Hua Hin sterilising pesky macaquesA veterinarian sterilises a macaque on Tuesday in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan. (Photo: Chaiwat Satyaem)PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: The annual sterilisation programme to reduce the number of macaques pestering residents and visitors at popular tourist spots in Hua Hin began on Tuesday. Hua Hin Municipality mayor Nopporn Wuthikul said the current programme was launched in 2017 under a memorandum of understanding between the municipality and the Phetchaburi-based Conservation Administration Office 3 of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation with funding of 1.1 million baht. He said since the launch of the programme, thousands of macaques, both male and female, had been caught, sterilised and released. There were now more than 3,000 macaques in the areaEvery macaque that is steralised is marked before it is released, Mr Nopporn said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 17, 2021 09:56 UTC