Help Bring Wildlife Back to Angkor Forest

Pileated gibbons Bayon, Tevy and their youngster, Aping (ground spider) are doing very well. They remain in the vicinity of their release enclosure and continue to take the food we provide. They do not need this, but it helps to locate them in this area, which we feel is safe and secluded. On one of our visits a sudden noise surprised them while they were feeding. Male Bayon grabbed the baby and climbed higher into the trees, before mother Tevy could intercede. This is the first time any of us have ever seen one of our male gibbons carrying an infant, although they all make great fathers and are always very protective of their family.

Baray and Saranick, the first gibbon pair we released, continue to spend most of their time in a patch of forest above a small river, close to Tanei Temple. Spider, their three year old daughter, is far too lively for her own good, always ragging around the branches with great agility. However a happy event on July 6th seems to have changed her behavior and the dynamics of the family. Saranick gave birth to another baby, which seems to have made her first child grow up a little. Spider now seems more protective. She does not play with Baray, her father after feed time as much as she used to and obviously her mother has other things to think about, giving less time for her new born! It is fascinating to see the developments that take place and a privilege to be involved in such a project.

Thank you for supporting our ground-breaking work of releasing Endangered animals back into the sacred forests of Angkor.