In the summer of 2024, Dr. Roland Hilgartner, Head of research and Director at Affenberg Salem (our sister park in Germany), embarked on a mission to Morocco to visit the Barbary macaques in their native habitats. The trip aimed to evaluate both the current presence of these primates and the success of reintroduction efforts from […]
In 2024, we helped Matt Gardiner, the PhD wizard from Liverpool John Moore’s University, to decode the secrets hidden in monkey poop! Matt collected monkey faeces to trial a new measure of gut health analysis. Matt then travelled to Morocco in April and used the techniques he practised here at Monkey Forest- to conduct […]
In 2024, Trentham Monkey Forest joined forces with the Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB) to support a vital conservation project led by researcher Lorena Fernandez. The project focused on evaluating the impact of 15 years of community conservation efforts in the Campesino Community of Yambrasbamba in Peru. At the heart of this […]
In 2023, we were thrilled to announce our latest conservation venture in collaboration with the North Staffordshire Beekeeping Association — a heart-warming project that’s all about our fuzzy friends, the honey bees. Imagine a flowery meadow alive with the gentle hum of bees working diligently among vibrant blooms. At Monkey Forest, this picturesque scene […]
In 2023, Monkey Forest funded a conservation project in Malaysia to protect Long-tailed macaques through the PSGB (Primate Society of Great Britain). Dr Sharmini Julita Parmasivam received the Monkey Forest award (funded by the Monkey Forest Adoption Pack Campaign) to complete her project to reduce drivers of human-monkey conflict in Malaysia. Dr Sharmini’s […]
In 2022, a wildfire tore through the Bouhachem Forest Reserve in northern Morocco, one of the few remaining refuges for wild Barbary macaques, leaving many wild Barbary macaque monkeys dead. From July 25th to August 4th, the fire ravaged a large part of where the wild Barbary macaques reside. Over 1/4 of the Bouhachem Forest […]