Monkeys on the island of Barbados are routinely killed as a result of "human wildlife conflict" with their human neighbors. Monkeys are also trapped and exported for use in experiments in North America - as are the parts and tissues of monkeys killed in Barbados. Of such programs, a participant in a 2002 workshop sponsored by the Natioanl Academy of Science stated:
"Each farmer from whose farm a trapper collects monkeys not only has his crop protected but also receives a percentage of the trapper's fee. So we now turn this country's worse [sic]predator into a cash crop from which we are selling the 'weeds' and at a good price so that everyone at every level can understand and benefit..." (emphasis added)Monkey shuts down island for seven hours - CBC.bb
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