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Tag Archives: Monkeys
Long-tailed Macaques in Singapore–a different approach
Our recent trip to Singapore threw up some similarities but more differences concerning the long-tailed macaques there and here in Phana. In Singapore the macaques seem to be perceived as a ‘problem’ at least by the powers-that-be and presumably by … 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
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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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
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
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
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
Into the monkey forest
This Thai monkey forest is one of the main features of the village where I live in Thailand. You can find out where that is by going to the ‘About the forest’ page. These are exciting times in the village … Continue reading
Posted in Long-tailed Macaques, Monkeys, Tetsaban Phana
Tagged Long-tailed Macaques, Macaques, Monkeys, Thai monkeys, Thai primates
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