Updates On 26th Oct 2015

GUARD THE TROOP LEADER, HERD THE FAMILY AWAY!

Over the past few months, one family of macaques from the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – the Hindhede troop – has been selected as the pilot study group for the ACRES Monkey Guards project. Past GPS collaring projects conducted by the National Parks Board (NParks) and researchers have shown that this troop’s distribution range overlaps with residential houses around the perimeter of the nature reserve. Hence, this calls for a positive and modern management approach to tackle human-macaque tension.

You can read more about the Monkey Guards project in the article at:

http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/monkey-see-monkey-do-guard-says

Very often, when alpha males or bolder individuals are denied entry to residential properties, the rest of the family members will also be deterred from entering. This is the principle behind utilising Monkey Guards to perform Monkey Herding.

Here�s a quick look on the effects of denying an alpha male entry into a residential property (see video below).

Macaque conservation and management requires multiple strategic approaches. There is no single management solution that will suit all sites of human-macaque interactions. Positive management strategies should focus on the promotion of appropriate human behaviour around macaques, in addition to reducing the number of negative interactions, in order to ensure long term human-macaque co-existence.

ACRES would like to thank the volunteers from the Monkey Guards team, and the residents and security guards living and working at the residential areas around Bukit Timah Nature Reserve for working together on this project.

#SaveSGMonkeys #ACRES

Source: https://www.facebook.com/ACRESasia/videos/10153284910686523/

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ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) is a pioneering Singapore-based charity and Institution of Public Character, founded by Singaporeans in 2001 with the aim of promoting animal welfare.

ACRES has six focus areas: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wildlife Crime Investigation, Zoo Animal Welfare, Humane Education, Community Outreach and Promoting Cruelty-Free Living.

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