A squirrel monkey at Monkeyland free-roaming primate sanctuary near Plettenberg Bay. Photo: Supplied
Herewith the video of us singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and our team working during the lockdown.
A squirrel monkey at Monkeyland free-roaming primate sanctuary near Plettenberg Bay. Photo: Supplied
The free-roaming primate sanctuary Monkeyland, situated a stone’s throw from Plettenberg Bay, celebrated it’s 22nd birthday yesterday [6 April] under lockdown. When it was established, it boasted being the world’s first free-roaming multi-species primate sanctuary.
Under lockdown, the sanctuary operates only with a core crew who sees to the feeding of the primates in the sanctuary. Yesterday, the crew built a fruit tower cake to celebrate its 22 years of being in operation.
The South African Animal Sanctuary Alliance group also includes Birds of Eden and the award-winning Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary, with its latest addition, Monkeyland-KZN, in Ballito, having opened its doors in April 2019.
At 23ha, Monkeyland-KZN is the largest free-roaming multi-species primate sanctuary in Africa.
The main mission at Monkeyland is to educate and foster a greater understanding of primates, as well as the threats and challenges they are facing.
And a lockdown plea from us: If there are anybody who has any birds or monkeys as pets in captivity and who would like to re-home them at Birds of Eden or Monkeyland, please get hold of Lara Mostert on 082-979-5683.
Monkeyland “Staying Safe” during lockdown! Visit The South African’s YouTube channel for more “Monkeyland under lockdown” videos.