Wild monkeys invaded Florida. Should people protect them?

It was a typical Florida story. In January 2014, Missy Williams stood at the edge of a park-and-fly in Dania Beach near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. She watched the boundary where a chain-link fence stood between a strip of mangroves and the parking lot. Williams waited. Less than 20 minutes later, she saw them: wild African vervet monkeys climbing the fence.

“I was just in a state of awe,” Williams recalls. “I couldn’t believe it was really happening.”

#newsletter-helper svg { width: auto; fill: #f1563e; } #newsletter-helper { display: flex; border-top: 1px solid gray; padding-top: 10px; padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; max-width: 900px; margin: auto }

→ Continue reading at Science News

More from author

Related posts

Advertisment

Latest posts

Smartwatch data can be used to assess early diabetes risk

The data your smartwatch already collects could soon help flag an early warning sign for type 2 diabetes. Hidden in the patterns of heart...

Thousands of meatpacking workers walk off job in first strike in 40 years

Thousands of meatpacking workers walked off the job at a JBS-owned plant in Colorado on Monday in the industry’s first strike in 40...

Extreme heat is cutting the time people can safely be active outdoors

During hot weather, daily activities such as walking and gardening can become dangerous. Such obstructive heat has become much more common around the world,...