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

WHAT’S HAPPENING at PPS?

Spider Monkey Enclosures:
Thanks to Steven, Adam and Jonathan, construction of the new Spider Monkey Enclosures is nearly complete! One of the round enclosures and the rectangular middle enclosure have been built and filled with many beautiful plants and branches. Steven hooked up the water and installed a fine feeding station. The next steps include putting in sliding doors that will allow us to close off areas of the enclosure when needed, constructing the final round enclosure and filling that enclosure with plants. The new enclosures will be 40 feet long, giving Carlos and Montana ample space to brachiate through the trees! We have been working with Carlos and Montana every day to get them to enter a carrier. Extern, Mary Catherine has been successfully conditioning the Spider monkeys to sit comfortably inside the kennel. Soon we will be able to move them to their new home without undo stress.

The new Spider Monkey Enclosure filled with plants and branches!

HOW TO HELP THE MONKEYS

Long time donors and friends of Pacific Primate Sanctuary have made significant contributions towards the construction of the Spider Monkey facility. However, we still need another $3,000 to complete this project. Generosity and compassion are the stuff miracles are made of— please become one of the Sanctuary’s Miracle Workers.

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 can 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

Giving Gifts of Goods and Services

Thank You to Joan and Jerry for their generous donation of a car to PPS!

Thank you to Paul, the brother of our current Intern Simon, for helping to update the PPS website! Although he is far away, Paul has helped us by adding new images to the Picture Gallery and adding more videos to the Monkey Video tab. Please visit our website to see the new changes! www.pacificprimate.org

PPS INTERNSHIP

Welcome to new PPS Intern: Olivia

Olivia’s credentials include a MSc in primate conservation from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England; a BS in primate behavior and ecology and a BS in biology from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.

During her undergraduate education, she volunteered for four years at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute cleaning, preparing meals and enrichment, and recording chimpanzee behaviors. For two of those years, she was also a caregiver using chimpanzee behaviors and American Sign Language during interactions and serving meals. She also became experienced in group leadership as the tour guide during Chimposiums (weekly tours) lecturing on Project Washoe, the state of chimpanzee conservation, and captive chimpanzees in the US. Her supervisor writes: “Olivia is extremely dedicated, reliable, honest, mature and motivated…she has a great deal of compassion and sensitivity to her fellow animals.” Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold, Associate Director, Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute

In her letter of acceptance, Olivia says: “… I look forward to meeting all of the primates… I not only hope to add to the welfare of the monkeys while I am at Pacific Primate Sanctuary, I also look forward to increasing my knowledge of primates. This is a great opportunity for me to learn about many different species of primates including their behaviors, conservation, and ways to care for them in captivity…I hope to use my previous experience and academic background to the improvement of the care of these individuals. Thank you for giving me this opportunity and I cannot wait to get started.”

Welcome Olivia, we are happy to have you at Pacific Primate Sanctuary!

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