PKR MP proposes distribution of birth control pills to reduce wild monkey population

KUALA LUMPUR: A PKR lawmaker has proposed the government address the increasing population of wild monkeys by distributing birth-control pills to the primates.

Datuk Johari Abdul (PH-Sungai Petani) said wild monkeys have posed a nuisance to many villagers in his constituency and villagers are often caught in a dilemma, as killing the wild monkeys would be considered inhumane.