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Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Monkey Rescue Center

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Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Monkey Rescue Center at a Glance

Making a future for our vervets

The name “Umsizi” is taken from the local South African Zulu language meaning “helper” or “helping hand” Established over ten years ago in Umkomaas (KZN South Africa), Umsizi provides an important service to both Vervet Monkey and Human alike, who often occupy the same urban area. Rescues of injured and/or orphaned Vervet Monkeys are a daily part of Umsizi's routine. Other aspects of rehabilitation for these wondrous, misunderstood primates includes the twice daily cleaning of rehabilitation cages and the twice daily purchase and preparation of a nutritious feeding programme. Medical attention, petrol costs, baby formula, and maintenance of the rehabilitation cages are all funded from within the organisation by donations from the public. Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Monkey Rescue Centre operates 24/7 to assist and help these beautiful but misunderstood primates. Due to the increase of building developments in the Vervet Monkeys natural habitat, the services of Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Monkey Rescue Centre is increasing in demand daily.

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Rescue

injured and orphaned monkeys

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Treatment & Rehabilitation 

of our patients

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Release

Releasing them back into the wild or to their families

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see”

Mark Twain

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