Raja came to us through the forestry dept who had been called when his elderly owners died. Raja was purchased as a pet when he was a baby and lived with him until he began to mature at around 2 years old. He started to bite and became more difficult to handle, and soon there

Before Rolo came to us he spent his life attached to a meter length of chain up a tree with just a little wooden house for shelter. Because he had nothing to do he would spend the day swinging on the chain which was attached around his neck. John spoke to the owner and showed

Nora was reported to the IAR center by a restaurant owner when she was seen being used for begging in Calangute. There was a gang of people with her who clearly realized that what they were doing was illegal and were ready to take off on motorbikes. For this reason John had to simply grab

Ex pet, he was released by his owner, who obviously no longer wanted him, in the area of our center. Still used to humans feeding him, he was stealing from the local villagers and generally making a nuisance of himself, before we managed to trap him. He now lives with Tilly and Sundance, another ex

Ex pet, he was released by his owner, He was with the older Cassidy and joined in the raids on local villagers. With no knowledge of proper monkey food , they were both underweight despite an abundance of leaves and fruit in the wild trees around us. He shares a pen with Cassidy and Tilly..

Tilly was a young female of about 2 years, found wandering in calangute still dragging her long rope lead, and bought to us by the forestry dept. She was obviously being illegally kept, probably for begging from tourists, as this is the main tourist area. She is of a friendly nature and gets on well

She was found as n abandoned baby at a mine in Goa and has been kept as a much loved and spoilt family pet. Her owners however, realized she was not living a fulfilling life and needed her own species for company so they contacted John and she was brought to the Tree House. She

Tansy was confiscated by the Forestry Department and brought by them to the Tree House. She has spent most of her life in a tiny cage devoid of any toys or even a branch. Not surprisingly her physical state is very poor. She is stunted due to lack of proper food throughout her life, but

Rani had been kept as a pet, chained to a tree in the garden for many years. Her owners bought her to us themselves, when they heard of our work. Rani is friendly to humans and has quickly learned to befriend other monkeys. She now shares a pen with Aaji and Tansy .

Hobo was brought to us by the Forestry Department who caught him stealing food in someone’s house. Clearly he had been a pet that was no longer controllable and so was dumped. In desperation for food he made his way into the local village where he had become a problem.

Rosy was a much loved pet who was rescued as baby. The owners had to leave Goa as their business was expanding in Northern India. Thankfully her owner, Suzie, had been told of the Tree House monkeys and so she came to us. Clearly unlike most monkeys she had been very well looked after and

The oldest by several months of the 2005-6 beach babies. He has always been of a very docile nature, but became the lead male due to his age and larger size. He has now reached the point where he is too big and at times too aggressive to permit anyone to enter his pen. We

Flora was yet another monkey rescued from the people selling monkeys on the beach. Again she was in very poor condition and highly traumatized but settled in well. She is now dominated by Shivanee, a highly aggressive female in Snatch’s group. Flora would love to have more human attention, but Shivanee makes sure she does

A member of IAR’s staff spotted Spock, who was being kept at a local shop, and reported it to us. Spock was very young and chained to the shop door; he had no water or shade. He was immediately confiscated and was found to be severely dehydrated, underweight and traumatized. He was given little chance

We had several reports of a baby monkey being used for begging at the tourist night market in Baga, but all attempts to find it proved fruitless as the owner knowing it was illegal, took off. Eventually, with the help of an Indian supporter, she was tricked away from her handler and bought directly to

His plight was reported to us and John immediately went to rescue him. He was found sitting on the ground chained to a length of bamboo. He was very thin and existed on mainly sweets and chocolate from the family’s children. Through boredom he had become withdrawn and had lost all interest in life. Although

Being an older baby , Ambrose was a more difficult task from day one. He cried endlessly for the first 3 days, always trying to climb up and back to his mother. This is instinctive behaviourin the langur babies, as they are programmed to do this as they become mobile, as if they had fallen

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

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