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ANIMAL
WELFARE AND RELEASE
In addition to running work in animal welfare - a few
notable cases, projects and surveys. |
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Shimba Hills Vervet Monkey Release //
Five male vervet monkeys confiscated from pet keepers were released at
Makadara Forest in the Shimba Hills National Reserve. All five monkeys
were held in the rehabilitation cage at the colobus Trust for varying
lengths of time before the release. Further monitoring shows that they
have adopted well. |
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Malewa Valley Colobus Survey (Naivasha) // August
In order to verify alarming reports that the colobus monkeys were being poached, verify the status of the colobus in
the Malewa valley, to assess the threats to the troops as a result of
crop raiding and to interview farmers as to their perception of the
colobus guereza. A fact-finding team did sweep surveys and
interviews with farmers. Pestilence, habitat degradation, rampant
poaching, use of snares and dog hunting were reported. Compared to
results of a survey conducted in 1999, it was revealed that local groups
of colobus had been completely wiped out due to hunting pressure, in
some cases the numbers reported in 1999 had reduced by half. |
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deBrazza
Monkey Release in Kitale // July
The Colobus Trust reintroduced a juvenile deBrazza’s monkey
into the national park in Kitale, western Kenya. The Trust and KWS
rescued the subject in 1999 when she was then six months old. [deBrazza
Release] |
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Colobus Trust and WSPA Bring Colobridges to Zanzibar //
February
The Trust's second trip to Zanzibar, funded by the WSPA and aided by the
Kenyan Forestry Department, to help
save the Zanzibar Red Colobus. [Colobridges
in Zanzibar] |
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1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
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