Editing Macaque (section)

===As invasive species===
[[File:Monkey Kai Bae.jpg|thumb|''M. fascicularis'' on a [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] at [[Ko Chang]], Thailand]]

Certain species under the genus ''Macaca'' have become [[invasive species|invasive]] in certain parts of the world, while others that survive in forest habitats remain [[threatened species|threatened]]. The [[crab-eating macaque|long-tailed macaque]] (''M. fascicularis'') is listed as a threat and invasive alien species in [[Mauritius]], along with the [[rhesus macaque]]s (''M. mulatta'') in Florida.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |url=http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/wecdept/2016/12/20/mapping-macaques-studying-floridas-non-native-primates/ |title=Mapping Macaques: Studying Florida's Non-Native Primates |publisher=UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department |date=2016-12-20 |access-date=2018-07-02 |language=en-US}}</ref> Despite this, the former is listed as endangered.

The long-tailed macaque causes severe damage to parts of its range where it has been [[introduced species|introduced]] because the populations grow unchecked due to a lack of predators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/long-tailed_macaque/cons |title=Primate Factsheets: Long-tailed macaque (''Macaca fascicularis'') Conservation |website=pin.primate.wisc.edu |language=en |access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> On the island of Mauritius, they have created serious conservation concerns for other [[endemism|endemic species]]. They consume seeds of native plants and aid in the spread of exotic weeds throughout the forests. This changes the composition of the habitats and allows them to be rapidly overrun by invasive plants.

Long-tailed macaques are also responsible for the near extinction of several bird species on Mauritius by destroying the nests of the birds as they move through their native ranges and eat the eggs of [[critically endangered]] species, such as the [[pink pigeon]] and Mauritian green parrot.<ref name="www.upane.it">{{cite web |url=http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=139 |title=GISD |publisher=Upane |website=iucngisd.org |access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> They can be serious agricultural pests because they raid crops and gardens and humans often shoot the monkeys which can eliminate entire local populations.

In Florida, a group of rhesus macaques inhabit [[Silver Springs State Park]]. Humans often feed them, which may alter their movement and keep them close to the river on weekends where high human traffic is present.<ref name=":2" /> The monkeys can become aggressive toward humans (largely due to human ignorance of macaque behavior), and also carry potentially fatal human diseases, including the [[herpes B virus]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ostrowski |first=Stephanie |date=March 1998 |title=B-virus from Pet Macaque Monkeys: An Emerging Threat in the United States? |journal=Emerging Infectious Diseases |language=en-us |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=117–21 |doi=10.3201/eid0401.980117 |pmid=9452406 |pmc=2627675 |issn=1080-6040}}</ref>