The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation referred to under the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act of 2019 has announced a list of 16 reserved wild animal species and 7 protected species. This figure covers 201 mammals, 952 birds and 91 reptiles  .  Protected in Thailand.

• macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
• Lum monkey or eye nang (Nycticebus coucang)
• Macaque monkey (Macaca mulatta)
• Sen’s monkey (Macaca arctoides)
• Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
• Ai Ngea monkey, Assam monkey, or mountain monkey (Macaca assamensis)

Because monkeys are protected wild animals. Therefore, the person who will own them must have a license to own wild animals. Issued by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation  and if breeding monkeys without a license is a crime. 19 Possession of Protected Wildlife Protected Wildlife Preserved Wildlife Carcasses and Carcasses of Protected Wildlife without permission shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or a fine not exceeding 40,000 baht or both.

Get to know the monkeys  

Recently the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation revealed the discovery “Ai Ngeya” in the non-hunting area of ​​Tham Prathun, Uthai Thani Province, which is a means of hunting monkeys in nature. to be sterilized to reduce the population but from setting the cages to the monkey trap two more monkeys, an Ai Nger monkey, are found trapped in the cage as well, though earlier. It is known that in this region, there are only macaques. About 1,000 monkeys live in the area, and there are no other monkeys in the area.

As for the monkeys, Assam monkeys or rhesus mountain monkeys are mammals.
This monkey is usually found classified in the order of monkeys (primates). Only available in the northern region to the west of Thailand Most of them were found in Lampang province. Monkey encounter in Tham Bratun area other than hunting area This was the first time that the survey had been found. Although Uthai Thani Province is more than 400 km away from Lampang Province, it was found that there are around 10-15 Ai Nghia monkeys living in this area. It is also a CITES List No. 2 protected animal.

Monkey family, short-tailed monkey

While “Ling Sen” or Monkey Bear is a type of monkey. Which can be found in Thailand scientific name Macaca arctoides is in the Old World monkey family. (Cercopithecidae) Long body, short back, long brown hair, round face, short tail, little monkey has white hair. It turns dark as you age. The face is pink or crimson to brown and sparsely haired. 

Male monkeys have larger bodies than female monkeys , weighing 9.7-10.2 kilograms, and female monkeys weighing 7.5-9.1 kilograms. Living together in groups There is a bag for storing food under the chin. The tail is so short that it appears tailless, the underparts are red, and the belly is less hairy. The feathers on the head grow in a spiral. The backward-pointing cheek hairs covering the ears can be found in all tropical forests. It is distributed in northeastern India, southeastern China, western Malaysia, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam and eastern Bangladesh. Monkeys eat fruits, vegetables and small insects. They can begin breeding when they are 3-4 years old, have a gestation period of 146 days, have one baby and live to be over 20 years old. 

Southern macaques are trained to collect coconuts

stout short hair short gray or brown page very long head hair short gray or brown. And ascending in a spiral, the hair on the lower abdomen faded to almost white. The coat on the back is burnt brown or black. relatively short tail. Females are smaller and have less forehead hair than male monkeys. Lives in the evergreen forest at the foot of the mountain. Ever-changing headings rarely live in. Some forage alone, apart from the herd, and prefer to descend on the ground rather than in the trees. But when sleeping to sleep on the tree, he loves to make noise and often sings together in the flock. It has a long lifespan of up to 25 years. It is a monkey that has fewer herd members than other monkeys, with no more than 40-45 herd members.

In Thailand, southern macaques are the monkeys that Thais know and teach. Because they are often caught and trained to do various actions on demand, such as monkey dramas or climbing a coconut tree to collect coconuts in Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province Male monkeys are mostly used because of their large size. Stronger than female monkey Monkeys to be well trained are at the age of 3-5 months and should be good natured monkeys. I obey the shepherd  

Macaques are more common in Thailand.

Macaques are classified as medium-sized monkeys. It has brown hair on the body and the tail is longer than the length of the body. The hair in the middle of the head appears tapered. White hair under the belly. The coat will change color according to age, season, and habitat. Body length and head size about 48.5 – 55 cm, tail length 44 – 54 cm, weight about 3.5 – 6.5 kg.

It is another type of monkey that can be found in almost every terrain. Both are in the mangrove forest near the sea. The monkeys that live here are good at swimming and diving. The macaques are trying to adapt to be able to live in the outer edge of the forest. from the depths of the forest and can adapt to humans, such as Phra Kan Shrine, Lop Buri Province, or Khao Sam Mok Shrine, Chonburi Province, often in large crowds, the number of herd may reach 200 individuals, they mature when they are about 3-4 years old, and give birth One child at a time. It is classified as another type of monkey if it is raised from a young age and can be trained to tame such as the macaque