024
» The second phase of the operation to capture monkeys roaming the city centre in Lop Buri was launched on Wednesday with the aim of netting between 800 and 1,000 of the primates over the next 10 days.
Dept vows to end macaque menace 'soon'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/04/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) will start relocating macaques which have laid siege to parts of downtown Lop Buri out of the city as soon as the designated holding facility is ready, DNP chief Athapol Charoenshunsa said on Monday.
DNP denies moving macaques to park
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/04/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) denies claims that it is moving macaques from Lop Buri to Khao Yai National Park.
New plan to solve monkey infestation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/04/2024
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Phatcharavat Wongsuwan is looking to open a macaque control centre in Lop Buri to sterilise the monkeys and transfer them to other areas in a bid to solve problems they cause in the town.
Police form new 'special' monkey unit
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 28/03/2024
» Lop Buri: A special police unit has been formed to capture aggressive macaque monkeys that cause trouble for residents in this Central Plains province.
Wild monkey assault sparks debate
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/03/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) is likely to add monkeys to its list of wild animals whose damage results in compensation payments to the victims.
Macaques project 'a success'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/07/2023
» A pilot project in which a number of crab-eating macaques were transferred from communities in Phetchaburi to live on an island in Phuket has proved successful.