Macaques: Sabah explores peaceful co-existence
Published on: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
By: Jonathan Nicholas
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Christina (second right), with Augustine (second left), Goossens (right) and IUCN Primate Specialist Group on Human-Primate Interaction, Dr Felicity Oram.
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah is exploring peaceful co-existence with mischievous macaques whose numbers have grown alongside cases of stolen food and damaged property.The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has upgraded the status of long-tailed macaques known locally as “kera” and the pig-tailed variation as “beruk” to Endangered in March last year.
Sabah Wildlife Department Director Augustine Tuuga said the second most common human-wildlife conflict in the State involved macaques.
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