Mar 2, 2012 - ST Forum
MY WIFE was attacked by monkeys on Wednesday while she was
crossing the overhead bridge from MacRitchie Reservoir to reach
home.
One crept up behind her and ripped apart the plastic bag of
groceries she was carrying which emboldened the rest to seek out
her handbag and try to pry more items off her.
She almost fell when she tried to escape. My wife is six months
pregnant, so imagine the consequences had she
been seriously hurt.
This was not the first time she was hounded by such brazen
monkeys who have made food forays into our estate.
I urge the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority and the National
Parks Board to take urgent action to cull the population of monkeys
in Singapore as they no longer seem to fear people, and have become
a nuisance.
I have seen monkeys use the overhead bridges to cross over an
otherwise busy Lornie Road to get to housing estates opposite
MacRitchie Reservoir, presumably in search of food.
Fong Wei Kurk
Er, how can leave her alone to buy things
