SINGAPORE: From 2017 in order to 2022, the Government obtained about 2, five hundred cases of monkey -related feedback each year, on incidents including intrusions, attacks plus feeding, said Minister for National Growth Desmond Lee upon Monday (Aug 1).
This individual provided these figures in a written response to parliamentary questions submitted by three MPs on the National Recreational areas Board’s (NParks) animals management strategies, which includes how to balance regard for wildlife among Singapore’s vision to be a city in nature.
Mr Lee stated that NParks, an agency under his National Advancement Ministry, adopts the community- and science-based approach to managing the population of wildlife in Singapore.
This researches the distribution, behaviour and ecology of animals right here, such as otters – which number about 150 in total, spread across 10 otter families, said Mr Lee.
NParks is also studying population trends of long-tailed macaques, a commonly seen monkey species numbering more than 2, 1000 according to a 2015 census by researchers.
Last 30 days, a viral video captured a troop of these macaques leaving a Housing Table flat in Clementi through a window. NParks said that monkey protecting would be carried out in order to herd them toward forested areas.
In February this season, a working group for the critically endangered Raffles’ banded langur goof urged the public to prevent approaching or taunting monkeys, after the emergence of another widely-shared video of a present student’s attempt to retrieve his belongings from 2 macaques.
On Monday, Mr Shelter said NParks might intervene to address attacks and attacks by wildlife, to ensure community safety. It partners various animal working groups to develop options and measures regarding wildlife management.
For example , NParks cordons off areas along with young otter pups to minimise the possibilities of human-wildlife conflict. People control measures can also be implemented where required, said Mr Lee, adding that these moves have been effective.