Newsletter No. 46
Protecting primates and habitats worldwide
Registered charity No: 1102532
IN THIS ISSUE: Monkey Sanctuary Update, Marmoset Story, Overseas Support and more‌
Top Tweets Gibbobobo @Gibbobobo A huge thank you to everyone who donated, subbed, gave bits or gifted subs at any point during Monkey March! I’ve added the money to the Tiltify campaign which has brought our total to an amazing £321.12 that we’ve raised for @wildfutures so far this year! Tarin @Tarin_Teague #ff @wildfutures dedicated to protection of primates, Wild Futures campaigns to end the pet primate trade. Primate Conservation @PrimConsOBU A big thank you to @wildfutures for hosting us this weekend and thank you to all the wonderful staff for sharing your knowledge and time with us We hope the monkeys enjoy their new enrichments Dr Susan Cheyne @DrSusanCheyne Amazing view from an amazing sanctuary. @wildfutures are working hard to end the primate pet trade and care for the monkeys who have been affected. #PrimatesAreNotPets
Changing Times
The Monkey Sanctuary update General
Consistency and change are, I think, two essential elements for a charity like Wild Futures. They can challenge us and be complementary. The political, environmental and economic landscapes are seemingly Chico always in flux and we must negotiate these to remain true to our aims, protecting primates and habitats worldwide. In the last few months the climate crisis has made the headlines over and over again. When Sir David Attenborough filmed at our Sanctuary three summers ago, he said that he was retiring and his production crew joined him to say goodbye. As we all know, he has far from retired. In fact his films about climate change, biodiversity and environmental degradation have provided the essential clarion call we all need to hear.
We’ve had a busy few months since our last update to you, and the time has flown by!
Wild Futures work is underpinned by education and action, as I hope you can see in this edition of our newsletter. It’s why we open our Sanctuary doors to the public, why we are always striving to create interesting volunteer programmes, why we run our university courses, collaborate with our colleagues in the welfare and conservation world and fund the overseas projects you read about.
Of course the welfare of the monkeys in our care is always priority. The changing population, the species and their histories has resulted in us deciding to reduce our public opening hours; we have to balance welfare, education and finance. The care team can focus more on the medical, social and physical needs of the monkeys who arrive at the Sanctuary seriously damaged by their lives as pets. We can expand our training and educational programmes. But we need to ensure the funds are in place to make it possible and to respond to every emergency that challenges us.
Thank you for all you do, Best Wishes,
Rachel
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James Overton @CelticSwimmer A very successful Polperro environmental day yesterday. Hoping to make it an annual event. Thanks to Sarah from @wildfutures for her talk on the dangers to primates due to climate change, palm oil production and deforestation. Very informative.
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Gifts in kind are a great way for individuals and companies to donate specific items for the monkeys. These donations are really important to us as it means that we can continue providing important items for the monkeys. Gifts in kind can be anything from fire hose and ropes for enrichment, fridges and freezers to store the monkeys’ food, vitamins and medicines for the monkeys, to office equipment for the staff. We want to say a huge thank you to: • Eliza Tinsley for their continuing donations of rings on plates and bolts to help us hang enrichment for the monkeys.
These are our constants and how we focus our priorities, resources and energies is what must adapt to keep the charity fresh and relevant.
This is where our supporters have remained the constant - you continue to make it all possible and we owe you a great deal for this! But we need to grow our amazing family of supporters and we need you to help: Please share on social media, tell your friends and colleagues about Wild Futures, make an adoption gift - spread the word!
Merrymeet Minimals @MerrymeetMinims @wildfutures - Please wish Banjo a happy birthday from us. We’ll be there at Easter with some goodies for him
In March, weeper capuchin Olly arrived at the sanctuary! Olly’s history is a little unclear, but we believe he was brought into the UK from another European country, and kept as a pet in London for a couple of years. Olly’s owner used to take him on the London Underground, and thankfully someone reported them to the authorities and he was subsequently rescued. We are thankful to Gentleshaw sanctuary for caring for Olly before he was able to come here as his forever home.
them; but this loss brought them together in ways we never could have imagined, and they have never been closer. We are hoping to socialise the three of them with other capuchins to form a new group, and we will be spending the next few months working on that! For now, we remember Kodak as an inquisitive, courageous, playful capuchin, whose loud, excitable greetings to his favourite humans each morning will never be forgotten.
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Olly
He’s immediately got stuck into his new life at the Sanctuary; calling to and greeting all of the other monkeys as well as exploring his enclosure to the fullest! Once his ‘quarantine’ period was over he began to socialise with the other weeper capuchins and is slowly on his way to becoming a valued member of the weeper capuchin group! With the highs, we’ve also suffered a devastating low, when earlier this year beloved capuchin monkey Kodak suddenly passed away. We’d noticed that he’d lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time, so we took him to the vets to get checked out, and, sadly, the results of his check-up showed a terminal heart condition. To help manage his condition, we started him on medication straight away, but he deteriorated quickly and Kodak passed away peacefully during the night, surrounded by his friends. We are heartbroken at the loss but we find peace in knowing that he lived a happy and exciting life here at the Sanctuary, with many great friends. Tam, Kirsty and Joey definitely felt the loss within their group, especially as he held such a pivotal role for
New to 2019, we made the decision to reduce our opening days to the public this year! As a small charity we have to make sure that our resources are going to where they are needed most. As we are a sanctuary, and a forever home to rescued monkeys, we need to respond to the changing needs of the monkeys and strike a good balance between welfare, education, and funding; and the welfare of the monkeys in our care has to take priority. Being closed for longer, we can concentrate on big projects like building and adapting enclosures equipped with specially designed catching systems for easier catches for vet visits, reroping enclosures to make it different and interesting for the monkeys, working on new enrichment programs, and socialising different monkeys!
• Corinna Thuelen and Gabi Douglass for continuing to go above and beyond to support Wild Futures. • ASSA ABLOY Ltd (Yale Locks) for their loyal and long-term donations of padlocks and snib locks. • Viridian for their life-giving donations of vital vitamins for the monkeys. • Tecni Ltd for continuing to donate clips so we can hang ropes and other items in the monkey enclosures. • Chris Armstrong, Director of Armtec Engineering Ltd, HMS Rayleigh, Royal Navy Falmouth Docks, and Crownhill fire station for their ongoing donations of ropes and fire hose. • TESCO Ivybridge for continuing to collect nuts for the monkeys to enjoy • Lesley Thatcher for donating pots of bamboo for the marmosets to climb and play in.
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• BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) for donating syringes and needles for us to give medication to our diabetic monkeys. Find out more about the important day-to-day items we are in need of at www.wildfutures.org/ waystohelp/parcels-for-primatesmonkey-wish-list-appeal
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Beattie, Finley and Freya’s Story Last year we rescued 11 marmosets from the UK primate pet trade, and three of those were siblings Beattie, Finley, and Freya!
Eventually Beattie, Finley, and Freya were put together in one of their tiny bird-cages. There was very little room for them to move, no ropes or branches to walk or swing on, and nothing for them to forage through.
They do still have the odd sibling squabble though, and none of them are fond of sharing their food, so they tend to keep their distance from each other at feeding times!
Beattie
Beattie was born in 2016, her owner had bought a female marmoset to keep his lone male marmoset company, and Beattie was their first offspring. Like the majority of marmoset births, Beattie was born a twin, however her twin sadly passed away and Beattie was raised alone. Finley and Freya were the next set of twins born in 2017, but unfortunately they were split from Beattie and their father, as their owner was worried about jealousy in such a small space.
Freya
When they first arrived at the Monkey Sanctuary, all three of them initially struggled with the complexity of their new enclosures as they had never moved around on anything but the cage bars before. Thankfully, their young ages meant that they were keen and energetic, and before long they had all mastered the art of marmoset locomotion! Beattie has taken on the role of family protector and always makes sure that her siblings are safe. From time to time she does like to indulge in a wrestling game with Finley and Freya, which they all love! They often spend hours chasing each other around and jumping into blanket hammocks for a play-wrestle!
Finley
Despite Beattie being the family protector, young Freya has taken on the role of dominant female; there was a short period of instability, where the two girls had to work out how their roles fit in with each other, but they have now worked out a good balance and are able to work together peacefully. Brother Finley makes sure that the girls still have a bit of fun; he often encourages them out in the sunshine to play or to groom!
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Beattie
Marmosets are seemingly becoming one of the most popular monkeys to own as pets in the UK. As there is no requirement to register that you own a primate as a pet, it is difficult to ascertain how many primates are kept in private ownership. Furthermore, when it comes to owning a marmoset as a pet, you do not require a Dangerous Wild Animals Act licence (DWAA) to own one as you do with many other species of primate, and this makes it nearly impossible to know how many there are, and the conditions that they are kept in. The reason for marmoset’s popularity in the UK is unclear; however, there are a couple of theories that may be a factor as to why. They do not require a DWAA licence, which means there is no extra fee to pay, and you do not require an inspection. As they are small, some people might assume that they are easy to care for and do not need a lot of space.
Finley
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young. The group will have a territory of around five hectares which they defend; they will forage for food within this territory and use scent marking to define the borders. This territory is chosen based on the quantity of gum trees, and within the territory are set sleeping trees, usually thick with vines and foliage for protection, which are used to sleep in regularly. Their diet consists of foods such as spiders, tree sap, bird eggs, and small vertebrates, and they require a large amount of ultraviolet light from the sun. The needs of any primate can never be met in a domestic situation yet the trade continues to thrive in the UK.
This is not the case. A victim of the UK primate pet trade
Pet marmosets are often kept in bird cages
Beattie
This is extremely unnatural for marmosets; in the wild the father does the majority of the care for their babies, and older siblings will help care for the young to learn such skills for themselves, so this would have been an extremely stressful time for all of them, in adjacent bird cages unable to get to each other.
The UK marmoset pet trade
Marmosets are wild, socially complex monkeys that are perfectly adapted to live in their natural environment, not as a pet. In the wild common marmosets live in extended family groups of 3 to 15 animals. This family group usually consists of one adult breeding pair and their offspring. The dominant adults will be the only members of the group to produce young; however the rest of the group will all help take care of the
Sadly, over the last three years we are seeing the demand to rescue marmosets increase dramatically. In 2017, we were asked to rescue marmosets 7 times; in 2018 we had 20 requests to rescue. This year, by May, we’ve already received 10! Plus, these figures show the amount of requests, not the individual monkeys that need rescuing. The devastating truth is that currently we cannot rescue anymore marmosets. All other suitable places that can rescue marmosets are also full. The only way to help these tiny victims of the trade is to change the law and end the UK primate pet trade. Please help us reach that goal by supporting our ‘Did You Know’ appeal and together, through campaigning and raising awareness, we can make a difference and help end their suffering. Thank you for your continued support!
Operating a sanctuary to care for victims of the UK primate pet trade
Cireson Visit In May we were delighted to host an afternoon at the Monkey Sanctuary for our corporate sponsors, Cireson. Over the years Cireson have donated over £32,000 to Wild Futures and we are extremely grateful for their continued support. Having their head office in America, and their staff based all over the UK, the opportunity for them to visit us is quite rare, so we were excited to have the chance to meet more of the wonderful team that do so much for Wild Futures and the monkeys that live here! The afternoon consisted of a talk about Wild Futures’ vital work and how we work towards reaching our charity objectives, followed by a tour around the Sanctuary to meet some of the monkeys, in particular Banjo whom they adopt! It was a superb afternoon that gave us the perfect opportunity to thank them, and show them first-hand what their generous donations help us to achieve. We had great feedback from the team saying they found their time with us really eyeopening, and the whole afternoon was very informative and, sadly, quite shocking to realise the true extent of the plight of primates in the UK. Thank you again Cireson, for everything you do for Wild Futures!
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Staff Profile – Kim Nicholson What challenges have you faced during your time at Wild Futures?
Chico’s Coriander and Lime Houmous Ingredients • 150g dried chickpeas • 125g fresh coriander leaves • 2 tablespoons tahini • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice • 1 teaspoon lime zest • 1/4 teaspoon coriander
Method 1. Soak dried chickpeas overnight in a large bowl filled with 300 ml of water. 2. Boil chickpeas until soft. 3. Drain and rinse chickpeas. 4. Add chickpeas and all of the other ingredients into a food processor. 5. Blend for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth.
Every morning the monkeys all get a ball of porridge that includes all of their daily vitamins within, but even after four years here at the Sanctuary I can never seem to get the quantities right when cooking it and it always come out either too sticky or rock hard!
How did you first get involved with Wild Futures? I have always had an interest in animal care, particularly primates, and so I focused my studies around this. I first volunteered at the Monkey Sanctuary in 2012 for a five-week placement. I fell in love with the Sanctuary and decided to do the year-long internship in primate care after finishing my studies. Then, in 2015, I got offered a job at Wild Futures as a full-time primate carer. What is your role? I am a primate carer, working with the capuchins, Barbary macaques and woolly monkeys. My day-to-day work includes feeding the monkeys and cleaning their enclosures, conducting and observing socialisations within the capuchin groups, giving out medication to the monkeys who require it, giving talks to volunteers, giving talks to the public during our open season, educational workshops, making enrichment for the monkeys, and assisting in maintaining and reroping enclosures.
I find interacting with the visitors here on site very inspirational, whether they are general public visiting us for the day or an educational group or our own volunteers; many people have little knowledge of the issues here in the UK regarding primate welfare, and being able to educate and inform them through our talks, and the positive response we often receive, is very inspirational. Of course, seeing the change in our rescued primates as they go from individuals with physical and social issues to happy and healthy individuals in stable social groups is really motivating.
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I hope to continue working with rescued primates, but also to improve my carpentry and maintenance skills, which is another passion of mine. I would also love to visit other animal sanctuaries all over the world, to volunteer and see the fantastic work that they do!
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Enrichment helps keep monkeys living as natural a life as possible, even though they are in captivity. Without enrichment, monkeys in captivity can become stressed and bored, so enrichment is very important to keep their minds and bodies busy and happy!
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Simple Steps to Helping the Environment Climate change and the devastating effect it is having on our planet is a huge topic in the media at the moment.
It’s Time to Bee Happy There’s been a lot in the media about how important bees are, and about their unfortunate decline – but do you know why they are so important or what you can do to help?
Sad as it is we wholeheartedly support this coverage. Each and every one of us can do our bit to make small and large changes to our lifestyles to help reduce our impact on the environment and climate change.
Don’t use pesticides – they can harm bees or other insects. Some of these insects leave sweet secretions that bees may eat, and all will play their part in the ecosystem. Hence using pesticides can cause unnecessary harm to your local bee population.
We often get asked how people can help, so we’ve put together three very simple and common steps that you can take to make positive changes to help protect our planet. 1. Travel responsibly – Wherever possible try and walk or cycle to wherever you need to go. If you are going on a longer journey, try using public transport where possible. 2. Reduce the amount of meat and dairy in your diet – Reducing the amount of meat and dairy in your diet can hugely reduce your impact on the environment. Farmed animals contribute 14.5% of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions, which is a staggering amount. 3. Be mindful of waste – reduce, reuse, recycle! The amount of waste that we are creating is astonishing; every product we buy has an environmental footprint and could end up in landfill. Being aware of what you are purchasing, as well as reusing and recycling wherever possible will have a positive impact. You could also consider not buying items that are in single use plastic.
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Create a bee paradise in your garden with bee-friendly plants, such as mint, Echinacea, lavender, wild lilac, witch hazel, and poppies. Leave a part of your lawn to go wild; bees love daisies, dandelions and clover. If you don’t have a garden you can have a plant pot or two on a balcony or any available outside space with bee-friendly plants.
Bees collect pollen and nectar from flowers to feed their entire colony, in doing so they move pollen from one flower to another which allows fertilization of these plants – enabling plants to grow fruits etc. Bees are essential pollinators; there are more honey bees than any other species of bee or pollinating insect, so they do the majority of the pollinating that occurs. Bees not only pollinate wild flowers and plants but do a significant amount of pollinating of commercial crops as varied as avocados, blueberries, cotton, celery, and almonds. Without bees it would cost farmers a lot more money to pollinate their crops, the cost of which would then be passed down to consumers and would very much affect the economy. We would also lose the variety and abundance of wild flowers that make our countryside so beautiful. Why are they in danger? There are a number of factors affecting the decline of bee numbers worldwide. There has been massive habitat loss with more built-up areas constantly being created. New pesticides are now being found to be dangerous to bee species and climate change is also having a negative impact on bees – changing when they emerge after winter and also affecting the timing of the flowering of plants that the bees rely on for food. So what can we do to help? It’s not too late to save bees, and if everyone does a little to help it will make a big difference.
European Voluntary Service The European Voluntary Service (EVS) scheme, which we’ve been a part of for a few years, allows young people to travel to other countries and volunteer for nonprofit organisations, whilst learning and developing new skills in an area they’re interested in. We offer EVS volunteer roles with us in primate care, administration, education, and maintenance. Here’s what a couple of our current EVS interns have to say about their time here:
What is your average working day like? I care for the Barbary macaques and/ or the woolly monkeys, and a typical day can consist of cleaning enclosures, moving the animals through runways, feeding and making enrichment. Around those core jobs, I give talks, pick leaves for the monkeys, and do daily behavioural observations as well general maintenance work. What do you enjoy most about doing EVS? The thing that I like the most is having the opportunity to be abroad for a long time, knowing a lot of different people and learning a new culture while practising English. What do you hope to do in the future? I’d like to do a master’s in biodiversity management and continue with my career.
Mint - a bee friendly plant
Create a drinking area for them – they just need a little bit of water, which you can create with a shallow container – put stones, pebbles and twigs in it for places to rest and drink from. And if you ever see a drowsy looking bee they might need a pick me up – some sugar water can perk them up and send them on their way again – just put some in a small accessible pot near where you find them.
What is your average working day like? My morning starts with cleaning enclosures. In the afternoon I have lots of different jobs! I give talks about the monkeys and the primate pet trade. I take care of the education rooms. I do daily observations on the monkeys, learning their characters and behaviours. I work on presentations and informative materials. I also give a variety of educational workshops to the other volunteers. But there’s a lot more to do – so I never get bored!
It teaches you how to make very quick friends, speak with strangers, challenge yourself and get better at what you are doing every day.
Pablo
Pablo Primate Care Team Where are you from? Barcelona, Spain.
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The combination of speaking English fluently, living in the beautiful region of Cornwall and working with animals to give them a better life – what more could you want?
What do you enjoy most about doing EVS? Living at the Sanctuary is a unique experience. You live with many people from other countries and find a lot out about yourself.
If everyone does just a little bit to help, together we can make a big difference to the small insect that does a gigantic job – let’s help them bee happy again!!!
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What made you want to do EVS with Wild Futures? I always wanted to spend time abroad, speak another language and get out of my comfort zone. Wild Futures was one of the most fascinating projects I read about when looking for an EVS position.
What made you want to do EVS with Wild Futures? I wanted to improve my English, but also in a place where I could do some environmental work at the same time. I had some experience with primate care, so I knew what to expect about working in a sanctuary.
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Rike Education Team Where are you from? I am from Schafflund, which is in Northern Germany not far from the Danish border.
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What do you hope to do in the future? I will perhaps study Law in Germany. This scheme is funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission. To find out more about the voluntary schemes that we offer visit www.wildfutures.org/europeanvoluntary-service
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Overseas Support Thanks to your support, we were delighted to be in a position to offer small grants to two projects in 2018; Merazonia in Ecuador and Esperanza Verde in Peru.
Shop with Wild Futures Don’t forget, another way to help Wild Futures and support the monkeys is through our online shop! We have lots of different things for sale such as soft toys, Wild Futures clothing, mugs, tea towels and much more!
The enclosure is designed so that monkeys can be shut off in various compartments for cleaning in order to avoid interfering with the group, and prevent interaction between humans and monkeys. They are hoping to release their capuchins into the wild, as they have done with some of their other primate species this year, but in the meantime they need more space.
With all proceeds going 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, you know that your purchase will directly help the work we do!
Please visit our shop website www.wildfutures.org/shop to have a browse and place an order.
Adopt a monkey: Merazonia
Merazonia is the only wildlife centre licensed by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment as a rescue and rehabilitation centre. They are situated in primary and secondary rainforest in the Amazon basin and receive a variety of illegally trafficked wildlife, many of which are primates. Their focus is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release primates that are endemic to their region such as woolly monkeys, red howler monkeys, saddle-back tamarins, and white fronted capuchins. They invite volunteers to come and help them with their work and cover their basic monthly running costs, and they rely on grants and donations for any bigger projects and building costs.
Esperanza Verde
Merazonia applied for funding to our small grants scheme for an enclosure extension for their rescued capuchins. Due to the demand of rescue individuals increasing, they needed to adapt their current enclosures.
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Esperanza Verde
Esperanza Verde is a wildlife rehabilitation centre which rescues a large number of animals confiscated from the illegal trade. Their mission is to rehabilitate and release native wildlife, as well as reforest areas of the jungle previously lost to farming. Esperanza Verde applied for funding from us for a new soft-release enclosure (an enclosure that allows a gradual transition back into the wild). They often rescue very young primates (woolly monkeys are one of the most commonly trafficked animals in the region) that need to be introduced to the other youngsters that are already at the centre. They need a new enclosure where these monkeys can go and safely get to know the others and their surroundings, before being released to join them. The enclosure will also serve as a space for monkeys that will spend their days in the jungle, but are not yet ready to live in the wild full time. We were able to give both of these projects funding at the end of 2018, and we want to say a huge thank you to our wonderful supporters for helping us make that happen. We will receive an update about their projects soon, and when we do we will let you know how they’re going!
From £3 a month or £36 a year your money will help provide a forever home for monkeys rescued from the UK primate pet trade. It will also help us with our vital education and campaign work to raise awareness about the plight of primates in the UK and to bring about a change in the law to protect these animals. Why not consider adopting recent rescues, Beattie, Finley, and Freya who feature on page 4.
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Fundraise for the monkeys Fundraising is not only an amazing opportunity to raise vital funds for Wild Futures, but is also a great opportunity to raise awareness about the work we do and why primates should not be kept as pets. No matter how big or small your fundraising is, every little helps, and it creates the perfect scenario for people to ask questions and become more aware of the plight of primates in the UK. If you’re struggling for ideas on how to fundraise here are a few suggestions: • Host a bake sale at your school or work • Do a sponsored walk or a bike ride • Have a monkey-themed fancy dress party and charge £1 • Host a vegan dinner party For more information and ideas visit www.wildfutures.org/waystohelp or email fundraising@wildfutures.org
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Thank you to our supporters ✁
With the many highs and lows we have had at the Sanctuary in the last six months, it has seemed a very long winter! But one thing that is always consistent is the support from you, our wonderful supporters! As always, it would not be possible for us to do our work without you, and with your help we have continued building and maintaining enclosures at the Sanctuary, rescued Olly, and provided small grants to overseas projects. Everything that you do, big or small, enables us to continue our work. All your help is incredible, from your food donations for the monkeys, to the money you donate that helps us improve the lives of the monkeys and to continue to campaign and educate against the UK primate pet trade. We really could not do our work without you. We want to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you! We hope that all of you will enjoy the summer months ahead (fingers crossed it appears!) as the monkeys certainly will, and we are excited to see what the next few months have in store!
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Newsletter No. 46