A band of herpes-ridden monkeys are roaming across northeastern Florida after escaping from a state park miles away, threatening the locals and the environment. A dozen of herpes-ridden rhesus macaques monkey sightings have been reported in residential areas across northeastern Florida over the past eight months. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials say the monkey reports are credible and it's the result of a likely expansion of the feral monkey population in Central Florida. In 1984 the then-Florida Game and Freshwater fish Commission allowed licensed trappers to cull the monkey population by trapping and hunting them. However, it was a unpopular program with the public and since 2012 there has been no active management of the monkey population.

Source: Daily Mail February 02, 2020 18:09 UTC