Fighting for survival
When we see a species, like the long-tailed macaque, slide down from Threatened to Endangered status in the span of a few years, it's...
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bulepanda72
Apr 17, 20231 min read
EXCITING news!!!
Let me start with a great, new way to connect and learn about monkeys - especially the long-tailed macaques of North Jakarta. Very soon,...
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bulepanda72
Apr 5, 20231 min read
NJMM Survey and the future
After a last-minute reprieve, Troop Bravo was spared from translocation and the trapping operations ended with the release of all...
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bulepanda72
Feb 7, 20234 min read
The End of Troop Bravo...?
It had been a long few weeks. COVID-19 swept through our house, catching all of us in tandem. I was the first to get sick, then Prissy,...
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bulepanda72
Jan 31, 20231 min read
2023 Goals and Benchmarks
North Jakarta Mangrove Monkey Survey (NJMM) reached some wonderful milestones in 2022. First, a recap of last year: I was able to conduct...
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bulepanda72
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Orangutans in the mist - er- mud
Happy 2023!! I've started the new year off by taking an amazing trip to Gunung Leuser National Park, Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia to...
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bulepanda72
Dec 13, 20221 min read
New BABY in the troop!!!
The observations on Dec. 12, 2022, were highlighted with my first sighting of a newborn member of Troop Bravo. The diminutive youngster...
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bulepanda72
Oct 31, 20222 min read
"Tree Rats" - Why People HATE monkeys
I recently posted a video on YouTube video that encourages people to consider not owning, nor supporting the sale of, monkeys and other...
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bulepanda72
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Bibi, macaque ambassador
Bibi... out of all of the monkeys, the older female that I call Bibi (Bahasa for auntie, Ki Swahili for Grandmother) is the one macaque...
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bulepanda72
Sep 1, 20222 min read
A typical day for the macaque troop
When the troop moves throughout the park, they typically follow a sort of routine. The long-tailed macaques' nest in the tree canopy near...
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bulepanda72
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Close Encounters of the Monkey Kind!
Here is a video from yesterday's observation. It's a good example of the "non-conflict" interactions between macaques and park staff who...
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bulepanda72
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Mal ATTACKED!!!
Mal, the troop's "Alpha Male," was observed with significant wounds to his throat. This is likely the result of a battle with another...
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bulepanda72
Jul 28, 20221 min read
A hot day at the rubbish buffet!
The July 27, 2022 observation was fascinating. I watched the entire troop hang out for more than two hours around a burn pit, where park...
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bulepanda72
Jul 5, 20221 min read
The Dry Season
Indonesia essentially has two seasons: a wet period from October until April, and a dry season from May until September. This year is a...
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bulepanda72
Jun 24, 20221 min read
Monkey Life
One of my favorite things about observing long-tailed macaques is just to watch them living their daily lives. Foraging, or finding and...
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bulepanda72
May 19, 20222 min read
Vulnerable
Towards the end of last year, Long Tailed Macaques quietly slipped into Vulnerable status on the IUCN Red List. Previously, the crab...
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bulepanda72
May 10, 20221 min read
Long Tailed Macaques: Food and Aggression
For the past six months I've witnessed relatively few monkey-initiated aggressive actions towards park visitors. However, the onset of...
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bulepanda72
Apr 25, 20224 min read
The mysterious case of disappearing monkeys
April 19th was a weekday. The weather was warm, sunny, dry and fairly agreeable. Traffic on the way to the mangrove park was standard...
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bulepanda72
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Naming the monkeys
Academic sciences had long shunned the idea of naming animals being observed. It wasn't until the last half of the 20th Century that...
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bulepanda72
Apr 11, 20221 min read
New video up on the YouTube channel!
A brief look at some of the observation video taken this month.
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