Shimane farming districts face onslaught from rising monkey population
7 hours ago
- #Community Farming
- #Wildlife Damage
- #Agricultural Issues
- Soichi Tojima, 74, notices a hole in a greenhouse ceiling caused by a baby monkey.
- Last fall, wild monkeys invaded Hongo, a small district in Oda, and ate grapes at an orchard just before harvest.
- The farm owner forgot to activate an electric fence, allowing the monkeys to access the crops.