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The park was big with tonnes of space and plant life. The rules were simple stay a minimum of one meter away from the monkeys, don’t chase them, only feed them the provided food and DON’T feed the mom and baby pairs.Īrmed with our one hand of popcorn, we entered the park to start looking for our first furry friend. Once we paid for admission, we followed the flow of pedestrians to the gated off entrance where we got a handful of popcorn (yes, popcorn) and a quick run through on the park regulations. When we first arrived at the Rocamadour Forêt des Singes, we were pleasantly surprised to see very few cars in the parking lot. Visiting the Macaque Forest in Rocamadour

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Having previously visited the Apenhule monkey park in the Netherlands and loving every second of our experience, we wasted no time putting the castles on pause a few hours and blasting full steam ahead to the Rocamadour Macaques Monkey Forest.Ī post shared by Travel Buddies 4 Life on at 9:39am PDT Visiting free-roaming animal parks with a strong focus on education and conservation has always been one of our favorite travel activities ( after scuba diving of course)! Coming from Canada, it’s just so hard to get those up-close physical human-animal interactions that you seem to be able to find in many other parts of the world. By raising public awareness, contributing to behavioral studies, maintaining a genetic reserve and helping repopulation by reintroducing entire groups to the wild, this organization remains actively involved in preserving and protecting this endangered species of monkey.

The Rocamadour Forêt des Singes is a conservation facility that opened back in 1974, dedicated to the conservation of Barbary Macaques. While some of the reasons Barbary Macaques are endangered arise from predation and deforestation, the biggest issue for these monkey’s is poaching for the illegal pet trade.

They can grow to measure and weight roughly the size of an adult Border collie. In appearance, Barbary Macaques have fur that ranges from yellowish-brown to grey with a lighter underside. About three-quarters of the world’s remaining population is found in the upper nature reserve on the Rock of Gibraltar. Interesting Fact: Apart from humans, Barbary Macaques are the only other free-living primate in Europe.