Dozens detained for trading protected macaques

Police in Baoying, Jiangsu province, detained 35 suspects across the country who allegedly bought or sold 36 macaques. Investigators got information from a livestream account showing a woman keeping one of the animals at home.

The woman, surnamed Pan, had livestreamed a macaque jumping around in various kinds of clothes on livestreaming app Kuaishou since July 2017. The 27-year-old attracted thousands of followers, and many asked where they could buy macaques.

In October, the account drew the attention of local police, who later sent the monkey to a judicial authentication center affiliated with Nanjing Forest Police College and confirmed that it was indeed a macaque.