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Tag Archives: Macaques
Monkey Birth Control Phase 5
Monkey Birth Control Phase 5 is about to begin. Department of National Parks vets will be operating on males and females (about 100 in total) starting on 4th April. Preparation began with the arrival of cages on Saturday. Then yesterday, Sunday, the … Continue reading
Counting the monkeys
We have just completed our count of the Phana long-tailed macaques in preparation for the birth control operations that are due to take place next week. We counted them in four locations as they prepared to go to sleep for … Continue reading
Monkeys and Water
Chris Love was with us in Phana for about six months. He provided water for the monkeys almost every morning, first thing. He managed to combine that with taking some great photographs of the monkeys. Here are some which show … Continue reading
Population increases in Don Chao Poo Forest
There is no doubt that the population of long-tailed macaques in Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana, is increasing and in the long run that could adversely affect the lives of the monkeys as well as nearby human residents. In … Continue reading
The Magic of Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana
Don Chao Poo Forest, in Phana, Amnat Charoen Province, is regularly described as a ‘magical’ place. Residents of Phana who regard the forest as the home of the village’s guardian spirit, might not find this surprising. The forest itself may … Continue reading
A VERY Happy Valentine’s Day in Don Chao Poo Forest
I was almost, but not quite, witness to a very happy event in Don Chao Poo Forest yesterday. I was near the third gate at 6pm watching the troop we call Troop 3 preparing to go to roost in the … Continue reading
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Reporting a pregnancy
Pregnancies are all too common among the population of long-tailed macaques in Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana. But today I spotted a young female whose pregnancy we have been waiting for. She is the monkey with a severe curvature of … Continue reading
Juvenile macaque fatality
This morning I came across a dead monkey in the undergrowth only a metre from the surfaced road that runs through Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana. It was a young male, not much more than an infant, so perhaps about … Continue reading
The good, the bad, and the monkey
The good, the bad, and the monkey (another update from the long-tailed macaque field research team) contributed by Elliot Capp Over the past couple of weeks the team and I have been slowly but surely developing a list of all … 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
Thai Monkey Forest 