International Macaque Week

Money for macaques

We’re sending more than £250 to a project helping to protect macaques in Indonesia, thanks to generous DZG visitors. The terrific total of £257.40 was raised during International Macaque Week when primate keepers held an awareness event throughout the last Bank Holiday weekend. An information stand was set up in the Castle Courtyard and keepers were on hand … Continue reading Money for macaques

We heart macaques!

It’s International Macaque Week and we’re raising awareness of this Old World monkey species. Here at DZG we hold critically endangered Sulawesi-crested macaques – a species threatened by extensive habitat loss due to farming and deforestation in their native Sulawesi in Indonesia, as well as the illegal bush meat trade and the pet trade. And it’s been … Continue reading We heart macaques!