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

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Board

Nadja Ramseyer Krog

nadja@theltmproject.org
Director

Outreach, Project Management, Communication

Dr. Malene Friis Hansen

malenefriishansen@gmail.com
Head of Science and Research

Co-Founder
Princeton University, USA
University of Copenhagen, DK
Oxford Brookes University, UK

Prof. Agustín Fuentes

Chair
Co-Founder
Princeton University, USA

Prof. Anindya “Rana” Sinha

National Institute of Advanced Studies, India

Dr. Nadine Ruppert

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Malaysian Primatological Society (MPS)

Assoc. Prof. Elodie F. Mandel-Briefer

University of Copenhagen, DK

Administration

Nadja Ramseyer Krog

nadja@theltmproject.org
Director

Outreach, Project Management, Communication

Dr. Malene Friis Hansen

malenefriishansen@gmail.com
Head of Science and Research

Co-Founder
Princeton University, USA
University of Copenhagen, DK
Oxford Brookes University, UK

Daniel Rueskov Krejmar Nielsen

daniel@theltmproject.org
Coordinator

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

ARTIS Zoo Amsterdam

Anne Sofie Conde Meilvang

Animal Protection Denmark

Assoc. Prof. Michael D. Gumert

Nanyang Technical University, Singapore

Wildlife Cameraman, Filmmaker & Photographe

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

Dr. Susan Cheyne

Oxford Brookes University

Dr. Chris Shepherd

Monitor Conservation Research Society

Sydney Chertoff

University of Lethbridge

Betty Thøgersen

Animal Protection Denmark
 

Ian Redmond

Ape Alliance

Alan Knight

International Animal Rescue

Diana Silva

University of Lisbon

IUCN SSC PSG & Mahidol University International College

Rick Wood

Citizen Science, Field Observer

Bangladesh

Sabit Hasan

Isabela Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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

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

Dr. Karmele Sanchez

Internatiional Animal Rescue Indonesia

Dr. Islamul Hadi

University of Mataram

Richard Weil

Lao PDR

Dr. Phaivanh Phiapalath

Malaysia

Dr. Nadine Ruppert

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Malaysian Primatological Society (MPS)

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

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

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

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