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LONG-TAIL MONKEYS ATTACK FARMERS' CROPS AROUND BOROBUDUR
Central Java, June 5 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of long-tail monkeysattacked crops on farm lands around Borobudur, the ancient Buddhist temple in Magelang district, Central Java, recently.
"They took fruit and crops as well as medicinal plants such as ginger and turmeric," Butuh village head Muhammad Bakir said here on Thursday.
Every dry season, since the past five years, monkeys living on the slopes of the Menoreh mountain range come down and enter nearby villages to look for food on local farmers' land, he said.
In their latest rampages, the monkeys ravaged crops on about 15 hectares of farm land, he added.
Local farmers had tried to drive the animals away by shooting them with shotguns and even poisoning them. However, the animals were able to identify and avoid eating poisoned food, he said.
In Wonosari village, monkeys have been foraging on farm land every dry season for the past two years , according to Wonosari village head Rodikin.
More than one hundred monkeys swarmed over a 10-hectare farming area planted with corn, cassava, papaya, and 'rambutan (hairy fruit) in Wonosari, he said.
"They took fruit and crops as well as medicinal plants such as ginger and turmeric," Butuh village head Muhammad Bakir said here on Thursday.
Every dry season, since the past five years, monkeys living on the slopes of the Menoreh mountain range come down and enter nearby villages to look for food on local farmers' land, he said.
In their latest rampages, the monkeys ravaged crops on about 15 hectares of farm land, he added.
Local farmers had tried to drive the animals away by shooting them with shotguns and even poisoning them. However, the animals were able to identify and avoid eating poisoned food, he said.
In Wonosari village, monkeys have been foraging on farm land every dry season for the past two years , according to Wonosari village head Rodikin.
More than one hundred monkeys swarmed over a 10-hectare farming area planted with corn, cassava, papaya, and 'rambutan (hairy fruit) in Wonosari, he said.
