Newsletter No. 45
Protecting primates and habitats worldwide
Registered charity No: 1102532
IN THIS ISSUE: Wild Futures Update, Oliver’s Story, Thank you, and lots more
Prevention is better than cure…
Top Tweets Quiet Loner/MattHill @quietloner Had a great morning monkeying about at the @wildfutures monkey sanctuary and finding about the work of this amazing charity. So angry that owning a pet monkey is still legal in the UK. #charitytuesday Nicola Scothern @nicscothern Just a bit of bird (and rescued monkey!) watching in Cornwall - thanks @wildfutures for the brilliant work you do campaigning to end the primate pet trade and giving rescued ones a happier life Jane Goldsack @Jane_Goldsack Selling my first ever painting to raise funds for @wildfutures Check out Landscape / Original Acrylic Painting / Sunrise At Hannafore, Looe, Cornwall Alyx Elliott @alyxcampaigner A huge thank you to @wildfutures for hosting our entire European campaigns team this morning - such an inspiring visit & so impressed with the wonderful work they are doing to end the primate pet trade in the UK #wildlifenotpets #primatesnotpets @MoveTheWorldUK @MoveTheWorld Kimberley Hockings @KJHockings Many thanks to our local Cornish primate sanctuary @wildfutures for a great day with @UoExeterCEC students learning about the ridiculous UK primate pet trade & getting hands on with primate enrichment. Primates do not make good pets! @PrimateSociety @DaveHodgson00 @BrendanGodley
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But sometimes we have no choice: It has been a summer ita like no other; and I don’t just mean the weather! These Elvis and Rocc last few months have been intense for all the Wild Futures’ team. A terrible accident, diabetes, a cancer scare, dental problems and new rescues; all meant that the veterinary surgery became sadly more familiar than normal to many of us. Emergencies or planned visits must go as smoothly as possible for the monkeys themselves and it is vital that we reduce the stress as much as we can. Our brilliant team work together, to cover every aspect of the trip. The primate care team build their relationships with the monkeys so that the trust acts as a reserve to help the monkeys recover from being caught and transported away from their familiar home. The site team are expert in designing catching tunnels and boxes that are integral to the monkeys’ normal territory, so that darting or netting are extremely rare. The fundraising and adoptions team put out the calls for help to raise the funds to ensure that all medical necessities are met. And you - our amazing supporters - respond with the generosity that makes it possible. Of course, we wish that we were not needed – just take a look at our vision statement below. For now, the calls on our resources are not diminishing and that’s why our educational and campaigns work is so important. None of the monkeys in our care would need vet visits, would not have the diseases and disorders they suffer, if they had not been victims of the primate pet trade. It is better to turn off the tap than mop up the mess – prevention is better than cure; these are tried and tested phrases and they are so appropriate here. We must reach out to the people who make the laws (and could change them), to those that could influence standards like the vets and students in our colleges and universities and of course to the people who might consider buying a monkey. You can be assured that your donations are used as effectively and efficiently as possible. We are a small charity with a big mission! Thank you for caring with us, it inspires everything we do. Best Wishes,
Rachel P.S. We are taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018. Donate via https://secure. thebiggive.org.uk/project/wildfutures, between the Tuesday 27th November and Tuesday 4th December to have your donation doubled! Thank you!
Animal Protection and Wild Futures
This summer we were blessed with weeks and weeks of glorious sunshine and as you can imagine our resident monkeys (and humans) absolutely loved it! All of the monkeys enjoyed spending hours in the sun grooming, foraging and playing, from Tanya the 38 year old capuchin, to Beattie the 2 year old marmoset. At times it was so hot outside that the monkeys would actually cool off in their indoor spaces – which are heated to 20°C!
Mr Monkey sunbathing
Despite the glorious summer, 2018 overall has been quite trying on monkeys and staff alike. At the beginning of the year we lost two of our beloved monkeys; Gayler the marmoset and Amy the capuchin. Woolly monkey Oliver endured months of medications, treatments and vet visits to try and save his leg which had sustained an injury leaving it lifeless with no feeling. Eventually he needed to have his leg amputated.
Chico resting in the sun
So with all these extra unexpected costs for post-mortems, x-rays, vet visits, surgeries, medications and health checks for the new monkeys, we spent our annual veterinary care budget in just three months! As a result, we launched a Monkey Welfare Appeal which ran from August until October to help us cover our unexpected costs and help us through the winter. Find out more on page 5! For those of you who have been following our marmoset stories closely, you will know that Jerry was patiently waiting for the right girl to join him in the Marmoset Mansion. We are delighted to announce that he has finally found love with Indie! Indie is an elderly female who had been kept alone and in a small bird cage for her entire 8 years as a pet. Confiscated by the RSPCA she made the long journey from London to Cornwall to begin her new life here at the Monkey Sanctuary. Once her ‘quarantine’ period was complete, she moved into the Marmoset Mansion opposite Jerry. They got along very well, chatting to each other from across the corridor and before long we began the socialisation process.
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We had a visit from the World Animal Protection’s campaign team in October, including members from several European countries. We really enjoyed showing them around The Monkey Sanctuary, explaining the work we do and the ethos that drives it as well as talking to them about the plight of primates in the UK primate pet trade. We welcome the chance to share experiences with likeminded people about the need to end this cruel trade and were delighted to receive a lovely thank you card with lots of praise for our “inspirational work”. We are hopeful that we will be able to work closely with them in the future. It is really important for us to work with other organisations collaboratively as we have done in the past and will continue to do so. The opportunity to work alongside other organisations with similar values and aims means that together we have a louder voice and can reach a much larger audience.
Oliver at the Vets
Capuchin monkey Grips suffers with diabetes due to his incorrect diet as a pet and the daily medication that he was on was no longer keeping his disease under control, so he began the lengthy process of training for insulin injections.
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Chico the Barbary macaque needed urgent dental work to remove fragments of broken teeth from within his gums, plus root canal treatment on his canine teeth. As well as all of this, we have rescued a total of 11 marmosets from the pet trade this year!
Jerry Grooming Indie
This started with short meetings each day and eventually progressed to them spending every day and night together! It took a while for them to build up their social skills, including how to share food nicely and how to groom each other fairly, but as they went along this learning journey together they quickly became the best of friends. With all the difficult times, these are the moments that cheer us on.
World Animal Protection Visit
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Oliver’s Story Oliver was born at a time when we still had thirteen woolly monkeys – and was the centre of everyone’s attention, as is always the case with a new baby! At the time he had two older brothers and a doting mum.
As Ollie changed from being a youngster into a young male, his relationships with the other monkeys gradually changed. He went from being regarded as a little one who needs looking out for and entertaining, to an annoying male who likes to throw his weight around! Ollie became dominant over his older brother Caju and his uncle Pablo.
This made us slightly nervous years later when Lily, our second ‘accident’, turned up! Oliver was quite intense around Lily when she was little, and we always had to watch that he didn’t play too roughly or wind up the other males because he was that little bit more on edge around her. But after a little time and a lot of practice he got there, and now they’re BFFs!!
Oliver in the trees aged 5
Most of the group gave Ollie a wide berth when he was being bolshy and let him think he was king of the manor – mainly for a quiet life. When we very sadly lost Caju and then Ivor within a few months of each other, there was a little worry that Ollie would become somewhat of a tyrant over Pablo and Lily.
We are extremely lucky and grateful to have support from various individuals and companies that generously donate resources to us.
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Oliver sleeping with his brother Caju
Then came along that May morning when keepers found poor Ollie dragging his right leg along behind him. His leg was paralysed and despite our vets’ best efforts it was impossible to find out the cause of it. He ended up getting a wound on his foot that needed a cast to protect it.
Oliver as a baby
He grew up in a relatively normal group – with monkeys of all ages playing with him/ caring for him/ telling him off! He learnt vital communication skills by this upbringing as well as how to be polite around others. Being an ‘accident’, he was the youngest and the only thing he was unable to learn as he grew up was how to act around babies.
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Never has one of our monkeys been taken to the vets so many times. Oliver has amazed us by completely taking it all in his stride. He hasn’t got too stressed when we’ve caught him, and although obviously not enjoying the experience, has always made a quick recovery. On top of this he has now had major surgery and lost his leg.
Taking a monkey to the vets’ surgery can be a very stressful experience for them, what with being caught in the first place, then transported in a car and finally being in a strange place with strange people. A vet visit isn’t taken lightly for any of our monkeys here, because of the potential stress it can involve.
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Oliver playing with Lily
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We want to say a huge thank you to: • Viridian for their life-giving donations of vital vitamins for the monkeys. • Eliza Tinsley for their continuing donations of rings on plates and bolts to help us hang enrichment for the monkeys. • Corinna Thuelen and Gabi Douglass for continuing to go above and beyond to support Wild Futures • Howard Rosen for his continued support and donations
Oliver with his leg in a cast
He recovered beautifully from the operation – he didn’t bother his stitches or wound, and he is moving around so much freer and easier than he’s been able to for three months. He is still very much adjusting and learning how best to move around but is doing fantastically well.
Oliver aged 10 with enrichment
Oliver playing as a youngster
He is our fantastic Warrior Woolly!
He got this redressed twelve times and eventually we were able to take the cast off to see if his leg had a chance of getting any more movement back. Unfortunately, he started over-grooming his foot again and we decided the best course of action for his mental as well as his physical wellbeing would be to amputate.
Oliver had never made such a trip before, he had never even left The Monkey Sanctuary. We didn’t know how he would cope mentally and physically with all those journeys.
However, he did nothing of the sort and became a quiet and mature version of himself – though still making sure he got fed first of-course! Things were settled for a while – although only the three of them left; Pablo, Ollie and Lily were all really close and contented.
As time progresses, the stronger and more agile he will become. Although always thought of as a big baby, as he is the last to see off a threat (he’ll only join in with Pablo when he knows it’s safe!) he has shown amazing strength of character and bravery.
Resource donations are muchneeded items such as food for the monkeys, tools to build and repair enclosures, enrichment items for the monkeys, washing machines to wash cleaning clothes and blankets, fridge/freezers to store the monkeys’ food, as well as other less obvious things like office supplies. All of these items are vital to Wild Futures and help with all areas of our day-to-day work.
Oliver after his amputation
Thank You We want to say a humongous thank you to everyone that donated to our urgent Monkey Welfare Appeal. In three months, thanks to you, we have raised an incredible amount of money that has helped us care for the monkeys who had unexpected veterinary visits. We also now have a backup fund to help us through the winter. We cannot thank you enough for all of your donations, well-wishes and general messages of support; we could not continue with our vital work without you!
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• ASSA ABLOY Ltd (Yale Locks) for their loyal and long-term donations of padlocks and snib locks. • Tecni Ltd for continuing to donate clips so we can hang ropes and other items in the monkey enclosures. • HMS Rayleigh, Royal Navy Falmouth Docks, and Crownhill fire station for their ongoing donations of ropes and fire hose. Resource donations are very important to us here at Wild Futures, as without these we just couldn’t do what is needed. Find out more about the important day-to-day items we are in need of at www. wildfutures.org/waystohelp/ parcels-for-primates-monkeywish-list-appeal
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Winter Wildlife Gardening Woolly Monkey Word Search
Recipe Vegan Shepherd’s Pie Ingredients
As it’s getting colder our gardens are changing and a lot of the wildlife will be getting ready for the winter. With long cold spells and not much food around, winter can be a harsh and dangerous environment for the furred, feathered and invertebrates alike. You can help make the feat of surviving the winter an easier goal and much more enjoyable for them! Here are some hints and tips:
Insects can actually crawl inside some sticks and stems and wait the winter out.
• Vegetable oil for frying • ½ onion, finely chopped • 1 stick celery, finely chopped • 1 medium carrot, diced • 75g dried red lentils, cooked in water until tender • 1x400g tin chopped tomatoes • 150ml vegetable stock Method
A good winter home
Don’t tidy up too much!!! Leaves, sticks and twigs can all provide the perfect hideaway for small mammals and invertebrates. Some will hibernate, and others just hide for most of the winter! These kinds of environments provide warmth and shelter.
1. Steam potatoes until soft, place in a separate bowl and add margarine. Mash thoroughly, adding soya milk until potato is smooth and creamy, then set aside 2. Heat vegetable oil in frying pan and add onions and celery. Fry until tender, and then add the carrot, lentils, chopped tomatoes and veg stock. Simmer for 20 mins or until lentils are cooked and liquid is absorbed. 3. Place in casserole dish and spread creamed potato on top. Place in oven at 180C or 350F or gas mark 4, for 15-20mins until the potato is browned on top. Enjoy! Recipe taken from www.vegansociety.com
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You can make a pile in a corner of your garden or push them underneath hedges and plants. Compost heaps are a very welcoming environment for many little ‘uns! Any places that can be a hideaway will be appreciated, like up-turned plant pots. Don’t trim plants too much!! You might be cutting away essential berries and other nibbles for birds as food is becoming scarcer. Twiggy bushes also provide some shelter from a storm or somewhere to rest awhile for our feathered friends.
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Autumn is a good time to clean out your garden pond as there’s less pond life that can be disturbed. There will still be some water critters going about their business so anything that you remove just lay out next to your pond for at least a day to give any stolen pond dwellers a chance to wriggle their way back in. When the weather gets really cold a tennis or golf ball will stop the top of your pond freezing. If a pond freezes for more than a few days oxygen levels can start to fall which isn’t good for any pondlife. Remove old nests from birdboxes. Nesting mums and dads will want to build their nest from scratch next spring and the nest box can provide a perfect place to shelter over the winter.
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• 50ml or more soya milk
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• 750g potatoes peeled & cubed • 25-50g vegan margarine
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Birds will struggle for food and can heavily rely on snacks put out by people. If you like to feed our flying friends, please give them a constant supply – especially during the coldest parts of winter. Some species of butterflies can hibernate in hidden places in sheds, so try not to disturb them. Any little things you can do to help can make a massive difference for wildlife struggling through the winter. If you can manage to wait till the spring to do any major garden tidying our small garden pals won’t need the protection anymore. They, like us, will be ready to enjoy the weather getting warmer and will be starting to spend more time out and about!
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Great gifts that Education Update help the monkeys! Stuck for ideas on what to get someone for Christmas or a birthday? We have three great ideas for you, perfect for all ages!
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the loss of his leg. Since his amputation, we noticed that parts of the enclosures were not as easily accessible to Oliver anymore. Therefore, we needed the students to help us put in extra ropes that would act as tram lines so Oliver could use his tail to support himself walking along longer rope lines within the enclosures.
For more information and ideas on gifts for the moneys, please email us info@wildfutures.org!
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Adopt a monkey An adoption with Wild Futures is the perfect gift for someone who cares about monkeys or for someone interested in learning more about our work and helping primates in need! By adopting a monkey for someone you love, you’ll be helping us to give their adopted monkey a safe and happy home for life. It also goes towards the rescue of other monkeys in desperate need, and our vital education and campaign work. Adopting a monkey couldn’t be easier, from just £3 a month or £36 a year, simply visit adoptamonkey.org and personalise your gift by choosing which monkey you would like the ‘adopter’ to receive! Enter their details and sit back. Your loved one will receive a cuddly monkey toy, a personalised certificate, a photo and story of their adopted monkey, newsletters and discounted entrance to our Monkey Sanctuary in Cornwall! You will benefit from knowing that someone will have a great gift and that your support will really help to make our vital work possible.
Making this a workshop for students to join, not only gets the work done quicker (many hands make light work!) but also gives the students satisfaction that the work that they are doing is important and goes directly to helping the monkeys.
We have lots of gift ideas on our online shop, please see page 10 and 11 for more details! With all profits going back into the work of Wild Futures charity, you can rest assured that someone you love has a quality gift that will also be helping to make a difference to primates and their habitats worldwide. Mickey enjoying her donated avocado
Gifts for the monkeys Not sure what to get the person who has everything? Why not buy a gift for the monkeys in their name? From grapes and apples, to toys for enrichment, roast dinners and crucial medicine for the monkeys, you can buy a fantastic gift for someone that goes directly to helping the monkeys here at The Monkey Sanctuary in Looe. Gifts start from as little as £5 and you buy them through our online shop at www.wildfutures/shop. If would prefer to supply something different, you can make a donation to the monkeys, or send things directly to us!
Thank you for anything you are able to contribute, be it an adoption, a gift for the monkeys or a donation! We could not care for primates in need without your support.
Education tour of the Monkey Sanctuary
During the winter months, when we are closed to the public, we run educational visits here at The Monkey Sanctuary. We run a variety of visits, ranging from one to three day courses, and have had excellent feedback from the students. Every year around October time, we have visits from University of Plymouth, Cornwall College Newquay, and new to this year, Exeter University Penryn, which we hope is the start of a long lasting relationship.
Kirsty with donated sweetcorn
Fundraise for the Monkeys Ever thought about fundraising for Wild Futures? We welcome all kinds of support and fundraising doesn’t have to be hard work. There are lots of interesting and fun ways for everyone to get involved. You can make it as simple as coffee and cake with your colleagues at work, or hold a dinner party with your friends and get everyone to bring a plate.
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Education visit
The list is endless and you can be as creative as you like. All donations no matter how big or small make a huge difference here to our vital work. Take a look at our fundraising guide for more ideas and tips; we have even created some helpful step-bystep guides to help get you started. Just visit wildfutures.org/waystohelp/ community-fundraising
Throughout the day the students learn about the rescued monkeys at The Monkey Sanctuary and the plight of primates in the trade. They complete a variety of different workshops, from learning about the monkeys’ diets, helping re-rope the enclosures, to making structural or food-based enrichment, such as making new platforms for the monkeys to socialise on.
Tour of the rescue centre
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The one day course is a fantastic opportunity for us to introduce Wild Futures’ work to the students and give a brief introduction into primate conservation and the UK primate pet trade.
The educational visits are not only beneficial to the students, but also the charity. When we carry out the workshops we make sure they are specifically designed so the monkeys can benefit. For example, this year one of the groups helped us to re-rope the trees enclosure adding in extra ropes to help Oliver get around the enclosure more easily since
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Education workshop
Another workshop that they completed in October was to make hammocks and ladders for the marmosets. As we recently rescued more marmosets, we desperately needed to create new enrichment to hang inside their enclosures. When we are giving the workshops to students, we make sure that we are explaining the process every step of the way, and they gain an understanding of the importance of enrichment items for the monkeys, explaining all the aspects to consider, such as ecology, physiology, types of colour vision, social behaviour, stimulation and physical and mental fitness. We really enjoy hosting universities, colleges and schools for educational visits. It is a great opportunity to meet young people who are passionate about primates and keen to make a difference. If you want to know more about our educational visits, please send us an email to find out more information, education@wildfutures.org
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Shop with Wild Futures Check out our exciting winter stock! We have amazing kids t-shirts for those little monkey enthusiasts out there – new adult hoodies for our older Wild Futures’ supporters and lots of other fantastic merchandise such as our lovely tea towels and cute cuddly toys. With all proceeds going to Wild Futures, they are the perfect Christmas gift, or a great excuse to spoil yourself! The proceeds go towards helping us to care for the monkeys at the Monkey Sanctuary, as well as campaign against the cruel primate pet trade in the UK. Please visit our shop website www. wildfutures.org/shop to have a browse and place an order.
Children’s Blue T-shirt
Monkey Pencil Case
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Adults Organic Grey Hoodie - Front
Adults Organic Grey Hoodie - Back
Travel Mug
Christmas Cards
Colobus Hanging Monkey
Children’s Pink T-shirt
Lunch Bag
Monkey Backpack
Hanging Ring-Tailed Lemur
Roller Stamp
Pin Badge
Slap Bands
Stone Note Book
Tea Towel
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Thank you to our supporters ✁
As 2018 draws to an end, we are reflecting on a year that has had many ups and downs and much uncertainty. However, one thing that remains a constant is your support and we want to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you for that. The response we had to our urgent three-month monkey welfare appeal was staggering, and we were overwhelmed with the amount of good wishes we received for the monkeys, especially those who were sick. The ongoing support and love you show us and the primates in our care is humbling and we are extremely grateful. Without you we would not be able to continue caring for the monkeys at the sanctuary and continue with vital charitable work.
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We want to take this opportunity to wish you all an enjoyable festive season and a happy and peaceful New Year, with love from all the monkeys and staff at Wild Futures.
Tick if you do not need a thank you letter. This helps us to save on postage costs, leaving more money for the monkeys.
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