More monkey business<\/p>\n
ProAnimalia has implemented several successful programs, one of
\nwhich was started in July 2004 in Kalimantan to save wild
\nmacaques that were being beaten to death or drowned in the river
\nby locals who saw them as pests for raiding their crops.<\/p>\n
The actual call for help came from these same locals who were
\nworried about the effects the killings were having on their
\nchildren.<\/p>\n
Despite being informed about the situation, ProAnimalia
\ndirector Femke den Haas was not prepared for the sight that
\nawaited her team at the location when they arrived: a grave full
\nof about 250 dead macaques.<\/p>\n
The team went to work, making large wooden traps with holes at
\nthe top for the macaques to enter, but from which they would not
\nbe able to exit. The groups of monkeys were then taken to a
\nforested area in the same district, which was not far from where
\nthey were, and released.<\/p>\n
Rivers, roads and other human infrastructure prevent the
\nmonkeys from returning to the plantations, and they can live
\nfreely again without the threat of being killed, she said.<\/p>\n
The funding that was needed for the program was also kept to a
\nminimum, she added, saying that they only needed to trap the
\nmonkeys and provide medical care when needed, before relocating
\nthem.<\/p>\n
The solution offered by ProAnimalia has won praise from the
\nForestry Department and the local council, which, in a meeting
\nheld just over a month ago, called the relocation a sound
\nalternative to a growing problem that is affecting many parts of
\nthe country.<\/p>\n
\"There are problems everywhere with macaques in Indonesia
\nand their loss of habitat, but killing them is not a solution,\"
\nden Haas said.<\/p>\n
-- Maria Lisa K.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/more-monkey-business-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }