24 Monkeys Return to the Wild!

The group of rescued monkeys, 18 long-tailed macaques and six pig-tailed macaques,

was released on October 23, 2017, by the IAR team in Indonesia assisted by local residents in Batutegi. The release site was selected on the basis of its being a conservation area meant to keep the animals safe from human activities and preserve its diversity and variety of foods.

The macaques were rescued after either being abandoned or surrendered. As IAR points out, some people no longer wanted to take care of the monkeys after the novelty of having one as a pet wore off, while others found the animals to be too dangerous to keep once they grew and gained more strength.

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