The macaques are usually fed by tourists but because Thailand's borders are closed the monkeys are getting hungry.
"They're invading buildings and forcing locals to flee their homes."
Authorities this week placed big cages around the city containing tasty fruit to lure the monkeys in. Once captured, vets are then transferring them to an operating table where they are sedated, their underarm shaved and tattooed with a unique reference number. Placed on their backs under a green cloth, the vets perform a vasectomy or a tubal ligation operation.Image:A Monkey Festival celebrating Lopburi's macaques is held every year in NovemberMs Kaewchot said the procedure would not harm the monkey population and the aim is simply to slow down the rate of its urban growth.The coronavirus pandemic has hit Thailand's tourism industry hard, with nearly 18% of its GDP coming from tourism.
Thailand has 3,156 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 58 people have died with the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University statistics.
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