Primate Update E-Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 5, Part 2

WHAT’S HAPPENING at PPS?

Building the New PPS Extension

Steven working- Up on the Roof

We are currently in the process of building more outdoor enclosures to accommodate the monkeys now living indoors in portables. Construction of the new Extension is now well under way, and the Sanctuary is in urgent need of funds for this vital project.

Progress on the new extension continues! The framework has been completed, and the next step is to get the roof up. This process has already begun, with much of the framing for the roof panels already in place. We have selected the roof panels, and are excited to get them up next. After much discussion, we have finalized the enclosure design details, and given them to Corners LTD. They have already begun fabricating the panels, and we are planning on installing them in June.



We Need Your Help!

Please join with us in our life saving work. With your help, we can build the new
addition with outdoor enclosures for the monkeys now living indoors.

Envisioning the New PPS Extension

Rescue Fund

Please help the monkeys by contributing to our Rescue Fund. This fund will allow us to provide refuge for at risk animals needing to be brought to the Sanctuary immediately. Laboratories and pet owners often have deadlines for placement and may not contribute to the costs involved in getting the animal to Pacific Primate Sanctuary or for providing housing and care.

Please send your tax-deductible donations to:


Pacific Primate Sanctuary
500-A Haloa Road
Haiku, HI 96708


Or donate on our website, www.pacificprimate.org using PayPal.

Join Hands Volunteer Fair

Pacific Primate Sanctuary once again participated in The Volunteer Center’s "Join Hands" Fair, on Saturday April 17. We were able to spread the word about the Sanctuary and handed out Volunteer Applications as well.

The County of Maui Volunteer Recognition awards were also held during the Volunteer Fair. The Volunteer Recognition Awards recognizes individuals for their dedication, commitment and determination in promoting and supporting volunteerism throughout Maui County. This year, two of our wonderful volunteers were recognized for their contributions.

Congratulations, and MAHALO (Thank You) to our Volunteers for your selfless service and dedication to Pacific Primate Sanctuary!


PPS PEOPLE in the SPOTLIGHT


Meet PPS Volunteer Morgan S.

Morgan began volunteering at Pacific Primate Sanctuary in July 2009. She came to the Sanctuary with a background of primate care, having spent 2 ½ years working at a Zoo with a variety of primates including Capuchins and Spider Monkeys. The Sanctuary has benefitted from Morgan’s knowledge of primates, and creativity in providing unique enrichment for the animals. Morgan’s experience working with Spider Monkeys has been particularly helpful in getting our newest residents, Carlos and Montana, settled in comfortably. Although she has a very busy schedule, Morgan drives all the way from Kihei (about a 45 minute drive) every Tuesday after work for the PM shift. Each week, she lights up the Sanctuary with her bright smile and positive demeanor, we are thrilled to have Morgan as a member of the PPS Family!

Morgan writes:
“I volunteer at Pacific Primate Sanctuary because I love animals and always have. Ever since I was little, I have felt a connection with all critters, from little ants to elephants. I think I have always recognized our similarities rather than noticing our differences.


I have dedicated my life to studying biology and teaching others to love science, nature and all the animals in it. After receiving my master’s degree studying animal behavior, I went on to engross myself in the most complex and interesting animal behavior I could think of... primates. I became a primate zookeeper. For two and a half years I dedicated my life to caring for, feeding, cleaning up after, treating, training and bonding with primates of many varieties. I loved my time with my animals and knew deep down that my time with our primate relatives was incredibly valuable and life changing. And although my life plans took me far away from my zoo-keeping job to my new job in Maui, I would never be able to say goodbye completely to my monkey friends. So, when I saw a flyer for volunteers at the Sanctuary, I immediately applied. Caring for these animals again, although for only a few hours a week, allows me to give back to the animals that have provided me with so much. And, knowing that they have a peaceful and loving Sanctuary to be the monkeys they were destined to be, makes it all worth it!”


PPS INTERNSHIP

Primatology students and professionals in related fields are selected by our Board for yearlong resident internships at the Pacific Primate Sanctuary. The Sanctuary welcomes applicants with a background and interest in animal husbandry, welfare and conservation, exotic veterinary medicine, biology, and related fields.

This yearlong Internship provides the unique opportunity of receiving training in all aspects of New World primate care and husbandry. Interns live on site and can observe the monkeys housed in social groups in a naturalistic tropical setting similar to their native jungles, which are often inaccessible.

Sanctuary Interns provide care to the monkeys, train volunteers, maintain the facility, update PPS Manuals, and keep detailed records of each animal living here. The health and well being of the primates is their main concern, and there is at least one intern on site at all times.

Each Intern who comes to Pacific Primate Sanctuary brings a unique set of skills, experience, and knowledge that contribute to the ever-improving level of care provided to the monkeys at the Sanctuary. While the Interns may only be here for a year (or longer in some cases), they are truly with us forever in the protocol documents they create, the improvements they make, and their enduring devotion, which remains in all of our hearts. While each Intern is a unique individual, there are a few traits that they all share: compassion, kind-heartedness, and generosity.
The Sanctuary continues to be, as Intern Elise once pointed out, “an Angel Magnet”!

Past and Present Interns- Dana, Alli, Robin and Erin (with Alegria)

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