Monchis arrived at Ecosantafè on January 12th 2009. He was very thin, hungry, very sad and with many parasites. Now he is very happy, he has a lot friends and he is healthy.
Ruca arrived on January 8th 2009. She arrived very sad, stressed, with a low appetite and low weight. Now she looks happy, and is gaining weight.
Maru arrived at Ecosantafe on January 12 2009; she was very thin, full of parasites and sad. She is happy now and she has many friends in the kindergarten.
Feder (left) arrived on January 20th 2009. Malnourished and thin he had also had an injury on the head, but up to now the injury doesn’t have any consequences for Feder. Sabrina (right) has been in the rehabilitation centre since December 11th 2008. She arrived very sad, stressed and without appetite. Today they are good friends.
It takes approximately 3 years to rehabilitate each monkey; the first step is the “Kindergarten” where the babies are under supervision and nursed back to health. The kindergarten is only really big enough for 12 babies but with monkeys arriving all the time there is now in 2009 a desperate need to expand it.
STEP 2:
Once the monkeys are big and strong enough they are placed in this enclosure where they are still looked after fed and learn to be monkeys. There is an urgent need to replace all the enclosures as the wood is rotten and failing, we want in 2009 to purchase plastic wood – which will still retain its natural look but last a lifetime.
STEP 3:
Once ready the monkeys are moved to this second enclosure with more space, natural habitat, more freedom and less contact with humans. Notice the fencing - just one-way South Lakes Wild Animal Park shares it’s expertise with our Colombian friends.
STEP 4:
Monkeys are released into the forests of La Pintada (and beyond) in small groups (5/6). Reintroductions have proven to be extremely successful with some monkeys, including Silvestre (photographed overleaf) going on to have babies of their own in the wild.
