Feeding may have drawn monkeys to Clementi, Punggol: NParks

Agency's officers will work to herd macaques towards forested areas and keep them away from flats

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Sabarna Manoharan, Soh Pei Xuan

The Punggol and Clementi housing estates saw some surprise visitors recently - troops of monkeys, running around in the two neighbourhoods and even entering some flats.
Dr Adrian Loo, group director of wildlife management at the National Parks Board (NParks), said the agency's officers will be working to guide these long-tailed macaques away and keep them away.
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