Abstract Within 15 years the population of Macaca fascicularis has declined rapidly. In early 2022 the IUCN Red List classified them as ldquo Endangered rdquo though they were considered a species of ldquo Least Concern rdquo in 2008. Land alteration illegal hunting and human-macaque conflict often halt long-tailed macaque conservation efforts. Through the Primatology course anthropology students are taught the importance of macaque conservation and its complications. This preliminary study aims to reveal anthropology students rsquo knowledge regarding the long-tailed macaque rsquo s status quo and its conservation efforts pre- and post- their enrolment in the course. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach this study conducted in-depth interviews with 10 consenting informants mdash active undergraduate anthropology students. After the transcription process the data was analyzed by dividing it into multiple subchapters and reviewed with existing literature. More than half of the informants rsquo knowledge about Macaca fascicularis and primates in general is quite satisfactory though they are still unaware of their current conservation status. According to the informants cultural and religious factors are closely related to long-tailed macaque conservation shown in Balinese Hindu temples Javanese wayang and topeng monyet. The study concluded that primatology is important because it raises awareness about human rsquo s closest relatives their ecological significance and their conservation measures. Adoption or adaptation of the ethnoprimatological framework in biology education as a means of sociocultural exploration and primate conservation is highly recommended. Further research on ethnoprimatology in Indonesia is much needed since Indonesia has many cultural values that might assure the people about contemporary conservation efforts