Monkey which attacked 18 people in Indonesia trapped
Authorities trapped the macaque after a two-week attack spree that injured 18 people and forced dozens of schools to close.
- Trappers captured an adult long-tailed macaque late Thursday in Tembilahan, Indonesia, ending a two-week rampage that injured 18 residents through biting and clawing attacks.
- Human-Animal conflicts are common in the Southeast Asian archipelago as rainforest clearing for palm oil plantations shrinks habitats, forcing macaques to seek food near human settlements.
- Forty schools remained shuttered Friday with three days of online learning ordered for hundreds of pupils; officials confirmed 19 attacks on 18 victims, some requiring over a dozen stitches and rabies shots.
- Authorities transferred the animal to Pekanbaru, Riau, for testing, with agency official Ujang Holisudin telling AFP, "We want to establish whether the monkey is carrying any diseases."
- Local government officials stated schools will reopen next Monday if the situation is deemed safe, though town official Ari Syuria cautioned, "The concern is that there may be other monkeys attacking people.
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Some of the injured required stitches, while they were also given anti-rabies treatment.
One monkey, 18 human victims: Sumatra finally catches attacker after two-week rampage forced island-wide school shutdown
JAKARTA, Aug 7 — Animal trappers have captured a rogue monkey that attacked 18 people during a two-week rampage in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, forcing dozens of schools to shut...
Hunters on the Indonesian island of Sumatra finally captured a monkey on Thursday that had injured 18 people during a two-week rampage, prompting the closure of dozens of schools in the area as a precaution.
Algemeen Dagblad
gelderlander.nlA long-tailed macaque that terrorized a town in eastern Sumatra for two weeks with attacks on people has finally been captured by hunters. The animal attacked people nineteen times in Tembilahan and injured eighteen of its victims, including children.
A monkey that caused unrest for two weeks in a city on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has been captured by the authorities. The adult long-tailed macaque is being held responsible for a series of attacks in which eighteen residents were injured. Due to the attacks, which took place in the city of Tembilahan in eastern Sumatra, schools remained closed and hundreds of students received online lessons. The schools are expected to reopen on Monday…
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