Colobus Conservation

Colobus Conservation Limited is a conservation organization designed to promote the conservation, preservation, and protection of primates like the nationally threatened Angolan colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis palliatus) and its coastal forest habitat in southeastern Kenya. Our mission is to promote, in close co-operation with other organizations and local communities, the conservation, preservation, and protection of primates, in particular, the Angolan colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis palliatus) and its associated coastal forest habitat in Kenya. The objectives include; Conserve and protect the Angolan colobus and its habitat in Kenya;

Inspire interest and participation in primate and environmental conservation;

Promote the welfare of primates and to reduce the impact of human development on the environment in Diani and southeastern Kenya;

Further, understand the Diani primate species and their conservation;

Respond and deliver a high-quality primate rescue and rehabilitation service;

Volunteer mission

There are a variety of long term projects or general activities an eco-volunteer can become involved in. Volunteers will be assigned specific duties depending upon individual experience, interest and current openings. These will include primate welfare/rescue, primate orphan care & rehabilitation, community outreach, conservation education, human/primate conflict management, reforestation/forest protection, research, primate pest, and waste management.

The volunteers work involve cleaning and feeding the monkeys, hand-rearing orphaned animals, de-snaring the local forest, planting trees, onsite maintenance, conducting pest management assessments in the nearby hotels and to contribute in long term research projects

Volunteers will not need any prior experience as we teach them in all they need to know. They will work under the close supervision of a staff member or a long term volunteer. What we ask for is a commitment, enthusiasm, self-motivation and an interest in conservation and wildlife.

The volunteer will work under the close supervision of a staff member but they may sometimes be assigned duties to work independently. This will depend on their length of stay at the project and their capabilities.