More than 200 wild monkeys were castrated in Thailand to control their population after repeatedly raiding homes in search of food.<br /> <br />Thung Tale Wildlife Conservation officer Suwat Suksiri led a team of vets to catch the rowdy primates that had been ransacking properties in Songkhla province.<br /> <br />He said: "We had to have monkeys neutered because the residents said the more wild monkey population means the more problems and conflicts could happen between them."<br /> <br />The team arrived on September 14 and set up iron enclosures with bait inside so that the monkeys would enter.<br /> <br />A mobile veterinarian clinic was waiting nearby to tranquilize and sterilize the monkey caught by the enclosures.<br /> <br />The sleeping monkeys were marked with control numbers on their arms and chests before receiving the vasectomy procedure.<br /> <br />The mark bears the number, year, and province code where the monkey was caught before conducting the surgery so they know where to return the animal.<br /> <br />The monkeys have continued to wander into the city because of the shortage of food inside the parks especially after accepting of tourists was halted due to the pandemic.<br /> <br />Earlier this year, monkeys in Lopburi province in central Thailand were sterilised after their numbers spiralled out of control during the coronavirus lockdown, with well-meaning locals feeding them sugary drinks.
