Barbados to analyze green monkey population after noting unexplained increase in numbers
Barbados to analyze green monkey population after noting unexplained increase in numbers
By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, April 14, 3:58 PM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The government of Barbados plans to study the island’s monkey population after noticing it has grown in recent years for unknown reasons.
Environmental officer Kim Downes Agard says scientists will analyze the behavior of African green monkeys and fit them with radio transmitters to determine how many exist.
Downes said late Friday that the government also plans to monitor how many monkeys are being exported from the Caribbean island to make sure the trade is sustainable.
Barbados’ monkey population was last studied in 1980 after farmers complained the animals were damaging crops.
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