Tag Archives: Amphur Phana

Distressed long-tailed macaque female in Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

I was witness to a distressing scene in the forest a few days ago. I came across this group of monkeys which I took to be a family group. The adult female grooming a younger monkey had only just arrived, … Continue reading →

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Long-tailed Macaque Twins in Don Chao Poo Forest

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Ten days ago I saw a monkey carrying two young infants. The infants looked to be the same age but I had never seen twins in the forest here before. I know that sometimes a female will foster an orphaned … Continue reading →

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Phana Monkey Project

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

 RESEARCH TEAM The Phana Monkey Project is about to reach a crucial stage. A week from now five  researchers, all recent Msc graduates in Animal Behaviour from Exeter University in the UK, will arrive in Phana to begin a  project … Continue reading →

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Disturbed forest, disturbed monkeys

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

The long-tailed macaque is said to prefer to inhabit ‘disturbed forests’. Don Chao Poo, or the monkey forest, here in Phana is certainly disturbed. It has been disturbed by installing four large Buddha images, and paving the sandy paths to … Continue reading →

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Keeping an eye on monkeys keeping an eye on monkeys

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

It’s easy keeping an eye on the monkeys because I cycle past Don Chao Poo and Don Jik every day. I sometimes get to Don Jik before the monkeys have come down from the trees, but more often when I … Continue reading →

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Birth of the Macaque Project (2)

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Phana is sometimes known as ‘Monkey Town’. I am not sure that the people of Phana really like that, but I notice that there is a large, framed collage of photos labelled MONKEY TOWN just outside the Mayor’s office at … Continue reading →

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Study Tour to Thai Monkey Forest

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

The Thai Monkey Forest at Don Chao Poo, Amphur Phana, Amnat Charoen Province recently hosted a brief study tour that marks the opening of the Phana Macaque Project to the outside world. You can read about the project and the … Continue reading →

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