Japan zoo may ban photos near viral monkey Punch after intrusion by 2 Americans

The Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba prefecture is considering a complete ban on photography and filming around the enclosure of a viral Japanese macaque named Punch. This potential ban follows an intrusion incident on Sunday where two men, claiming to be US nationals, were arrested. In response to the incident, the zoo has already increased the buffer zone around Punch's enclosure and installed anti-intrusion netting. Punch gained international attention after going viral for clinging to an orangutan plushie, having been abandoned by his mother.