Urgent Monkey Bus Appeal
After years of faithful service and very punishing work, our Monkey Bus is reaching the end of her life and we will soon be without a 4×4 vehicle. Not only does this mean we will be unable to survey...
BMAC Annual Report, 2016
We have just published our Annual Report for 2016. To access and download the PDF and find out how things went for us last year, click here.
Communiqué sur l’exploitation des macaques berbères à Jamaa El Fena, Marrakech par BMCRif, Maroc
Please see below for our Position Statement on the exploitation of Endangered Barbary macaques in Jemaa El Fnaa, Marrakech – available in French, English and Spanish. (FR) Communiqué sur l’exploitation des macaques berbères à Jamaa El Fena, Marrakech par BMCRif,...
BMAC in Middle East Eye
We were visited in October by Matthew Greene, a journalist based in Rabat. He had been commissioned to write about our work, particularly our strategies for combating the illegal trade in Barbary macaques. You can now read his article...
Barbary macaque infographics
We are really pleased to have some beautiful new infographics about Barbary macaques to share with school pupils in Morocco and all our followers online. You can see them here in English and French. Huge thanks to David Lawes...
Le commerce illégal de la faune sauvage au Maroc/The illegal wildlife trade in Morocco
Le commerce illégal de la faune sauvage au Maroc Beaucoup de gens ne savent pas qu’acheter un macaque ou une tortue comme animal de compagnie a un effet néfaste sur les espèces. La plupart des gens ignorent également les...
Qu’est-ce que la CITES? What is CITES?
We are beginning a series of blogs about CITES to raise awareness of this legislative aspect of the fight against the wildlife trade. Please see below, in French and English, for an explanation of what CITES is and what...
BMAC on TV!
We are very excited to share with you a report, on German television channel Deutsche Welle, which features our work in Morocco. Follow the link below, and you’ll find our segment from 17 minutes, 15 seconds in to the...
Your chance to help rehabilitate Barbary macaques!
We are finally in a position to begin fundraising for an assessment facility for the Barbary macaques confiscated by the authorities in the north of Morocco. Many of these animals can be rehabilitated in wild groups, and we are...
BMAC Featured in Global Re-introduction Perspectives
We are very pleased that our work on reintroducing confiscated Barbary macaques has been featured in Global Re-introduction Perspectives from the IUCN. The case study explains the challenges facing Barbary macaques from the pet trade and the process of reintroducing...
Meet Dr Sian Waters
On Monday 22nd February, our Director, Dr Sian Waters, is giving a seminar at Oxford Brookes University. The title is ‘Using Ethnographic data to improve conservation outcomes for the Endangered Barbary macaque in Bouhachem forest, Morocco’ and will cover much...
Primate Connections calendars for sale!
We are very happy to have been included, once again, in the Primate Connections calendar project, with our photo of a male Barbary macaque with his baby the feature image for November 2016. By buying a calendar for yourself,...
Mongabay interviews Dr Sian Waters
We are very pleased to be able to share this interview with our Director, Sian Waters, published recently on Mongabay’s website. You can read the full piece at http://news.mongabay.com/2015/08/saving-the-barbary-macaque-an-interview-with-dr-sian-waters/
Guest blog: Rosie Griffin’s BMAC experience
Hi everyone ☺ I’m Rosie, and I’ve worked at Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, South Wales for the last 3 and a half years. I am the zoo’s Primate Keeper and Zoo Supervisor, and...
Monkey masks, forest games and new volunteers
In a busy week for the BMAC team, we’ve made some great progress with our education and awareness programmes, in Morocco and beyond. On 20th May, Kenza, Ahmed, Lucy and Mohammed visited Taliamine school to deliver a lesson on...
Lucy’s blog about Talassemtane
As you’ll have seen in our ‘About‘ section, our Research and Development Director, Lucy Radford, is also a writer, focusing her work on her experiences in conservation. As you’d expect, many of her blogs are about Morocco and Barbary...