Post by Registrar on Mar 9, 2020 9:06:33 GMT 8
Corregidor has more monkeys now than I have ever seen in my 24 years of visiting the island - Photo by John Moffitt
Here is a collection of articles about marauding monkeys. It's just an extract from a google word search of the term "marauding monkeys." Articles about monkeys becoming pests at tourist destinations aren't difficult to find. Corregidor does not have a major problem at this time, but if island management fails to do something about them, there WILL be problems further down the track. How long it will be until the first tourist is injured is a matter of conjecture. Is there rabies in Corregidor's monkey population?*
Who do you sue? Can the island cope with a monkey attack?
WTF knows!
Marauding monkeys take over government office block and ...
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/marauding-monkeys-take-over-government-21643512
Monkeys Marauding monkeys take over government office block and force officials to flee Troops of monkeys have raided the offices of India's top cabinet ministers and taken over, leaving ministers too scared to make eye-contact with the animals
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/marauding-monkeys-take-over-government-21643512
Marauding Gangs of Monkeys Invade Rio de Janeiro
www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/marauding-gangs-of-monkeys-invade-rio-de-janeiro.html
www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/marauding-gangs-of-monkeys-invade-rio-de-janeiro.html
In Rio de Janeiro, bold bands of marauding monkeys are turning to a life of looting and mischief. By the dozens, young capuchin monkeys have been descending the nearby hills to sneak into homes ...
MARAUDING MONKEYS
Waraporn says dozens of monkeys have been marauding around Khao Wang and breaking into shops, temples and schools. Many shop owners have had to cease trading and have moved away. Tourists are also ...
Marauding gangs of monkeys are 'taking over' an Indian ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7540959/Marauding-gangs-monkeys-taking-Indian-monastery-attack-visitors.html
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7540959/Marauding-gangs-monkeys-taking-Indian-monastery-attack-visitors.html
Marauding gangs of hyper-aggressive monkeys are 'taking over' an Indian monastery as they launch daily attacks on visitors. The community living in the ashram in Vrindavan have abandoned their homes
* - probably not, but there is rabies in the general monkey population in Palawan, and there is rabies in the general population of Luzon's mammalian pets like dogs, cats, and rodents like rats, mice, bats, monkeys and the like. Rabies is still a huge problem in the Philippines because a lot of pet owners are not informed about the dangers of rabies and how it is spread. Many are hesitant to give their pets rabies vaccines because they feel it is too much of an expense. Corregidor has a growing population of dogs and cats, and they are allowed to stray. To that population, we must now add monkeys. Not all animal bites lead to rabies. But this is not an article about rabies, it is a warning lest the laissez-faire attitude to monkeys, dogs and cats on Corregidor continues, and we end up with all the ills to which an island habitat can become prone.
There is no reason why Corregidor can't be run along the lines of a nature reserve. This is not inconsistent with world's best tourism practice, it is complementary of it.
Who do you sue? Can the island cope with a monkey attack?
WTF knows!
Marauding monkeys take over government office block and ...
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/marauding-monkeys-take-over-government-21643512
Monkeys Marauding monkeys take over government office block and force officials to flee Troops of monkeys have raided the offices of India's top cabinet ministers and taken over, leaving ministers too scared to make eye-contact with the animals
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/marauding-monkeys-take-over-government-21643512
Marauding Gangs of Monkeys Invade Rio de Janeiro
www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/marauding-gangs-of-monkeys-invade-rio-de-janeiro.html
www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/marauding-gangs-of-monkeys-invade-rio-de-janeiro.html
In Rio de Janeiro, bold bands of marauding monkeys are turning to a life of looting and mischief. By the dozens, young capuchin monkeys have been descending the nearby hills to sneak into homes ...
MARAUDING MONKEYS
Waraporn says dozens of monkeys have been marauding around Khao Wang and breaking into shops, temples and schools. Many shop owners have had to cease trading and have moved away. Tourists are also ...
Marauding gangs of monkeys are 'taking over' an Indian ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7540959/Marauding-gangs-monkeys-taking-Indian-monastery-attack-visitors.html
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7540959/Marauding-gangs-monkeys-taking-Indian-monastery-attack-visitors.html
Marauding gangs of hyper-aggressive monkeys are 'taking over' an Indian monastery as they launch daily attacks on visitors. The community living in the ashram in Vrindavan have abandoned their homes
* - probably not, but there is rabies in the general monkey population in Palawan, and there is rabies in the general population of Luzon's mammalian pets like dogs, cats, and rodents like rats, mice, bats, monkeys and the like. Rabies is still a huge problem in the Philippines because a lot of pet owners are not informed about the dangers of rabies and how it is spread. Many are hesitant to give their pets rabies vaccines because they feel it is too much of an expense. Corregidor has a growing population of dogs and cats, and they are allowed to stray. To that population, we must now add monkeys. Not all animal bites lead to rabies. But this is not an article about rabies, it is a warning lest the laissez-faire attitude to monkeys, dogs and cats on Corregidor continues, and we end up with all the ills to which an island habitat can become prone.
There is no reason why Corregidor can't be run along the lines of a nature reserve. This is not inconsistent with world's best tourism practice, it is complementary of it.