Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Rescue Centre

04/07/2023

Please share far and wide or if possible please donate towards finally reaching the dream of our new home for the vervet monkeys under our care.

My name is Tracy Rowles and I've been rescuing vervet monkeys on the KZN South Coast for over 18 years. We rescue the injured and release them back to their tro

07/10/2022

Charlie thoroughly enjoying his treat of sugar cane yesterday.

06/10/2022

Too precious, I've been following these little mice as it is a pleasant change to see something uplifting.

09/07/2022

01/01/2022

Happy New Year to everyone around the world. I thank you all for your help and support over the past year. 🥂

26/12/2021

Thank you

THANK YOU 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

As many of you will know, each year we collect money for the two animal charities we support.

This year we have raised a fantastic £23,000 - and it’s all down to your continued support, we can’t thank you enough, particularly the last two years which have been difficult to say the least.

Our two charities are Ape Action Africa and ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK and this year we have also been able to donate to Rare & Endangered Species Trust and Sangha Pangolin Project through sales of the pangolin Pilsner and Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Rescue Centre from a painting sale.

Thank you, thank you, thank you from Jacha, Gwyn and the whole team here at Betws Railway Station, this will make a big difference to all the charities.

26/11/2021

Grace and Christy, showing how tiny Grace is. She is only two weeks old today.

17/11/2021

Rescued this sweet boy who was found laying in someone's garden. He has bad bites on his back that caused slight paralysis in his back legs. All stitched up now he needs time to recover.

15/11/2021

Making the most of the great weather.

14/11/2021

Babies are full of energy in the early mornings. Definitely no such thing as sleeping in for our surrogate mothers 🙈

13/11/2021

Imagine our surprise when Mika's mother showed up the next day. The caller luckily trapped her and we collected her today and brought her back. It looks like she was shot. We have been trying to reunite them but mommy is quite stressed and not very interested. We will try again tomorrow when she is hopefully not so stressed. At the moment interest from both sides is not very strong so it doesn't look good but no matter the outcome at least both are alive and healthy.

12/11/2021

Meet Mika - He is our latest arrival. Someone who looked after the troop luckily heard him crying in the bush at night and found him on his own. The lady knew his mommy and waited for her to arrive but she never did. We aren't sure what happened to his mommy, but it couldn't have been good for him to end up all alone. He is just over a week old and although he cries for his mommy he already shows signs of settling in, so it won't be much longer until he is happy again.

12/11/2021

Happy Friday, have a great weekend.

09/11/2021

Sweet dreams everyone love Eddie.

07/11/2021

Thanks to Marcel for rescuing and driving down this two year old girl from Shelley Beach. She is in a very bad state. Found just laying in the graveyard soaking wet from the rain. Very dehydrated and having seizures. She is being treated and hopefully makes it through the night although it doesn't look very good.

06/11/2021

Just rescued this adult male who was bitten by dogs. Both him and the dogs were covered in blood. He will be getting vet care and hopefully he makes it through the night.

02/11/2021

We released Almond today. Almond came in with a very peculiar injury that led to f***s leaking out of an old bite wound on her back. The wound was very difficult to close up but finally it has closed up and healed well enough for her to go home. The lady who called will be keeping an eye on her and update her on her progress.

31/10/2021

Clancy sleeping peacefully 💤

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Clancy our second orphan of the season dreaming peacefully 💤