A spider monkey has been ‘arrested’ for causing a fire in a house in Playa del Carmen

And spider monkey was “detained” by the emergency services Carmen BeachQuintana Roo, after caused a fire when swinging with tension cables on public roads.

The specimen was swung by medium voltage cables – generating an explosion – and then suffered a electric shock, causing minor burnsthat’s why the firefighters caught him to transfer him so that he could receive veterinary medical care.

The events took place in a house located on 16th Street and 30th Avenue in the Gonzalo Guerrero neighborhood, in the center of Playa del Carmen, on the afternoon of last Sunday.

Due to the short circuit generated by the spider monkey, the authorities arrived to put out the flames and secure the little animal to come to his aid. In some pictures you can see that their the legs have suffered burns and hair loss.

According to some local media, the spider monkey would have burns to the fur and muscle tissue of the thigh, Because of this, he required medical attention from specialists at a wildlife facility, where he will remain until he fully recovers his health.

The people present in the burnt house are unharmed and no passers-by were injured. So far, the authorities They ruled out that the spider monkey tried to escape from a house but they will carry out the corresponding investigations.

“We can specify that he was free, that is to say, we really cannot specify that he was in captivity, in the end it is in the corresponding line of investigation, the specimen at the end of account climbed the transformer well, that generated what we already know, right now the copy is consistent with what the attorney general’s office also tells us, we have it in a hospital, in a unit of environnment management and he has been treated since yesterday,” he said. Lucelly Ramosdirector of Solidarity Environment for the local media.

The official reminded the public to notify authorities when observing specimens of spider monkeys, among other wildlife, and avoid feeding them so they do not approach urban areas.

“We have been informed and the inspection visit has taken place. Here it is important to verify that you, the citizens, ultimately work hand in hand with the municipal authority and we, in turn, coordinate with the federation so that we can deal with these cases”, he said. added.

He requested that the wildlife is respected and released; However, he warned that more cases like this could continue to be recorded, as the municipality of Solidaridad, where Playa del Carmen is located, has a rich ecosystem.

He also accused that megaprojects like the Mayan train and as urban sprawl grows, spider monkeys and other species will move closer to populated areas.

“At the end of the day, we have to live with wildlife; nothing more learns from it, emphasizing this, don’t feed them“, he finished.

According to the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) the species of spider monkey is in the list of endangered species” based on the Mexican Official Standard NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010, as well as Annex II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

He indicated the reliance that these specimens occur naturally in Central America, from southern Mexico to Brazil.

According to the Endangered Species Conservation Program, among its main threats is the loss of their habitat due to changes in land use, due to increased agricultural activities, deforestation, illegal hunting and trafficking be sold as a pet.