CERCOPAN

Category: Uncategorized | Date: May 26 2008 | By: cercopan

The situation at our Calabar HQ has now reached crisis point. If we are to continue rescuing monkeys orphaned by the bush meat trade, it is vital that we begin constructing new enclosures immediately.

A Baby putty just after being rescued

Many of the babies whose stories you have followed over recent months; Abonema, JB, Murphy, are all now ready to leave quarantine and to be placed into family groups….sadly with the recent influx of animals, we simply have no suitable enclosures available at the moment with sufficient space to house them. In addition, it is imperative that we are able to respond to information about orphans being held at homes in Calabar and must be able to continue to confiscate orphans being kept as pets in Calabar, not only to underscore the fact that it is illegal to keep them, but also to save each individual from what would otherwise be a very sad existence.

After much negotiation, we have managed to find some land that we can rent to extend our operations. We hope to build four new enclosures but the only way that we can do this is with your help. Please help us to help them. Anything that you can give no matter how small could really make the difference for those animals that are still waiting to be rescued.

 The Life of a family pet

The costs of this project are as follows:

4 enclosures (labour and materials - chainlink fencing, 4×4 wood, planks, plywood, ropes, concrete, block work, poles, watering bowls, standoff fencing to keep visitors back) approximately $2000 each - $8000

Rent of land for two years - $400. Perimeter chain link Fencing, support posts and concrete - $400

TOTAL - $8800

Baby mangabey with surrogate ‘teddy’ mother at Calabar HQ