About Me

I'm a 27 year-old from Los Angeles, California, with a BA from Tufts University and an MSc in Primate Conservation from Oxford Brookes University. My passion is primates, so I like to spend my time in remote areas traveling, researching, and rehabilitating apes and monkeys! Email me directly at AmandaClaireHarwood@gmail.com Also check out my other blog http://www.AmandaHinArgentina.blogspot.com/

Monday, June 13, 2011

Thanks for the Donations!!

The donations that collected at Aristeia were fantastic. We (well, mostly you guys who donated) collected $1,000 which amounts to R7,000 which is a huge donation. With that money we are able to Tetavax two whole troops, one male in a one-one, and have some cash left over for darts or to go to the babies' Build-A-Hok Fund. I chose one troop from Section 1, because my friend Leigh-Ann monitored them and I helped her take photos of all of those baboons. I chose Buster troop which has 10 individuals, who are apparently difficult to dart, so that should be fun for Stephen to tackle. I also chose a troop from Section 3 that my friend Mandy monitored. Section 3 houses the baboons that have been there the longest and are least likely to be released back into the wild, which is why it is important for them to get immunized against tetanus. Mandy and I chose Chewie Hok because those baboons are nice baboons. I don't have much information on them because all of them don't even have names, although there are 7 baboons total. I also chose one of their male one-ones (separated from Chewie troop in his own cage), Blue's Dad. Blue's Dad is the father of Blue, Stephen's very first baby that he hand raised, so that is really special. Stephen was particularly excited about that. Everyone at care was so happy to be able to Tetavax two whole troops. Samantha, who runs some fund-raising and the Facebook page, even got teary-eyed. I just want to thank everyone who donated!!!
BUSTER TROOP:




Buster






Carlo






Carlotta





Danni and Devereaux






Chuck






Dakota






Trilly







Friendly







Roy






Thank you all so much on behalf of everyone from CARE!!

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