Animal Type: Monkey

Manuel was kept at a beach shack in Mandrem in North Goa to try and attract more tourists. One of these tourists informed the center and John, along with a member of IAR staff, went immediately to the shack to confiscate him. The owner at first refused to hand him over but John showed his

A call for help was received, concerning a baby monkey that was being attacked by a monkey troop. This was some distance away, and by the time we arrived on the scene, the baby had taken shelter in a crowded drinking bar. He was quickly caught and it was immediately obvious that he was, or

Dixie was being used in a nearby tourist town for making money by using her to pose with tourists. Although she was screaming in fear while being manipulated for the posed photos, none of the tourists using her in this way seemed to understand, or care, what she was going through. She was about 2-3

Dennis was brought into us as a tiny baby. He had been confiscated by the forestry department as an illegally kept pet. He would have been bought to be used for begging from tourists. His mother would have been killed, in order for a baby of this age to be separated from her.He was bottle

Lavender is an escaped or released pet. She found her way into a big office complex and John was called to rescue her. She was successfully caught and bought to the tree house. Although thrilled to meet other monkeys at present she is still, quite naturally, wary of humans. She would have been kept on

Bought in to us by the forestry dept at about 4 months old, she had many injuries including burns to hands and feet. It is thought she was partially electrocuted on power cables.She has now made a full recovery from her injuries, and with the help of Christelle ,who was brought in during the same

Nissa was brought in as a small baby with her mother after they were rescued following being hit on the road. Her mother sadly could not be saved as her injuries were too severe. Nissa was therefore bottle reared by our volunteers, Alexandro and Celine who spent the monsoon in charge of the tree house

Another little orphan, to join Finn and Elette.Luckily we had a competent and enthusiastic full time volunteer here for one month at that time to help, so Pryianka, was able and willing to take on Kokos 24 hour early care !This meant many sleepless nights for her,as he proved to be a very demanding baby,

Before coming here, Sasha was being kept as a pet in a restaurant in Candolim. When she first arrived here she was around 2 years old and was terrified of all the other monkeys as she had never seen one since her capture. She also had problems adjusting to a proper diet and at first

Bought to us by the Goa forestry dept after the death of her mother. She had jumped from a building and hit her head and died on the pavement. Rearing baby langurs from this age is notoriously difficult, they are very sensitive to the change in milk, to stress and human germs. After  extensive  research