"The Department of Health has confirmed that multiple monkeys are on the loose around the vicinity of O'Fallon Park in North City. Original reports suggested there were four animals, but we cannot confirm an actual number at this time, only that there is more than one, Justen Hauser, environmental health bureau chief with the St Louis department of health, said in a statement to the Guardian. We are working to get an idea of where they may be hiding or seeking food."
"They are also sold for profit in the United States, according to report in Earth.org, which followed the saga of a vervet named Gizmo who was sold after being torn from his mother, likely at a few weeks old. Gizmo was raised as a pet in the US and increasingly confined to a cage as he became more aggressive. He would later slip from the enclosure and attack an adult."
Residents in north St Louis reported multiple monkeys roaming streets near O'Fallon Park. The Department of Health confirmed more than one primate on the loose and said officials cannot yet confirm an exact number. Authorities are working with partner agencies trained and equipped to safely capture the animals and plan to transport any captured monkeys to a facility certified to care for exotic animals. The St Louis zoo identified the primates as vervet monkeys, small black-faced monkeys common in East Africa. Vervets are often viewed as pests because they steal food and raid crops, and they are sometimes sold for profit in the United States.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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