Primate Update E-Newsletter, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Part 2

WHAT’S HAPPENING at PPS?

Spider Monkey Enclosures:

Spider Monkey Enclosure Foundation

The construction of the new Spider Monkey enclosures is moving along. Materials have arrived and construction of the enclosures has begun. The cement foundation has been poured and the framework is now up. The new enclosures will be 40 feet long, and will be planted with trees, vines, bushes and flowers. Carlos and Montana will finally be able to brachiate through the greenery!

Long time donors and friends of Pacific Primate Sanctuary have made substantial contributions towards the construction of the Spider Monkey facility, however we still need to raise $4,000 to complete this project. Generosity and compassion are the stuff miracles are made of. We appreciate your continued support!

Putting up the Framework

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE MONKEYS

GoodShop and GoodSearch
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Select Pacific Primate Sanctuary as your charity of choice. Then use GoodSearch just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
Use GoodShop.com for all your online shopping needs. You can shop at more than 900 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will automatically be donated to the Sanctuary! For example: if you shop at Borders, using Goodshop.com, 3% of your total will be donated to PPS! GoodShop also provides many valuable coupons to use towards your purchases. When you select a store, you will automatically be redirected to a coupon page for that store.


Give to the PPS Rescue Fund
A Rescue 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 provide for their housing and care. Your contributions will allow us to reach out to these monkeys and bring them to this safe haven. If you would like to donate to the Rescue Fund please make a tax-deductible donation at the sites above.

Sponsor an Intern!
We have had several people interested in the PPS internship position who are unable to afford the cost of travelling to Maui and volunteering for a year. For example, we just received the following e-mail from a very qualified applicant:
“I recently graduated with my Master of Science degree where my focus was primate conservation and my bachelor's degree was in anthropology/primatology. I have lived in the jungles of Borneo doing orangutan rehabilitation and Costa Rica. My undergraduate and graduate theses were in captive primate behavior. I also have graduate level experience in Grant Writing and Proposals.”
He is an ideal candidate for our Internship program. Unfortunately, he does not have the finances for an airline ticket or for personnel expenses.

The Sanctuary provides housing and an orchard and organic vegetable garden for our Resident Interns, however we do not have the funds to fly qualified students to Maui or to provide a stipend. If you are interested in sponsoring an Intern by purchasing airline tickets, donating airline miles, or providing a monthly stipend for our Resident Interns please contact us at pps@aloha.net.

How to Donate Directly
We rely upon your continued contributions. Please encourage your friends and relatives to make tax-deductible donations to the Sanctuary.

You may donate online on our Website: www.pacificprimate.org or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/PacificPrimateSanctuary using PayPal
or by sending your check to:

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


With your support, you make everything we do possible!

PPS INTERNSHIP

Simon helping with the Spider Monkey Enclosures

Our newest Intern, Simon, arrived on New Year’s Day. Simon has begun his training and is picking everything up very quickly. He has experience with organic gardening, and has already started a garden at the Sanctuary. Welcome Simon, we are so excited that you have joined us!

Simon writes:
My interest in your internship stems from my devotion to the cause of primate conservation. As primate species are being driven further and further to the brink of extinction, this cause has never been more urgent. Centers such as yours offer effective solutions to the critical problem of dwindling primate populations. My ultimate goal is to eventually establish my own primate rehabilitation center…

I will offer Pacific Primate Sanctuary my genuine passion and enthusiasm in the mission to promote primate conservation… I will offer my professional respect and integrity, in my dealings with the non-human primates and the staff. I will completely dedicate myself to the monkeys' wellbeing, putting their needs above all else. I will come with my knowledge of primate behavior that I have gained from primatology classes, zoo research, and wild observations. I will come with the understanding that what I think I know may not apply to the primates at your center, and I will offer my adaptability and readiness to absorb new information. I will take on any and every task assigned me with an attitude of joviality and an eagerness to serve your very noble cause!



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