A wild monkey climbed the wall of a home to look for a way inside.

Footage shows the primate scaling the property, but the windows were closed, and the roof was safely shut with cladding in Ratchaburi, Thailand on August 27.

It rested on the roof for a moment before escaping to a nearby tree.

Resident Pornluck Boonrod said: 'The monkeys come from a nearby park. They were starting to worry us.'

Many provincial governments in Thailand have been lobbying for the removal of crab-eating macaques from the country's list of protected wildlife. The legal protections have been hampering efforts to curb the pillaging simians' ballooning numbers.

Thailand's growing population of primates has become a problem as the animals are known to damage property, such as cars and buildings. Unafraid of the consequences, they have also started stealing food from tourists and locals.

Meanwhile, the Thai government is taking steps to manage the monkey population in the country, including creating sanctuaries, mass sterilisation programs, educating the public on how to handle the animals properly, and relocating them to more suitable habitats.