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Haven Appeal For Monkey Mate
Wednesday, August 24th 2011 14:59
A lonely monkey on the Isle of Wight could have a chance of happiness with a new mate if it's keepers can raise enough money to get the pair together.
Martin, a white throated capuchin at the the Owl and Haven, sadly lost his brother Owen last year and has been on his own since.
A zoo in France has offered Martin a new female companion called Lulu who's been rejected by her own group. All that separates the pair is the English Channel and the estimated £33,000 it will cost to transport and rehouse her.
Animal keeper Harvey Broadhurst says the company would be invaluable to Martin. "He gets lonely, he's always been with his brother for 15 years of his life, he's about 16 now and it's taken it's toll on him. We try our best to give him things to do, we're always on our toes around Martin and we couldn't provide even the tiniest bit of enrichment that a mate would."
"Lulu's been rejected by her group, so she's in the same kind of position as Martin where I imagine she's quite lonely. The Zoo have said we can have her, but we will to collect her. The problem is she needs a 6 month quarantine period if she's coming into the UK."
The Owl & Monkey Haven are appealing for donations to help them build a new quarantine approved enclosure for Lulu.
Report by Emily Wells
Wednesday, August 24th 2011 14:59
A lonely monkey on the Isle of Wight could have a chance of happiness with a new mate if it's keepers can raise enough money to get the pair together.
Martin, a white throated capuchin at the the Owl and Haven, sadly lost his brother Owen last year and has been on his own since.
A zoo in France has offered Martin a new female companion called Lulu who's been rejected by her own group. All that separates the pair is the English Channel and the estimated £33,000 it will cost to transport and rehouse her.
Animal keeper Harvey Broadhurst says the company would be invaluable to Martin. "He gets lonely, he's always been with his brother for 15 years of his life, he's about 16 now and it's taken it's toll on him. We try our best to give him things to do, we're always on our toes around Martin and we couldn't provide even the tiniest bit of enrichment that a mate would."
"Lulu's been rejected by her group, so she's in the same kind of position as Martin where I imagine she's quite lonely. The Zoo have said we can have her, but we will to collect her. The problem is she needs a 6 month quarantine period if she's coming into the UK."
The Owl & Monkey Haven are appealing for donations to help them build a new quarantine approved enclosure for Lulu.
Report by Emily Wells
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