Monkey on the loose in Stony Hill
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) officers are now in Stony Hill, St Andrew trying to capture a monkey which was spotted in trees on a property in the community on Monday.
Reports reaching Observer Online are that the monkey escaped from a nearby property. The officers have reportedly been on the location since 10:00 am.
A video seen by our news team shows the monkey in what appeared to be overgrown bushes and trees on the property.
The police are now involved.
The incident comes less than three months after authorities interdicted a vessel off St Elizabeth which was carrying exotic animals including four monkeys, 12 parrots, and an ocelot which escaped and has not been recaptured. The animal was later presumed dead.
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