The Daily Activity Budgets of Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) at Padang Teratak Wildlife Sanctuary, Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia

At present, the conversion of natural forests into urbanized and agricultural plantation areas are rising at an accelerated rate. Due to the loss of suitable habitats, wildlife i.e. macaques are forced to move into or nearby areas close to humans. The increased encounters between humans and macaques have led to conflicts between both when macaques utilize human resources. A preliminary study was conducted to explore the daily activity pattern of macaques based on age-sex and time in human-dominated areas (e.g. human settlements, oil palm plantation and fruit orchards). . The study was conducte... Mehr ...