200 reports of monkeys in Punggol over 7-month period; some euthanised: NParks

200 reports of monkeys in Punggol over 7-month period; some euthanised: NParks

50 macaques were sterilised and released back to Coney Island Park, while some aggressive ones were put down. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NParks says aggressive macaques in Punggol were culled amid rising urban encounters

The National Parks Board (NParks) has said it euthanised some long-tailed macaques in Punggol in 2024 after assessing them as “aggressive” and unsuitable for translocation. This was part of a broader strategy to address rising human-wildlife encounters in the area, which was previously forested and now home to dense residential developments and the new Singapore Institute of Technology campus. Between 1 September 2024 and 31 March 2025, NParks r…

Some monkeys trapped in Punggol last year euthanised due to 'aggressive' behaviour: NParks

The National Parks Board (NParks) euthanised some of the monkeys it previously trapped as they were deemed "aggressive". Responding to queries from AsiaOne on Tuesday (May 20), group director of wildlife management at NParks How Choon Beng said majority of the 50 long-tailed macaques trapped in the Punggol vicinity in 2024 were sterilised and released back to Coney Island Park in the interest of public safety. "The remaining aggressive macaques …

200 reports of monkeys in Punggol..., Latest News - The New Paper

The authorities have responded to a spate of cases involving wild monkeys entering flats in Punggol by culling some, sterilising others and conducting exercises to herd the animals back into nature areas....