{"id":1572040,"date":"2022-07-26T16:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1572040"},"modified":"2022-07-26T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T20:06:51","slug":"monkey-attacks-in-japan-injure-45-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monkey-attacks-in-japan-injure-45-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkey Attacks In Japan Injure 45 People"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmonkey-attacks-in-japan-injure-45-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1572040&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A series of attacks in southwestern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/japan\">Japan<\/a> by local macaques, a monkey species native to Asia, have injured at least 45 people, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>Mountains and forests surround the city of Yamaguchi, and encounters between monkeys and residents are not uncommon. But a string of violent assaults and home invasions have made national headlines and startled local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s rare to see this many attacks in a short period of time,\u201d one unnamed official told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-62292511\">BBC<\/a>, \u201cInitially only children and women were attacked. Recently elderly people and adult men have been targeted too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attempts to trap the animals have proven unsuccessful, and authorities are unsure if the attacks are being carried out by a group of animals or a single rogue male.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the earliest attacks were reported around July 8th, when at least one monkey entered private homes and schools through sliding doors and windows and attacked the people inside.<\/p>\n<p>In the first reported attack, the monkey entered an apartment in the city\u2019s Ogochi district and attempted to drag a baby out the window. The baby\u2019s mother, however, heard her child\u2019s screams and was able to scare the monkey away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt had grabbed her by the legs while she was playing on the floor. It looked like it was trying to drag her outside,\u201d the mother reportedly told local news outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims have reported a range of scratch and bite wounds, although so far, none have sustained severe injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have advised residents to lock their windows and doors to prevent unwanted entries, but attacks are now occurring more frequently outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently, we\u2019ve heard of cases where the monkey has clung onto a person\u2019s leg and once that person tries to get them off, they get bitten \u2014 or they\u2019ve gotten sprung on from behind,\u201d Masato Saito, an official from Yamaguchi City Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/26\/asia\/japan-monkey-attack-yamaguchi-intl-hnk\/index.html\">said<\/a> in a statement to CNN. \u201cThis is a very unusual occurrence; they have never come into an urban area like this before and assaulted this many people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Japanese macaques, sometimes called \u2018snow monkeys,\u2019 are native to Japan. They typically weigh between 20-25 lbs and stand roughly 1\u00bd \u2013 2 feet tall. They usually live in groups, although some young males do break away from their social circle to live alone for a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While they were previously considered a vulnerable species, recent conservation efforts have led to a considerable spike in the macaque population. Their shrinking natural habitat puts the animals in closer contact with human population centers, increasing the frequency of human-monkey incidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Japan, more and more monkeys are coming into homes and farms, damaging crops,\u201d Mieko Kiyono, a wildlife management expert and professor at Kobe University, told CNN. <\/p>\n<p>While local governments are developing techniques to scare them off, these measures could become ineffective as more animals become accustomed to human contact. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonkeys who learn to react against humans will join other herds, leading to more monkeys that do not fear humans,\u201d Kiyono added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of attacks in southwestern Japan by local macaques, a monkey species native to Asia, have injured at least 45 people, according to officials. Mountains and forests surround the city of Yamaguchi, and encounters between monkeys and residents are not uncommon. 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