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Supporting scienti昀椀c research
2025 REPORT
INDONESIA
Predators as a driving force
behind primate behaviour
AMOUNT COMMITED TO DATE: € 2.500
2025 > PRESENT
For the fourth year in a row, the Pairi Daiza
Foundation and the Royal Belgian Zoological
Society have supported biodiversity research
through a € 2,500 grant.
This year, the award went to a project led by Igor
de le Vingne (ULiège), selected from applicants
across ten countries for its scientific innovation
and relevance to conservation.
The research focuses on two endangered primates
in Indonesia: the Long-tailed macaque (Macaca
fascicularis) and the Javan langur (Trachypithecus
auratus). Using non-invasive methods such as
camera traps and thermal drone imagery, the
study explores how the loss of large predators
affects their behaviour.
By comparing two national parks, one where
Javan leopards and dhole are still present, and
one where they are absent, the project examines
how primates adjust their movement patterns,
habitat use, and resting behaviour in response to
changes in predation risk.
With this support, the Foundation aims to generate
new insights into predator–primate interactions,
contributing to a deeper understanding of ecosystem
dynamics while supporting the conservation of
Indonesia’s biodiversity.
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