Authorities Issue Stern Warning After Noticing Disturbing Impact of Park Visitors' Behavior on Monkeys: 'Killed or Suffered Serious Injuries'

Authorities issue stern warning after noticing disturbing impact of park visitors' behavior on monkeys: 'Killed or suffered serious injuries'

They may look cute, but feeding the monkeys in Vietnam's Son Tra Nature Reserve is doing more harm than good. Tourists hoping for a fun and memorable wildlife encounter are unknowingly fueling a crisis: Monkeys are becoming dependent on human food, venturing into traffic, and suffering injuries from traps and vehicle collisions, according to a recent Viet Nam News article. Conservationists warn that this behavior is encouraging the monkeys to ab…