The Daily Digest: KL's Macaque Muggers

Professor Dr Ahmad Ismail, President, Malaysian Nature Society | Benjamin Ong, Urban Biodiversity Initiative

29-Jan-19 14:00

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The Guardian gets a little overexcited about monkeys in Kuala Lumpur. We ask experts whether gangs of macaques are really terrorising us and where the problem stems from.

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Tags: urbanisation, reverse encroachment, animal conflict, animal behaviour, human behaviour, population control, Daily Digest, Bigger Picture,

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