We need your help now
Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.
You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.
If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
By continuing, you are indicating that you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
AROUND 280 TRAINED hunters, firefighters and municipal officials fanned out across a Japanese city this week to catch a single bad-tempered monkey that was menacing locals.
The male macaque had been terrorising the people of Hyuga in the far south of the country since late last month, and was blamed for 18 attacks.
“There are many local residents who have been bitten and injured,” a local official told AFP. “It was a serious problem for our city.”
The city organised a team of 280 people on Monday to go after the creature, which was finally tracked down to an abandoned house.
After failing to find a home for it with local zoos or universities, the animal was put down, said the official, citing the danger it posed to the local community.
Monday’s hunt was the city’s second large-scale attempt to capture the creature after 500 police officers, firefighters and volunteers spent a fruitless few hours looking for it on Sunday.
City officials are continuing to patrol local streets in case any more monkeys cause trouble, the official said.
Macaque monkeys are common in the wild throughout Japan, living on the country’s heavily wooded hillsides.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Poor monkey
He deserves a good spanking
They wouldn’t do that to a human who went around terrorising people.
The science of rehabilitating bitey monkeys is in a nascent state.
Could those people that got bitten contacted any disease.
One monkey , 280 ppl lol .
should a just hit him with a monkey wrench or gave him toast but ya have to gorilla first .rip outbreak monkey.
Food shortage?
Think they’ll find he joined Real Madrid for around €100 mill recently! Search over!
Great! Man creates problem, man solves problem. Poor creature.
That monkey was bananas
have your say