Wildlife Alliance

Long tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

Status: Near threatened

Habitat Range:

Their range includes the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. They live in a variety of forest habitats including primary, secondary, coastal, mangrove, swamp, and riverine forests. They seem to prefer forested areas near water and, as a result, are found in larger quantities near riverbanks, lakeshores, or along the seacoast. They prefer to live in and utilize secondary forest if it borders human settlement, providing access to gardens and farms and therefore the opportunity to crop-raid.

Numbers Left in the Wild: Unknown

Primary Threats:

Their main threats include human conflict, habitat loss, and the currently unstable hunting practices for medicinal research in China, Vietnam, and the USA. They are hunted for food in Borneo, and killed throughout their range for being nuisance animals. Their largest population centers occur throughout most of Thailand's Buddhist temples. The fact that they raid crops has prevented some governments from creating serious conservation efforts for their protection. Habitat loss is also taking its toll on the species, due to extensive logging operations.

What we are doing to help:

• Our Primate Sanctuaries at the Phom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center are attempting to control the many macaque farms that are appearing in Cambodia. We also offer rehab and soft releases at our rescue center.
  
  
• Our Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team is fighting the illegal trade of this primate.