In response to a problem in Yamaguchi City where monkeys attacked people and frightened residents for weeks, city authorities announced on March 26 that they had captured and killed one of a group of violent monkeys.
A wild monkey attack on humans in Yamaguchi City, Japan, has caused panic among local residents for weeks. In response, the city authorities said that on the 26th, a monkey from the violent monkey group had been killed.
According to city officials, the monkey captured was estimated to be 4 years old and about 50 centimeters long.
According to the city authorities, the captured wild monkeys are presumed to be 4 years old and about 50 centimeters long.
A catcher commissioned by the city authorities found a male on the grounds of the high school on the evening of the 26th. They were caught using an anesthetic gun. The monkey was later identified as one of the monkeys involved in the attack and was culled.
Professionals commissioned by the municipal authorities found a male monkey on the campus of the university on the evening of the 26th, and later used an anesthesia gun to capture it. It was later confirmed that the monkey was one of the group of attacking human monkeys, so he hunted it down.
In Yamaguchi City, for about three weeks, a group of Japanese monkeys has attacked adults and children one after another. Nearly 50 people have suffered injuries so far, many of them scratches or bites.
Beginning about three weeks ago, there have been frequent attacks on adult children by Groups of Japanese macaque monkeys in Yamaguchi City. Nearly 50 people have been injured, mostly scratches and bites.
Local agricultural officials told AFP news agencies that new damage reports were still coming out after the capture and that they were still looking for other monkeys from the same group. Witnesses said monkeys of varying physiques have been reported.
Local agricultural bureau staff, through the French news agency, said that after the killing, there were new reports of victimization, and officials will continue to look for other monkeys in the same monkey group. According to witnesses, they have seen monkeys of different sizes.
Monkeys increasingly friction with humans
More monkeys and more friction with humans
Japanese macaques inhabit a wide area of Japan. In some areas, they are considered pests because they eat crops and sometimes penetrate into their homes.
Japanese macaques live all over Japan. Monkeys in different regions will eat crops and some will sneak into people's homes, so they are regarded as "pests".
However, the attack on Yamaguchi City is unusual.
However, the attack in Yamaguchi City was special.
"It's unusual to see so many attacks in such a short period of time," a city official said before the capture, "Initially, only children and women were attacked, and recently elderly and adult men have also been targeted."
The city official said before the capture: "It is rare for such frequent attacks in a short period of time" "At first they only attacked children and women, and more recently they have also begun to attack the elderly and adult men.".
Authorities tried to capture them using traps, but to no avail. Police patrols that have been in place since the beginning of this month have not deterred the attacks.
The authorities have also tried to use traps to catch monkeys, but the results are not satisfactory. Police patrols were stepped up in early July, but the attacks were still not contained.
In other cases, a 4-year-old girl was scratched by a monkey who broke into an apartment, and a monkey broke into a kindergarten classroom.
There have been incidents of monkeys invading apartments and scratching four-year-old girls, as well as monkeys breaking into kindergarten classrooms.
There were once fears that the number of Japanese monkeys would decrease, but recently the number has been increasing.
In the past, Japan had worried about the declining number of Japanese macaques, but recently it has been increasing.
As a result, a serious confrontation between people and Japanese monkeys is occurring, a study at Yamagata University pointed out. It seems that human behavior and changes in the forest environment are the background.
A study by Yamagata University pointed out that due to the increase in the number of Japanese macaques, there has been a strong antagonism between humans and Japanese macaques. These are also related to human behavior and changes in the forest environment.
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