Update on Santa
Santa was brought to the nursery earlier this month and is doing well but she has been having a bit of a hard time adjusting due to the poor treatment she received before coming under our care. She is [...]
Axel graduates to socialization enclosure
Axel update! Last week, nursery keepers moved Axel, a juvenile pigtail macaque, into a socialization enclosure with several other macaques. He is relearning to interact with members of his own species and working out where he fits in a [...]
Passing of long-tailed macaque, Heidi
With heavy hearts we announce that rescued infant long-tailed macaque, Heidi, passed away a few weeks ago at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. As many of you know, she was ill when she arrived and was not growing at [...]
Baby macaque rescued by Wildlife Alliance rangers
Rangers rescued an infant macaque from a poacher in the Cardamom Rainforest. The young monkey was stolen from the wild and from it's mother's care to be sold into the wildlife trade. After confiscating the monkey, Wildlife Alliance rangers [...]
Baby macaque, Heidi, rescued and brought to nursery
A statement from Wildlife Alliance Director of Wildlife Programs, Nick Marx: "Wildlife Alliance in cooperation with the Cambodian Forestry Administration rescued infant long-tailed macaque, Heidi, on Sunday, January 27th. We thank those concerned for their information resulting in the [...]
International Primate Day 2018
International Primate Day 2018 On September 1 we celebrate International Primate Day, a day dedicated to preserving and protecting all primate species. Why conserve primates? The majority of primate populations are declining and [...]
Macaque playground
Thanks to a generous donation we were able to buy material to make new hammocks and toys for some of our animals! It is always so much fun to give an animal something that will keep them entertained! Thank [...]
Baby Long Tail Macaque enjoying his tire swing on a hot day
The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), also known as the long-tailed macaque, is a cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. It is referred to as the cynomolgus monkey in laboratories. It has a long history alongside humans; they have been alternately seen as agricultural pests, sacred animals in some temples, and more [...]