[ti:With Lack of Visitors, Bali Monkeys Raid Homes of Villagers] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]Hungry monkeys on the island of Bali, Indonesia [00:05.32]are now raiding the homes of local villagers [00:09.00]in their search for something tasty. [00:12.28]The creatures can no longer depend on visitors [00:16.80]to provide their favorite foods, [00:19.72]including bananas, peanuts, and other treats. [00:24.12]The visitors have stopped coming [00:26.88]because of the coronavirus crisis. [00:31.00]Villagers in Sangeh say the gray monkeys, [00:34.72]known as long-tailed macaques, [00:37.56]have been leaving their protected area [00:40.56]that is about 500 meters away. [00:44.20]The creatures position themselves on top of homes [00:48.64]and wait for the right time to come down and get food. [00:52.92]Villagers are concerned that the visits [00:56.68]could turn into a large monkey invasion. [01:00.72]So they have been taking fruit, peanuts and other food [01:05.60]to the Sangeh Monkey Forest [01:08.20]to try to keep the monkeys happy. [01:12.00]Villager Saskara Gustu Alit told The Associated Press, [01:17.04]"We are afraid that the hungry monkeys [01:20.20]will turn wild and vicious." [01:22.72]Vicious is a term that means very violent and cruel. [01:28.24]About 600 of the monkeys live in the protected forest area, [01:33.96]swinging from the tall trees and moving around the area [01:38.80]near the famous Pura Bukit Sari temple. [01:43.76]In normal times, the protected jungle area [01:47.60]of the Indonesian island is popular with local people [01:52.44]as well as international visitors. [01:56.08]The relatively calm monkeys can be easily persuaded [02:00.80]to sit with a person for a peanut or two. [02:05.20]Tourism is the main source of money for Bali's 4 million people. [02:11.44]The island welcomed more than 5 million foreign visitors [02:16.40]every year before the coronavirus crisis. [02:20.92]The Sangeh Monkey Forest usually had about 6,000 visitors a month. [02:27.44]But as the pandemic spread last year [02:31.16]and international travel decreased, [02:34.04]that number dropped to about 500. [02:37.52]Since July, there have been no visitors. [02:41.80]The government banned foreign travelers to the island [02:45.96]and closed the monkeys' area to local residents as well. [02:51.08]Made Mohon is the operations manager for the protected area. [02:57.12]He said the restrictions have not only resulted [03:00.96]in less food being brought to the monkeys, [03:04.20]but also reduced the amount of admission money from visitors. [03:09.48]The drop in admissions has made it difficult [03:13.00]to buy enough food for the creatures. [03:16.28]Gifts from villagers have helped, [03:19.36]but locals are also feeling the economic difficulties [03:24.08]and are giving less and less, he added. [03:28.28]Made Mohon described the coronavirus crisis [03:31.88]as being "beyond our expectations." [03:35.28]He added, "Food for monkeys has become a problem." [03:40.44]Food costs run about $60 a day, Made Mohon said, [03:46.36]for 200 kilograms of cassava and 10 kilograms of bananas. [03:52.44]The macaque can eat a number of animals [03:56.32]and plants found in the jungle. [03:59.12]But those in the Sangeh Monkey Forest [04:02.56]have had so much contact with humans over the years [04:06.44]that they are now used to other things. [04:09.68]Gustu Alit said the monkeys are not afraid [04:13.64]to take matters into their own hands. [04:16.80]Normally, they spend all day with visitors [04:20.48]— stealing sunglasses and water bottles, [04:23.52]pulling at clothes, jumping on shoulders. [04:27.04]But Gustu Alit said the monkeys are now hungry and bored, [04:31.96]which could result in problems for the village. [04:35.84]"That's why I have urged villagers here [04:39.44]to come to the forest to play with the monkeys [04:42.56]and offer them food," he said. [04:45.16]"I think they need to interact with humans [04:48.00]as often as possible so that they do not go wild." [04:53.04]I'm John Russell. [04:54.96]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM