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Juvenile female Brave resting on carMale unknownFemale Pinduli from Eco groupunknown 24Infant from Eco on motorbikeunknown 23unknown 18Female Kim with infant Kaya and juvenileMale Frodo from Dam groupunknown 1unknown 27Subadult male InoInfant BernieFemale Scarlet feeding on flowersInfantsFemale Ashoka from Dam groupunknown 21unknown 15unknown 4unknown 13Females from Dam group sleeting togetherFunny Nose with infant from Dam groupunknown 29unknown 6Female Kim with newborn infant KayaJuveniles sleepingunknown 20Female Amy from Eco groupJuvenile female Braveunknown 25unknown 5unknown 19unknown 26Infant Bernieunknown 28Male Frodo showing threat expressionMale Pirate grooming male Victorunknown 7unknown 22unknown 12Female Fanny grooming juvenileunknown 8Female Funny Nose with infant in Dam groupSleeping malesFemale Tess with infant Truffle from Dam groupBonnet macaque infantsunknown 16Juvenile from Eco groupMale Howard from Dam groupunknown 11unknown 3Bonnet macaque infantMale Howard from Dam groupFemale Spikey with infant in Eco groupunknown 10unknown 2unknown 9unknown 17Subadult female Merlin in Dam groupView on hanging bridgeSleeping adult males from Dam groupunknown 14Females in Dam groupFemale Bella from Dam group

The Thenmala Macaque Project is situated around the Thenmala Dam, in the state of Kerala, India. 

This location is considered an eco-tourism site and consists of three small villages, a number of eateries, and small shops. The field site also encompasses two offices – the District Forest Department and the Eco Tourism office. 

A demographic survey carried out by the team in 2022 revealed the presence of approximately 10 bonnet macaque troops that reside in and around the field site. However, by 2023, this number has gone down to approximately 7 troops. This decline in numbers can be attributed mainly to the human-macaque conflict in the area as well as risks such as electrocution and accidents that are a result of existing in an anthropogenic landscape.

In addition to collecting behavioural data, the team also conducts workshops for the local communities in order to raise awareness about the conservation risks to the endemic bonnet macaque.