Category Archives: Amnat Charoen Province

Mind the Monkeys!

Posted on July 19, 2018 by isantraveller

New book published We have recently published this book which tells the story of the Phana Monkey Project over seven years — the ideas, Phana people, the students, the volunteers, the forest, and, of course, THE MONKEYS! Available now!! Order direct … Continue reading →

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Morning sit about and walk about

Posted on February 6, 2017 by isantraveller

Sweet Marie enjoying the sun and the shade this sunny morning in Don Chao Poo Forest Park, Phana District, Amnat Charoen Province in North-East Thailand.

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Filming in Phana

Posted on November 5, 2015 by isantraveller

Back in April of this year, the Phana Macaque Project advertised in Wildlife Film News (http://www.wildlife-film.com/) for a volunteer videographer to shoot and edit a film for us here in the Thai Monkey Forest at Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Monks’ Retreat

Posted on December 19, 2014 by isantraveller

  Every year at the end of December, Don Chao Poo Forest, Amphur Phana, Amnat Charoen Province, is host to a 10-day retreat for several hundred monks and lay men and women. The monks come from all over Isan and … Continue reading →

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A Day in Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana

Posted on November 14, 2014 by isantraveller

Thai Monkey Forest | Just another WordPress.com site<!– The Phana Monkey Project has been working with several people in Phana to carry out the forest survey that is part of a project initiated by Mahidol University at their Amnat Charoen campus. … Continue reading →

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Welcome in Phana

Posted on October 3, 2014 by isantraveller

I boarded a plane in Johannesburg, South Africa not knowing what to expect.  Would the placement be legitimate, could I possibly be kidnapped upon disembarking the plane, would I be sleeping amongst mice and snakes? A lot of questions streamed … Continue reading →

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Monkey on Tour

Posted on August 6, 2014 by isantraveller

Thai Monkey Forest | Just another WordPress.com site<!– For the second year running a monkey (this monkey?) has visited our house THE DAY WE LEFT for England, with the intention of eating our last mango. Last year he succeeded. This … Continue reading →

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Surveying the forest

Posted on April 1, 2014 by isantraveller

Mahidol University (Amnatcharoen post-graduate campus) has been running an ambitious project under the patronage of the Crown Princess. The aim of the project is to conserve what is left of the forests in Isan, North-east Thailand; and the starting points … Continue reading →

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Foraging in Don Chao Poo Forest

Posted on February 23, 2014 by isantraveller

Long-tailed macaques in Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana, have been finding natural food available in the forest since late January. They can be seen foraging on the ground for insects or eating leaves and flowers in the trees. For many, … Continue reading →

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Thai PBS discovers Phana

Posted on January 14, 2014 by isantraveller

Back in December we were approached by a film company based in Ubon which had been commissioned by the TV channel Thai PBS to make a film of the Phana Monkey Project. They were with us for three full days … Continue reading →

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