The state recently made it illegal to feed the monkeys, an introduced species that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says could transmit a fatal virus to humans. (John Raoux/AP)Attention, vacationers: It’s now illegal to feed wild monkeys in Florida, and doing so could get you a $500 fine. Wild monkeys? The virus is extremely rare in humans, and there’s never been a report of transmission from wild rhesus macaques to people. A 2016 study found that people in just 11.5 percent of boats floating the park’s river fed the rhesus macaques.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2018 10:52 UTC