Long-tailed macaque seen in Ho Chi Minh City residential area
Sunday, February 12, 2023, 14:52 GMT+7
A long-tailed monkey has been sighted in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, causing troubles to local residents.
It has climbed on the roofs of houses and telecom cables on Huynh Tan Phat Street, and entered local households to seek food.
Although the monkey has yet to do harm to people, it raises concerns among local residents as the residential area has many children.
“The ape entered a local house to eat fruits and broke a dish later. Once some people threw stones at him, he tended to attack them,” a local resident recalled.
According to an official from the Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department, through photos taken by locals, they determined that this is a long-tailed macaque, which has the scientific name Macaca fascicularis.
It belongs to Group IIB in the list of rare and endangered forest species as per Vietnamese law.
The Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department will coordinate with local authorities to deal with the primate.
The official added that when detecting monkeys and other wild animals as a whole, residents should not try to trap or catch them but should report the detection to local authorities and rangers.
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