The Blind Colobus
Category: Primate Rescue/Rehabilitation | Date: Feb 13 2007 | By: admin
On the 2nd of February we were called to a private house where a Colobus monkey was acting very strangely. A female Colobus was sitting on the ground underneath the trees where the rest of her troop were sitting. She seemed reluctant to climb anything and as a result had almost been attacked by the guard dogs at the house. We caught her and brought her in over night for observation. Upon examination we could find nothing physically wrong with her she was a little dehydrated and a little under weight but nothing else obviously wrong. The next day we released her back into her troop. We continued observations for a few hours and it seemed she still wouldn’t climb trees to join her troop. From the observations it was thought she may have a problem with her eyes which obviously wasn’t evident in the examination while she was sedated. So we brought her back to the trust and had the vet examine her while awake. She was indeed partially blind and seemed to only see vague moving shapes. The vet felt it could have been caused by a fall from a tree or maybe a minor stroke and that we should keep her under observation for a week.
During the course of the week she showed some improvement and certainly became more active and aware of her surroundings. Today we took her back to her troop and re-released her. She immediately ran up a tree and started looking around for her troop, quite encouraging considering how she was when we found her. Monitoring of her condition and reintegration to the troop will be closely monitored by the Colobus Trust and we’ll keep you updated.
Stuart - Assistant Manager
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Wakuluzu Friends of the Colobus Trust
The Colobus Trust was established in Diani Beach, Kenya, in 1997 to save the endangered Angolan colobus monkey which was a frequent victim of roadkills. The Trust's trademark is Colobridges - bridges over the roads for save overpass. Gwili, a Welsh volunteer at the Trust reports on the day to day activities in an busy local primate conservation charity
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My name is Gwili Gibbon. I'm Assistant Manager at The Colobus Trust. I am a British ex-volunteer who returned to work at the Trust after university, truly a dream come true. I joined in October 2007 and work hard to do what we can with our limited budget and small, but hardworking, team of volunteers and staff. I am using the experience I have gained through my education (& time here) and intend to use it to do all I can to ensure the survival of Colobus angolensis palliatus and it's associated habitats.
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3 Responses to “The Blind Colobus”
Jophie, on 14 Feb 2007
Today (Feb 14th) a small group went out to check on the blind Colobus we released yesterday. However although they spent a few hours looking there was no sign of her. Hopefully when we go back out tomorrow we will have more luck!
Stuart - Assistant Manager
Jophie, on 15 Feb 2007
Today we had a phone call from the owners of the house where we released the Colobus saying she was hanging around their balcony and still wouldn\’t climb trees, and they were again worried she might be attacked by dogs. By the time we arrived she had disappeared into the bushes and after over an hour of looking could not be found. Sadly the prospects for this monkey are not looking too good.
Stuart - Assistant Manager
Jophie, on 21 Feb 2007
On Monday the 19th we had some good news about the released Colobus. Our team went out and managed to find what they thought to be her troop and think they found her with them in the trees. We are going to continue monitoring but hopefully after a shaky start she is on her way to full recovery!
Stuart Assistant Manager
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