Author Archives: Wind Monkey

About Wind Monkey

The wind monkey is a small prosimian primate that lives in SE Asian forests. More commonly known as a Slow Loris, but in Thai it is known as Ling Lom - a wind monkey.

Workshop on fieldwork techniques Nov 4th-6th

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Wind Monkey

Pang Soong Lodge will be hosting a three day workshop on fieldwork techniques and their application to the internal assessment of the International Baccalaureate course Environmental Systems and Societies. This is a joint Field Studies Council, IBO and Pang Soong … Continue reading →

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Death of a forest giant

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Wind Monkey

During May several thunderstorms hit Pang Soong and the associated high winds brought down a massive fig tree, a landmark tree recognisable to most visitors to the lodge. After easily over a hundred years of dominating this patch of ground … Continue reading →

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Endless forms most beautiful

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Wind Monkey

The wet season arrived with early intensity and frequency and heavy storms coincided with the arrival of students from Bangkok Patana school. Along with the rains come the insects, and insect diversity seems to be much higher in general in … Continue reading →

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April skies

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Wind Monkey

We have been having some unusual weather as cold snap hit Chiang Mai at the end of March, in the city market places people were fleece and balaclava clad in the middle of the day. Bangkok had been it by … Continue reading →

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Birding for beginners

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Wind Monkey

A few recent trips to Pang Soong have increased my interest in the bird life in the forests here. I am very much a novice bird watcher, certainly in comparison to my skills in entymology and botany. As often is … Continue reading →

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The Great Wall of China

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Wind Monkey

An old friend was in town and he asked if he could visit the lodge. I couldn’t think of a better way to shake of the over-indulgence of the festive season than taking a good long walk in the forest … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Place

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Wind Monkey

The new year also marks a new beginning for the Pang Soong Lodge Field Centre, with so many developments in progress that I will return to them in later posts. But for a start to this blog I thought it would be … Continue reading →

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