Cambodia's Forestry Administration to conduct nationwide monkey census, aims to curb biting incidents


Monkeys at Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap province. Inset: A woman shows bruises on her leg after an attack. - Photo taken from Facebook

PHNOM PENH: Forestry Administration (FiA) officials plan to conduct a nationwide census of monkeys, particularly in tourist areas, to locate and manage aggressive primates that have been causing danger to the public, including both domestic and international travellers.

The initiative follows numerous reports of disturbances caused by monkeys, especially in the Siem Reap tourism area.

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