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Figure 12.2. Giant remote controlled trapping cage is found effective to capture
as many as 130 macaques at one time.
the uncontrolled population growth. To provide macaques with sufficient
natural food in their habitat, over 300,000 macaque food trees were planted
in the last ten years in the country parks concerned so as to attract wild
macaques to stay in countryside areas for feeding.
Managing 'nuisance macaques'
In order to better control nuisance macaques in affected residential areas,
a special team was established to handle macaque-nuisance complaints
promptly. Capturing macaques in residential areas was found to be the
most difficult and time consuming part of the nuisance management.
Various capture methods were tested, including cage traps, snares, net
guns, dart guns, and placing sedatives in food, but most were unsuc-
cessful. Fortunately, a collaboration between contractors and the Hong
Kong Productivity Council produced two effective trapping devices, giant
remote controlled trapping cages (2003, see
Figure 12.2
)
, and plastic
jar traps (2007) that are now used in residential areas where macaques
have become a nuisance. In addition, trained security guards have been
deployed at “nuisance hot spots” in order to drive the macaques back to
