By Deborah Dvir | Project Leader
The construction of the new residence for our vervet population is progressing steadily, and the first group of vervets are already busily exploring their new home !!
Because it is winter, the monkeys are spending much of their time in the newly-constructed night house, a picture of which is attached, and their open-air enclosure is undergoing extensive landscaping that will surely make their new home the envy of monkeys everywhere !!
The Sanctuary is currently home to three different groups of vervet monkeys. Because the three groups arrived at the Sanctuary at different times and are at different stages of their rehabilitation, their new living environment needs to initially allow them to be housed in a way that can provide visual, but not physical contact. The design for the new vervet enclosure, therefore, includes three separate but interconnected sections that the monkeys from the different groups will inhabit as they come to know each other. Our goal is to introduce the groups to each other in appropriate stages and, over time, to integrate them as one combined group.
We also want to take this opportunity to share some wonderful news about our latest arrivals from the Gaza zoo.This new population is acclimating quickly and smoothly to their new surroundings at the Sanctuary, and their rehabilitation is progressing beautifully. In addition, one of the females was pregnant upon arrival and has now given birth to a healthy baby ! We are sending along pictures of this happy family for you to enjoy !!
We are also pleased to announce that the Sanctuary is working to increase its social media presence. In an effort to expand our network of supporters here in Israel and overseas and to place education at the forefront of our mission, the Israeli Primate Sanctuary Foundation Facebook page will be a platform to provide education on the plight of primates in the exotic pet trade and research laboratories here in Israel and to draw more supporters for our current fundraising endeavors. Stay tuned !
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