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Tag Archives: Isan
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
Long-tailed Macaque Twins in Don Chao Poo Forest
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
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
Disturbed forest, disturbed monkeys
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
Posted in Ceremonies and Celebrations, Long-tailed Macaques
Tagged Amphur Phana, Isan, Long-tailed Macaques, Monkeys, Thai monkeys
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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
The Monkey Forest: a community space
The monkey forest (Don Chao Poo) is frequently used by the community of Phana for ceremonial and celebratory occasions. The Phana Municipality (Tetsaban Phana) is responsible for the forest and it is the tetsaban which organizes events there. Sometimes the … Continue reading
Study Tour to Thai Monkey Forest
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
Thai Monkey Forest 