News Headline
Discovery of ‘invasive species gene’ prompts Japanese zoo to cull 57 monkeys
Source
South China Morning Post
Publication Date
2017-02-22
A city in Chiba Prefecture has culled 57 monkeys at a zoo after finding they were cross-breeds of Japanese monkeys and rhesus macaques, which have been designated as an invasive alien species in the country and apparently pose a threat to the natural environment.