Thailand's monkey town launches sterilisation campaign

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

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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.
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A longtail macaque drinking juice in front of the Prang Sam Yod Buddhist temple in the town of Lopburi.
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Veterinarians perform sterilisations on longtail macaques in the town of Lopburi.
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A longtail macaque drinking yoghurt in the town of Lopburi.
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A longtail macaque sitting in front of a billboard in the town of Lopburi.
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A veterinarian putting an IV drip for a dehydrated longtail macaque in the town of Lopburi.
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Longtail macaques take a bath to cool down from the heat in the town of Lopburi.
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A park ranger tattoos a longtail macaques before its sterilisation in the town of Lopburi.
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A longtail macaque sitting next to a sign reading "Beware monkey zone" in the town of Lopburi, Bangkok.
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A longtail macaque climbing on top of a monkey statue in front of the Prang Sam Yod Buddhist temple in the town of Lopburi.
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Longtail macaques pull the tail of a cat in an abandoned building in the town of Lopburi.
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Longtail macaques sitting on a rooftop in the town of Lopburi.
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A veterinarian performs a sterilisation on a longtail macaque in the town of Lopburi.
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Longtail macaques sitting on a rooftop in front of the Prang Sam Yod Buddhist temple in the town of Lopburi.
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A longtail macaque baring its teeth in the town of Lopburi.
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