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Thailand's monkey town launches sterilisation campaign

Lopburi's monkey population has doubled to 6,000 in the last three years

Published: June 22, 2020 11:51 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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Copy of 174826-01-02-1592812092189 — Lopburi's monkey population, which is the town's main tourist attraction, doubled to 6,000 in the last three years, forcing authorities to start a sterilisation campaign. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174835-01-02-1592812095480 — A longtail macaque drinking juice in front of the Prang Sam Yod Buddhist temple in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174803-01-02-1592812078076 — Veterinarians perform sterilisations on longtail macaques in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174838-01-02-1592812098118 — A longtail macaque drinking yoghurt in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174839-01-02-1592812100836 — A longtail macaque sitting in front of a billboard in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174816-01-02-1592812081651 — A veterinarian putting an IV drip for a dehydrated longtail macaque in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174824-01-02-1592812088194 — Longtail macaques take a bath to cool down from the heat in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174822-01-02-1592812085461 — A park ranger tattoos a longtail macaques before its sterilisation in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174808-01-02-1592812072357 — A longtail macaque sitting next to a sign reading "Beware monkey zone" in the town of Lopburi, Bangkok. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 175077-01-02-1592812075270 — A longtail macaque climbing on top of a monkey statue in front of the Prang Sam Yod Buddhist temple in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174817-01-02-1592812066272 — Longtail macaques pull the tail of a cat in an abandoned building in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174828-01-02-1592812069101 — Longtail macaques sitting on a rooftop in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174917-01-02-1592812111015 — A veterinarian performs a sterilisation on a longtail macaque in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174840-01-02-1592812103904 — Longtail macaques sitting on a rooftop in front of the Prang Sam Yod Buddhist temple in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 174842-01-02-1592812106463 — A longtail macaque baring its teeth in the town of Lopburi. Image Credit: AFP

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