Category Archives: Phana Monkey Project

Feeding the monkeys with chopped bananas

Posted on December 12, 2014 by isantraveller

We always recommend chopping bananas before feeding them to the monkeys. But still many people hand out a branch with a huge bunch of bananas attached to it. The result is predictable: one large male monkey will grab the whole … Continue reading →

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Shooting Thai Monkeys

Posted on November 26, 2014 by isantraveller

If you have a camera, no matter the type, and an eye for photography, then Phana, Thailand is calling you.  This small village of 2,000 is tucked away far from the tourism industry (about 650 KM from Bangkok) and hosts … 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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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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Newborn long-tailed macaque

Posted on February 18, 2014 by isantraveller

By Laura Malaguti at Phana Monkey Project On the morning of 31st January 2014, I was doing the routine count at 10 o’clock when I stumbled across an adult female who appeared to be in pain, so I thought. She … 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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Establishing the range of one troop of long-tailed macaques

Posted on October 17, 2013 by isantraveller

One troop of long-tailed macaques living in Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana, Amnat Charoen Province, Thailand, was chosen as a study into the ranging of the monkeys inside and outside the forest and the behaviours they evidenced during the course … Continue reading →

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How to frighten a long-tailed macaque?

Posted on October 9, 2013 by isantraveller

Is this an effective way to frighten a long-tailed macaque? Some of the people who visit Don Chao Poo Forest in Phana, Amnat Charoen Province, Thailand, seem to think so. (CLICK on an image for an enlarged view)         There … Continue reading →

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Nomadic Monkeys

Posted on August 16, 2013 by isantraveller

Most of the approximately 1,000 long-tailed macaques that live in Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana, can be found in the forest itself. There are two or three places where visitors often provide them with food. Many of the monkeys wait by the main … Continue reading →

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Injured Monkeys, Part 2

Posted on July 4, 2013 by isantraveller

One of our juvenile long-tailed macaques gave us a lot of concern earlier this year. When we first saw him we feared for his life but he quickly showed amazing resilience and we reduced our pessimistic expectations to his losing … Continue reading →

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