Escalating monkey population in Phetchaburi prompts collaborative resolution

The escalating monkey population in Phetchaburi has led to a collaboration between the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (DNP) and residents to address the issue.

Edwin Week, secretary of the Wildlife Friends Foundation, Suraphon Nakhon Nakhon, President of Phetchaburi Future Organization, and a veterinarian from the DNP, along with monks and locals affected by the problem, gathered for a public seminar titled Whose Problem is the Monkey Overpopulation?

Yutthaphon Angkinanun, the former advisor to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Chairman of Phetchaburi Civil Society Network, revealed that the increasing monkey population has been causing distress for residents in many areas, including key tourist spots and neighbourhoods around Wang Mountain, Luang Mountain, and Brick Staircase Mountain.

The monkeys have…