In the day mynah birds and kingfishers bounced on the boughs along the river edge and a colony of mongooses hunted through the bankside reeds.

On an open bank the experienced anglers also keep as far back from the river edge as they can when walking directly from one spot to another.

The river edge and immediate riparian zone are largely intact for most of the river's length.

Due to flood risk the area has new flood defences built along the river edge.

Humans and crab-eating macaques have shared environments since prehistoric times, and tend to both frequent forest and river edge habitats.