http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:27:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are many people without whom our work would have never been possible, I hope one day to mention them all. One of these people is our vet Dr Alan. Dr Alan only recently moved to Diani, but has quickly built up a strong bond with all of us at the ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/10/09/116/ There was an interesting event yesterday morning in our garden, which showed how well developed communication among monkeys really is. It was fascinating for many of us who witnessed it as we waited for our morning meeting to start.Share This http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/10/07/noisy-monkeys-in-the-morning/ Catherine, our Office Administrator, is now 8 months pregnant  and as of next month will be taking her maternity leave. This will be her second child and we would like to take this opertunity to congratulate her again, and wish her the best of luck! This leaves us with a huge hole ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/09/10/can-you-help-the-colobus-trust-we-are-looking-for-a-specialist-volunteer/ We had a fantastic day yesterday, together with Camp Kenya & KPLC we started insulating and covering powerlines in two areas where previous fatalities have occurred!  Firstly we had to prepare the PVC piping by cutting it laterally. Students and Colobus Trust staff were doing this for most of the day ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/09/10/the-first-step-towards-insulating-dianis-powerlines/ As many of you will already know, the un-insulated power lines that run through Diani Forest are responsible for numerous wildlife fatalities. In the last 4 years The Colobus Trust has recorded over 60 confirmed cases where arboreal primates have been killed instantly by power lines that pass through the ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/09/01/working-together-to-reduce-wildlife-electrocutions-a-breakthrough-at-last/ The Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Kenya, have recently been awarded world heritage status. There are 11 smaller forests included in the Mijikenda (which means 9 homesteads), and they all contain the sacred remains of fortified villages known as Kayas. The 11 sacred forests are spread across 200km down The South coast ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/04/mijikenda-kaya-forests/ On Saturday 5th July we were called with news of an injured colobus at Baobab Resort. We packed up the gear, nets and all, and rushed over to where the monkey had been sighted. Much to our surprise, when we got there we did not find an injured Colobus, but ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/10/meeting-toto/ A wet, yet fun, two weeks since my arrival at the trust. Several days have been spent out with the casuals searching the woodlands for snares. On one outing we found more than 10 snares, the next day we found none, but that is probably better news. After several days ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/daniels-blog/ Hi! I'm Claire, and I'm a 9-year-old volunteer at the Colobus Trust. I am from Seattle, Washington, in the U.S.A. It is an amazing and beautiful place here, with monkeys everywhere! A troop of nine Colobus monkeys roam around these grounds. Tumaini, born in April (the baby ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/06/25/claires-blog/ Today I’m in Diani Beach for a week now and the first week of working at the Trust has passed very quickly. I will give a short impression of the Trust and my first week of volunteering, after introducing myself. My name is Egbert Jager, 24 years old and I am ... http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2008/06/09/egberts-first-week-at-the-colobus-trust/