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Welcome to the Vervet Monkey Foundation

Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary - The Vervet Monkey Foundation is a non-profit organization (#020 694 NPO) established in 1993. Our centre is based in Tzaneen in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. We rehabilitate and provide sanctuary to over 700 vervet monkeys, orphaned, injured, abused, ex-laboratory or unwanted pets. In addition to this we provide:
  • A facility to research the life style and environment of this species.
  • A program to rehabilitate orphaned and injured primates.
  • A program to research the claims of damage and problems caused by vervet monkeys and offer possible solutions to co-existence.
  • An education program to inform the public of the role that the vervet monkey plays in the eco-system.
  • A sanctuary for primates unfortunate enough to be unreleasable
    but, manageable enough to be used for educational purposes.

Vervet Direct Volunteering

In addition to our small paid staff,
and without government funding, our sanctuary depends on volunteer locally and from abroad to help in caring for
the monkeys. Volunteers are involved
in day-to-day hands-on activities of providing care for monkeys, and in upkeep, building and maintenance of our 23-hectare facility.

Training will be provided in monitoring animals in enclosures, preparing food and feeding including bottle-feeding babies, and in general primate husbandry. Volunteers make a financial contribution for their stay to cover food, accommodation, and ongoing operational costs of the sanctuary.

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