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Tag Archives: Isaan
Feeding the monkeys with chopped bananas
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
Posted in Long-tailed Macaques, monkey forest, Monkeys, Phana Monkey Project
Tagged Isaan, Thai monkey forest, Thai monkeys, thai wildlife
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Welcome in Phana
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
Posted in Amnat Charoen Province, Butterflies, Long-tailed Macaques, Monitor lizards, monkey forest, Monkeys
Tagged Isaan, Isan, monkey forest, Thai forest, Thai monkeys
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Diary of a butterfly hunter
Diary of a butterfly hunter (The Don Chao Poo Forest research continues): Contributed by Elliot Capp After my time at ZSL London Zoo working in Butterfly Paradise I developed quite an affinity for butterflies and moths, and one of my … Continue reading
Orphan macaque seeks foster parent
I watched an infant long-tailed macaque in Don Chao Poo Forest recently behaving in a way that I had not seen before. When you look at the first few photos I took you may not notice anything strange. I didn’t. … Continue reading
Hear monkey, see monkey, count monkey (an update from the field):
Contributed by Elliott Capp Here is a brief update about what the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) research team in Phana (north-east Thailand) have been up to over the first month of their research project: After being slightly overwhelmed upon our … Continue reading
Phana Monkey Project
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
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
Thai Monkey Forest 