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DEVASTATING MOROCCAN WILDFIRE TEARS THROUGH WILD BARBARY MACAQUE HABITAT
In early August, 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 […]
Baby Monkey Update: Babysitting commences!
Last month we confirmed the arrival of SIX baby Barbary macaques! Baby monkey season is such an amazing time of year as we get to see some beautiful natural behaviours exhibited by our Barbary macaques as well as welcome some adorable additions to our monkey sanctuary. A lovely, wholesome behaviour that we are […]
Stoke City Mascots Pottermus & Pottermiss have their first post COVID date at Monkey Forest
The two Stoke City mascots, Pottermus & Pottermiss , visited Trentham Monkey Forest today in their first romantic outing since lockdown. The pair of lovey-dovey hippos had a field day, ‘pottering about’ in and amongst the monkey park away from Stoke City in the pre-season. There was certainly a lot of ‘monkey love’ […]
Adopt Our Baby Monkeys: Help Protect All Primates
This month, we were very happy to announce the arrival of SIX baby Barbary macaque monkeys so far in 2022 here in Trentham. Every birth that we have at the Monkey Forest is a small win for the species, as sadly, there are currently fewer than 8,000 Barbary macaques left in the wild. Barbary […]
MEMBERS EVENING 2022 GENDER REVEAL PARTY!
This year for our annual members evening we are hosting a gender reveal party for our six beautiful baby Barbary macaque monkeys on 23rd July, at Trentham Monkey Forest. The evening will be from 5pm – 7pm and our members will get EXCLUSIVE afternoon access to the monkey forest after the park closes. […]