webfact Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Lack of tourists a death sentence for monkeys By The Nation A family of long-tailed macaques was found to have drowned in a water tank near Songkhla’s Wihan Daeng Shrine on Tangkuan Hill. It is believed that monkeys in the area are suffering from hunger and thirst now that tourists, their main source for food, have disappeared due to the pandemic. The water tanks near the shrine are not covered, so monkeys often fall in when trying to drink water and are unable to climb out due to the depth of the tanks. Local officials who came to find the source of bad smell emanating from the tanks found up to 30 monkey carcasses, some floating and some sunk to the bottom. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30389054 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-06-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted June 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2020 hopefully they will eventually head into the forest once they learn no tourist are coming. or die .... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stocky Posted June 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2020 2 hours ago, steven100 said: hopefully they will eventually head into the forest There are no forests to head into. Tangkuan Hill is an isolated forested hill at the north end of Songkhla Town. The monkey population has increased well beyond the capabilities of the land to support them because of the food tourists leave. This just demonstrates how important it is that the local authorities implement a sterilisation programme to control and maintain the population at levels the hill can support naturally. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rasmus5150 Posted June 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2020 Or inform the tourists to stop feeding the wild animals. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stocky Posted June 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 minute ago, rasmus5150 said: Or inform the tourists to stop feeding the wild animals. That's not going to happen. There are stalls selling food for the tourists to give to the monkeys, there's a whole industry involved. That plus the tourists in question are primarily Thais and Malaysians who see no harm in it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jak2002003 Posted June 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2020 Monkey often fall in the tanks and die..... How come not one single person thought to cover the tanks, or at least have some ropes hanging down into then so the animals can climb out? Please, any farang who live near there tie a few ropes over the side! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nobodysfriend Posted June 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2020 15 hours ago, webfact said: The water tanks near the shrine are not covered, so monkeys often fall in when trying to drink water and are unable to climb out due to the depth of the tanks. So why the hell the water tanks are not covered ? They wait for a kid to fall inside ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippos Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Put a cover on the tank! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dustdevil Posted June 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2020 You like monkeys until they give you ebola. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Not only monkeys will die, also people will strve to death, if things won't change soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I guess its too much common sense to ask why someone hasn't put a piece of water pipe down into the tank so the monkeys have an escape route? Many of my friends with place in northern beaches of Sydney and other leafy natural habitat places with pools have something leaning/poking down into the water so bandicoots, possums, etc can get out of the pool if they fall in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post digger70 Posted June 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2020 20 hours ago, webfact said: Lack of tourists a death sentence for monkeys They aren't suppose to be fed by Tourists, they suppose to live in the forest . They jump on cars break mirrors and antennas and rip off anything of the car they can get there filthy hands on . They are a vermin same as the Soi dogs . 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 23 hours ago, webfact said: now that tourists, their main source for food, Only joking:- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 23 hours ago, Stocky said: There are no forests to head into. Tangkuan Hill is an isolated forested hill at the north end of Songkhla Town. The monkey population has increased well beyond the capabilities of the land to support them because of the food tourists leave. This just demonstrates how important it is that the local authorities implement a sterilisation programme to control and maintain the population at levels the hill can support naturally. Should be fined 1,000 baht for feeding monkeys, as on Koh Chang. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 19 hours ago, rasmus5150 said: Or inform the tourists to stop feeding the wild animals. As above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy one Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 8:42 AM, Dustdevil said: You like monkeys until they give you ebola. I prefer them to some people I know, all they give me is the sheetz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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