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,...
Download our story book!
Thanks to support from Quagga Conservation Fund, we have reprinted our book, The Story of Teshta, in Arabic and French. The story is always very popular in schools in Morocco, and now you can enjoy it too! Download it in...
The BMAC view on Barbary macaques being uplisted to CITES Appendix I
Today, 28 September 2016, the Barbary macaque was uplisted to CITES Appendix I after a vote at CITES CoP17 in Johannesburg. While many organisations and individuals are quick to applaud this news, we at BMAC are cautious. The legislation...
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...
A new Education Officer for Bouhachem
Tuesday 24th May was an exciting but nerve-wracking day for Ahmed Chetwan as he conducted a lesson on his own at Adrou village school – his first solo lesson as the new Education Officer for Bouhachem. Ahmed’s nerves were...
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...
BMAC statement on TV series “Maktou3 men chajra”
Il est regrettable qu’une chaîne de télévision marocaine aie choisi de diffuser une série dont le personnage principal est un jeune garçon possédant un animal sauvage, le macaque de Barbarie, qui se trouve être une espèce en danger. Cette...
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...
New Facebook banner to download
Want to help us raise awareness about the damaging effects of Barbary macaques being exploited for tourist photo opportunities? Download our new banner here and use it as your Facebook cover photo to spread the word to your friends.
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...