Abstract
An investigation was carried out to determine the present status of the Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fasiculularis aurea I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1830) in the mangrove coastal belt along the Naf river of Teknaf, Chakaria Sunderbans and Maheshkhali Island of Bangladesh. Eighteen visits were made from July 2007 to February 2011 and one group of three macaques was found at Keruntoli near Teknaf Port living within the home of 7.91 ha.
Highlights
We made 18 field trips to the sites where Long-tailed Macaques were previously recorded along the Naf River belt at Teknaf, Jimonkhali, Whykheong, Keruntoli, Chakaria Sundarbans, Maheshkhali Island and the hilly region of Teknaf (Fashiakhali, Khutakhali, Ukhia, Whykheong, Hnila, Teknaf and Baharchara (Image 1)
Forest officials, coastal forest officials and Bangladesh Rifles personnel of Teknaf about the occurrence of the species in the area
The two groups reported by Hasan & Feeroz (2010) in different years from Teknaf coastal vegetation, were not far from each other and it is possible that it was one group only
Summary
We made 18 field trips to the sites where Long-tailed Macaques were previously recorded along the Naf River belt at Teknaf, Jimonkhali, Whykheong, Keruntoli, Chakaria Sundarbans, Maheshkhali Island and the hilly region of Teknaf (Fashiakhali, Khutakhali, Ukhia, Whykheong, Hnila, Teknaf and Baharchara (Image 1). Forest officials, coastal forest officials and Bangladesh Rifles personnel ( called Border Guard Bangladesh) of Teknaf about the occurrence of the species in the area. We made boat trips from Teknaf to Whykheong and back along the coastal belt of the Naf River in search of the species
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