Mission, Work, and Future
Our work revolves around the diversity of South and Southeast Asia.
We collaborate with on-site researchers and organizations
to achieve our main goal
Our Mission
The Long-Tailed Macaque (LTM) Project is a modern international initiative that strives to provide decision makers with updated and accurate data on the population of long-tailed macaque and therby ensure the conservation of the species.
By researching census and trade surveys, we study the culture and ecology of the long-tailed macaque and elevate public interest in the species. In this way, we share knowledge internationally, build capacity locally, and advance the LTM network humanely.
Our target area is South and Southeast Asia, with particular focus on the common species and subspecies inhabiting Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, and Singapore.
Mission:
global capacity building in aid of the long-tailed macaque.
Our Work
To manifest our vision, we must obtain and publicize the information necessary to hinder the extraction and abuse of long-tailed macaques.
To that end, we
1 – Provide updated estimates of population size and distribution;
2 – Establish local participation and capacity building through the creation through the combination of an international researchers in all target countries;
3 – Compute yearly the number of wild long-tailed macaques extracted and traded;
4 – Disseminate our results actively with international CITES as well as policy makers across Southeast Asia.
Our Future
Established in 2021, The LTM Project is a long-term effort planned for a minimum of three years.
In this initial phase, the project focuses on assessing the population size, distribution and trade numbers of the long-tailed macaque across multiple Southeast Asian habitats. Soon, we aim to describe the men-macaque interfaces from both human and animal perspectives. This way, we seek to minimize interactions negative to either side.
We also plan to investigate the plural behavioral cultures that evolved in different subspecies — particularly those isolated in islands. In this way, network of researchers in the LTM project hopes to ensure the continued support for the long-tailed macaque for years to come.
Our Team
We Are Here For You
Board
Dr. Malene Friis Hansen
malenefriishansen@gmail.com
Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder
Princeton University, USA
University of Copenhagen, DK
Oxford Brookes University, UK
Prof. Agustín Fuentes
Chair
Co-Founder
Princeton University, USA
Assoc. Prof. Elodie F. Mandel-Briefer
University of Copenhagen, DK
Prof. Anindya “Rana” Sinha
National Institute of Advanced Studies, India
Dr. Nadine Ruppert
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Malaysian Primatological Society (MPS)
Nadja Ramseyer Krog
nadja@theltmproject.org
Head of Outreach and Communication
Administration
Daniel Rueskov Krejmar Nielsen
Coordinator
Nadja Ramseyer Krog
nadja@theltmproject.org
Head of Outreach and Communication
Kurnia Ilham
Head of Indonesia Programmes
Rebecca Sweet
rebecca@theltmproject.org
Volunteer Scientific Writer
East Durham College, UK
Volunteers and Students
André Koch Liston
koch.liston@gmail.com
Princeton University, USA
Lilith Frakes
Volunteer Content Creator
Student at Central Washington University, USA
April Mckay
Volunteer Online Research
Wildfutures, The Monkey Sanctuary, UK
Athanasia Alexiadou
Student at University of Copenhagen, DK
Researchers and Collaborators
Global
Dr. Jean-Baptiste Leca
Tjerk ter Meulen
Brooke Aldrich
Macaque Coalition
Asia for Animals Coalition
Anne Sofie Conde Meilvang
Animal Protection Denmark
Assoc. Prof. Michael D. Gumert
Nanyang Technical University, Singapore
Wildlife Cameraman, Filmmaker & Photographe
Universidad de Girona
ResearchGate Profile
Dr. Magdalena S. Svensson
Oxford Brookes University
Lucy Radford
Barbary Macaque Awareness and Conservation
Dr. Anthony Rylands
Re:wild & IUCN SSC PSG
Dr. Lisa Jones Engel
PETA
Prof. Vincent Nijman
Oxford Brookes University
Dr. Jeffrey V. Peterson
John A. Logan College
Sarah Kite
Action For Primates
Dr. Sian Waters
IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section for Human-Primate Interactions
Dr. Susan Cheyne
Oxford Brookes University
Dr. Chris Shepherd
Monitor Conservation Research Society
Sydney Chertoff
University of Lethbridge
Betty Thøgersen
Ian Redmond
Ape Alliance
Alan Knight
International Animal Rescue
Diana Silva
University of Lisbon
Associate Professor Ramesh “Zimbo” Boonratana
IUCN SSC PSG & Mahidol University International College
Bangladesh
Tanvir Ahmed
Nature Conservation Management (NACOM)
Sabit Hasan
Isabela Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Head
Sajib Biswas
Jagannath University, Dhaka
Tarik Kabir
PhD Candidate
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Shimul Kurana
Head
Cambodia
Dr. Jackson Frechette
Conservation International
Naven Hon
Conservation International
Christel Griffioen
East Timor
Dr. Colin Trainor
Potenso Lopes
Hong Kong
Karthi Martelli
Full Circle Foundation
India
Ishika Ramakrishna
Centre for Wildlife Studies, India
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Rupesh Gawde
Rutgers University
Dr. Partha Sarathi Mishra
Asia for Animals Coalition
Dr. Arijit Pal
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Indonesia
Kurnia Ilham
Head of Indonesia Programmes
Andalas University
University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
University of Liège, Belgium
University of Liège, Belgium
Dr. Richard Moore
International Animal Rescue Indonesia
Dr. Wendi Prameswari
International Animal Rescue Indonesia
Dr. Noëlle Gunst-Leca
University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Khairul Mukmin Lubis
Tom Amey
Jane Dunlop
Dr. Karmele Sanchez
Internatiional Animal Rescue Indonesia
Dr. Islamul Hadi
Femke den Haas
Jakarta Animal Aid Network
Instagram
Richard Weil
Lao PDR
Dr. Phaivanh Phiapalath
Jeremy Phan
Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife
Malaysia
Dr. Nadine Ruppert
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Malaysian Primatological Society (MPS)
Zaki Zaino
Jakarta Animal Aid Network
Instagram
Kymberley Chu
Ashwiini Paranjothi
Dr. Sharmini Julita Paramasivam
Myanmar
Ngwe Lwin
Fauna & Flora International (FFI)
Myanmar Programme
Professor Aye Mi San
Flora and Fauna International
Phyu Pyar Tin
Mawlamying University
Htoo Htoo Aung Lwin
Taunggyi University
Singapore
Dr. Andie Ang
Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore)
Singapore Long-Tailed Macaque Working Group
Primate watching
Sabrina Jabbar
Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore)
Singapore Long-Tailed Macaque Working Group
Amos Chua Yi Ping
Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore)
Tanya Pillay-Nair
Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore)
Singapore Long-Tailed Macaque Working Group
Roopali Raghaven
Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Thailand
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Mike Gill
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Professor Suchinda Malaivijitnond
Chulalongkorn University
The Philippines
University of the Philippines Mindanao
Brian Sapanal
University of the Philippines Mindanao
Professor Judeline C. Dimalibot
University of the Philippines Los Banos
TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
Marisol Pedregosa
Energy Development Cooperation
Kelvin Meneses
University of the Philippines Los Banos
Vietnam
Dr. Eva Gazagne
Bang Tran
Southern Institute of Ecology
Thanh Nguyen
Dr. Le Khac Quyet
Flora and Fauna International Vietnam
Harold Browning
Animals Asia