Macaques in the Alishan Forest Recreation Area in Chiayi County plucked weeds and ate them violently.

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[Reporter Lin Yizhang/Report from Chiayi] The number of macaques in Taiwan has increased. Recently, many have appeared in the Alishan National Forest Recreation Area in Chiayi County. Some people saw many macaques eating wildly in the recreation area in early January this year, and a large number of tourists After passing and observing, they are not afraid. The Chiayi Forest Management Office stated that macaques are not afraid of people, and have started to investigate the distribution of macaque activities and plan for hazard prevention and eviction.

Some tourists said that they went to Alishan National Forest Recreation Area to watch the sunrise on January 1 this year. They saw many macaques grazing on the lawn near the Zumping Station. Many tourists took pictures, and the macaques were not afraid.

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The Chiayi Forest Management Office stated that the environment in the park is good and suitable for macaques to survive, but there have also been cases of macaques robbing tourists for food. Therefore, they are planning to investigate the distribution of macaque activities, and train employees, residents and volunteers to understand the habits of macaques and learn how to Repelling and controlling will also teach tourists how to get along with macaques, do not feed them, keep a distance, and achieve the goal of environmental sustainability.

The macaques in the Alishan Forest Recreation Area in Chiayi County pulled weeds and ate wildly, and people passing by them were not afraid.

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There are many macaques in the Alishan Forest Recreation Area in Chiayi County, weeding and eating wildly.

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The Chiayi Forest Management Office is planning to investigate the distribution of macaque activities, and the public is also asked not to feed them and keep their distance.

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