Japanese village struggles to drive away macaques from residential areas | The World | ABC NEWS

9 months ago The News Room

Among Japan’s many tourist draws hundreds of macaque monkeys roaming through its northern alps remain very popular. Locals, however, see them as pests. Despite huge efforts to drive the animals out of residential areas, there are growing calls to cull them. But as Manny Tsigas reports, some are calling that plan short-sighted. #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific

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