Minister orders stepped-up efforts to control monkey menace in Hua Hin

The growing population of macaques in Hua Hin has been an issue for over a decade. Most of the monkeys live on the Khao Takiab mountain in forests and deserted areas. Sometimes, they invade the nearby Buddhist temple to look for food. Sometimes, they beg for food from tourists and there have been reports that they stole from local residents or snatched foods from the hands of tourists.

Local authorities tried to capture them for relocation back in 2017 to no avail because their population grew quickly.

In 2021, an army of monkeys was seen parading on walls and electric cables from the mountain to Hua Hin town to look for food.