Author: Sue

Monkeys

Kandee

Confiscated by the Goa forestry department from people using her for begging and street entertainment. She is a very lively young monkey, who can play endlessly. On arrival, she chose some of her toys as her favourites, and will not be parted from them. She readily swims in the pool and is full of bounce.We

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Kenji

Kenji was being sold on the road side in the next state. There were 6 babies tied there up for sale, to catch the Christmas tourists coming to Goa, The mothers would all have been killed and eaten. It is a  traditional practice there. He came to Goa with his new owners and thankfully got

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Finn

Another rescued baby bought in, whose mother had died in a traffic accident. Langurs are driven in to towns by humans who are cutting down the forests; they go looking for food etc, and do not understand how to safely cross roads, of course. Finn was able to go straight on to the correct formula

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Elfin

A call from a member of the public led us to a very sick wild young langur. She had been knocked down on the national highway and taken home the day before by a concerned lady, who had hoped she’d be ready to be released by morning. When we collected her, her injuries proved to

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Puck

There was a long delay in getting this baby to our care, as he had been taken to another rescue center but they were unable to cope with him. He came into care following a traffic accident where his mother was killed and had suffered an injury himself. His head was badly swollen and there

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Ella

Reason for being at The Tree House : Ella was brought into the center by the forestry department as a very young and totally dependant baby, a few months old. Her mother had been killed in a traffic accident. She was bottle reared with 24 hr human care and 2 hourly feeds initially. She is

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Evie

Reason for being at The Tree House : Evie was a tiny baby, orphaned by a traffic accident which killed her mother and bottle reared here. Evie quickly bonded with Ella and now they are inseparable sisters. Evie is quite shy in nature, but very affectionate to those she knows are her friends. She is

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Shaylee

Shaylee was brought to us by the forestry department following a traffic accident and in a very bad state. We were almost certain she would need to be euthanized. As well as her other injuries, she was totally blind after a blow to her head. Although totally wild, she started to take food, so we

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Alfie

Alfi was bought to us as a 6 month old baby, when dogs had killed his mother. He had a large bite wound on his back that our vets treated and stitched. Alfi was very unhappy and at first refused to eat. Volunteers spent long hours with him encouraging him to do so with every

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Pan

We were called out on a monkey emergency call, after a traffic accident involving a monkey, and found Pan on the roadside. Although only 4 to 5 months old, he was by that age, not willing to substitute his mother for a human and a feeding bottle. He did take fruit and vegetables however and