NParks monitoring Jalan Besar ‘Mission Impossible’ monkeys, herding them towards forested areas

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The National Parks Board is monitoring the movements of a troop of monkeys and herding them away from residential areas, after a video of them scaling a HDB block in Jalan Besar on Saturday (Aug 19) went viral.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, group director of NParks wildlife management Ryan Lee said the agency is aware of feedback about the long-tailed macaques seen on Veerasamy Road.

Lee shared that the macaques showed in the video are transient, which means they move from one forest plot to another, do not reside in a fixed location, and will eventually move on if there are no easily accessible food sources. These include conducting studies to understand the population ecology of macaques, minimising human sources of food by ensuring proper waste disposal, habitat modification including removal of fruit trees, and working with stakeholders to carry out sterilisation as a long-term measure.

He also advised members of the public to keep plastic bags out of sight if they spot macaques, as the monkeys tend to associate plastic bags with the presence of food.

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