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Hunt on for macaque that attacked jogger at Taiping Lake Gardens

Woman scratched on left calf in incident yesterday morning

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Apr 2021 8:19AM

Hunt on for macaque that attacked jogger at Taiping Lake Gardens
Perak Perhilitan urges the public to be more alert to wildlife when in the Taiping Lake Gardens area. – The Vibes file pic, April 25, 2021

TAIPING – The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) is hunting a male macaque that attacked a female jogger at Lake Gardens here yesterday.

Perak Perhilitan director Yusoff Shariff said personnel have been deployed to look for the animal following a report filed by the public on the 8.30am incident. 

The victim was scratched by the animal on the left calf.

“We sent personnel to the area, but could not locate the macaque. We will come up with a plan to capture it,” said Yusoff in a statement.

The department has called on the public to be more alert when in the Lake Gardens area. – Bernama, April 25, 2021

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