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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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Haller
Park Vervet Relocation // February
Sony and Tony (the habituated vervets that were
being rehabilitated at the Trust) were released in Haller park on
1st Feb 2001. One member of staff and a volunteer, for ten days,
monitored them after release. This was conducted in collaboration with
Sabine Baer, the Ecologist at Haller Park. |
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deBrazza Monkey Follow-Up //
Sammy’s release In May, two field assistants went to Kitale to follow up on “Sammy” the DeBrazza monkey. Sammy’s
release is considered as a success because the resident warden confirmed
seeing the monkey occasionally with the troop. [more
info.] |
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Kikambala Baboon // January
A solitary male yellow baboon was reported
in Kikambala (Kilifi District) posing danger to itself and
residents, the baboon was stalking in the village and leaving behind
massive depredations (domestic fowl, crop raiding, kitchen raids and
self imposition on private property). The Trust conducted a
field-follow of the baboon and advised the residents to avoid
throwing stones at the baboon as they had done before with
potentially disastrous results. The field surveillance report
recommended KWS action as the baboon was in danger of public rage,
poisoning, persecution and dog attack. Kikambala work was a
milestone in the Trust's ex situ work in human-wildlife
conflict resolution. |
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Angolan Colobus Census // July-September
The Angolan colobus census was
successfully accomplished. 68 forest patches were surveyed and 309
troops and 41 solitary individuals counted including the monkeys in
Diani forest. The survey teams consisted of both ecologists and primate
enumerators. |
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Colobus Release // April
The Trust was called in a tourist-related animal welfare case by a local
Diani hotel plagued by an over-active colobus and creating uncomfortable
tourist interactions. Although it took over a month to capture, it
was successfully released in Shimba Hills National Park, where there are
several successful colobus troops. [more
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2003 | 2002
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1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
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