Help Save Primates and their Habitat

We, as Team Colobus, are honored for the support provided to us. Because of your investment in our work, we have been able to host 370 pupils for our education workshops whom we taught about the importance of flora, fauna, and tree cover and spurred an interest in primate conservation amongst them.

We also responded to 41 animal welfare callouts, leading to 5 infants under our care. Two Vervet monkeys, namely Moshi, and Mbweni, 2 Sykes’ monkeys named Mto and Mbuyu, and one Bush Baby named Komba. Moshi’s name is derived from Gari La Moshi in Swahili, meaning train, because he was found near the old railway station Mombasa and he was rescued from his mother, who died a week later after giving birth to him. Mbweni’s name is derived from the fact that he was found in an area called Msambweni in Kwale County after being abandoned under a cashew nut tree for two days. Mto, one of the Sykes’ victims of the primate pet trade and Mbuyu (meaning baobab fruit), was brought to us after some well-wishers found her abandoned next to a baobab tree on their way back from Chale Island.  We tried re-uniting Mbuyu to her troop members, and our efforts were futile. Komba, the Bush Baby, lost his mother in an unfortunate occurrence whereby his mother fell down from a tree and died. We were called to rescue him near Worldwide Wildlife Fund headquarters in Kwale County. The five orphaned infants are doing well. Moshi and Mbweni have been integrated with the foster mother at our center named Mrembo, but Mbuyu and Mto are still in infant care. Mto is specifically under infant care because a week after integration, he became unwell, and we had to give him specialized attention. During that time, we noticed a beautiful bond between him and Mbuyu, the other Sykes’ monkey. Hence, we decided to cut short his integration with the two Vervet monkeys, Mbweni and Moshi, and let him grow together with Mbuyu. Additionally, we received a welfare call for a colobus monkey who had been abandoned by the troop, and we were able to reunite the infant to the troop. We have also conducted three pest assessments that have helped us find mitigation strategies to reduce human-wildlife conflict.

Thank you very much because every donation you make helps us continue with our work for conserving primates and their threatened habitats.

Dear Friend,

We would like to offer our deepest appreciation to all the friends of Colobus Conservation. Thanks to your continued support, Team Colobus has been working round the clock to promote the conservation of primates and the welfare of all wildlife across the coast of Kenya.

Over the past couple of months, we have maintained all our operations unhindered. A day in the life of Team Colobus entails providing daily care and enrichment for the Sykes and Vervet monkeys in our rehabilitation facility, offering veterinary attention to the animals in the rescue & release program, undertaking regular maintenance of our colobridges (canopy bridges) as well as weekly visits by schools participating in our conservation education program.

We are truly grateful for all the support accorded to keep on with our rescue and rehabilitation efforts to save primates and ultimately any sick, injured wildlife within Diani’s forests and across the coast of Kenya. Thankfully, we can rely on an empowered community to call Colobus Conservation whenever they encounter an animal in distress.

This year hasn’t been one without interesting encounters in the field. We recently rescued a beautiful Black Sparrow Hawk that had its wings clipped in an attempt to keep it as a pet. It was in a stable condition upon arrival at Colobus Conservation except for an injury that had developed from a fishing line that was used to tie it down. Our animal care team, offered their best to get the wound healed before it was relocated to the ‘Birds of Prey Trust’, for further rehabilitation. It has since settled in well and is slowly relearning how to fly again.

A few months ago, we received another alert from an informant that some local children found an infant vervet stranded alone in the bush. During the rescue, we searched the area for other monkeys, in an attempt to reunite the infant with its troop. With no luck, our best option was to bring it into our sanctuary for care in our nursery along with other orphaned infant monkeys. We named the infant Toto. Soon enough we discovered that Toto was experiencing several health issues, upon which he received round-the-clock medical care and special attention from our animal care team and trained volunteers. Sadly, despite all our efforts, we lost Toto due to health complications. On a positive note, we recently rescued an adult male Sykes with severe injuries from a dog attack. After a few weeks of receiving medical attention in our short-term animal rehabilitation, his wounds had healed and was ready to be reunited with his troop. Our animal care team successfully released this Sykes back into the forest around where his troop ranges.

We are also excited to announce that our information centre has got a facelift!! We recently upgraded our information centre which now serves as the heart of the Colobus Conservation! The newly refurbished eco-centre offers a more interactive experience for tourists of all ages.  Through the new engaging exhibits, we can share the organization’s story and highlight our amazing work to all who visit our eco-centre.

If you are ever in Diani Beach, Kenya. We would love to host you for an eco-tour. Karibuni Sana! (Most welcome in Swahili).

Thank you for your continued support. 

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