The Wednesday Update
Category: Human - Primate Conflict Resolution | Date: Dec 05 2007 | By: admin
Today was a busy day at the Trust, as Wednesdays always are; the morning involved the trimming of trees in various places along the road. This reduces the amount of electrocution incidences simply because the monkeys cannot reach the uninsulated wires, although we were a little late to save a bushbaby which had been killed after it touched the wires. This also provides an added benefit to the residents as the trees cause frustrating power cuts.
On a happier note, the Colobus Trust volunteers (’Team Yeknom’) dazzled the residents with a storming performance to win the monthly quiz at Forty Thieves beach bar last night. We are all looking forward to the weekend to drink our prizes and set questions for the next one!
And here’s a video of a colobus monkey crossing a colobridge.
Shiv
Colobologist
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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. Staff and volunteers report on the day to day activities in a busy local primate conservation charity
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4 Responses to “The Wednesday Update”
F. J. PECHIR, on 05 Dec 2007
Thank you for the report! I have seen this monkey brides in a documentary some time ago, and is so good to know that this bridges are still functioning!
Sherri S., on 05 Dec 2007
Cool video. I wouldn’t have made a good monkey, though — there’s no way I could have made that last daring leap!
paula, on 06 Dec 2007
Makes me very happy to see the bridges working Shiv….. after all, when we first designed and installed them, nobody believed they would work. Please give my warmest regards to everyone at the Trust - and please keep these great posts coming. How many more bridges do you need to erect, how much does it cost to construct and maintain one?
Gwili, on 07 Dec 2007
Thanks for your support everyone. Paula, I can assure you that the bridges are still essential to the survival of the primates here in Diani. It costs Ksh 25,000 (USD 390) to build a new Colobridge and maintain it for one year. From then on it costs Ksh 10,000 (USD 160) to maintain it for one year. Currently, we do not know of any areas where new bridges need to be built but many of those already built need new sponsers. We are assessing the usage of each of our bridges at the moment. This is being done by one of our volunteers, Iz. She is the one who took the video and we hope that through the knowledge gained from this study we will help improve the program by identifying the most important bridges.
Gwili
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