Category Archives: Macaques

Long-tailed Macaques at Don Jik, Amphur Phana

We try to cycle every morning and our route takes us onto the Phana ring road and over the Huay Phra Lao bridge at Don Jik. A small troop of long-tailed macaques lives here but whether or not we see … Continue reading

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What should we do about the monkeys?

What should we do about the monkeys? In Phana,  we have to continue down the road we have been going for the last thirty years or so. There can be no turning back. But it is worth considering what it … Continue reading

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Birth of the Macaque Project (2)

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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Birth of the Macaque Project (1)

The Phana Macaque Project came about largely because of a few blogs I wrote earlier this year on Life in Phana (www.phanathailife.typepad.com). I had been in and out of the monkey forest, Don Chao Poo, on a daily basis and … Continue reading

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Guardian Spirit in the Monkey Forest

The Monkey Forest known locally as DON CHAO POO is situated on the eastern edge of Ban Phana. The people of Phana believe that the original village was situated close by, possibly where the small satellite village of Muang Sawat is now. … Continue reading

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