Primate Connections

!"#! Foreword by Dr. Simon Bearder Cover Photo by Noel Rowe THANK YOU!

ear Friends, To complete the conservation circle, this DThank you for your support! By purchasing this calendar, you calendar also builds capacity in the places have become part of the Primate Connection – a network of grass­ where primates need it most. Part of the roots primate conservation organizations working collectively to proceeds from the sale of this calendar are raise awareness about the plight of primates, while generating sent to Oxford Brookes University’s Pri­ innovative programs that are helping to protect primates throughout mate Habitat­Country Student Scholarship. the world. © Sam Trull This scholarship grants students who come ! "#$%!&'&()*'+,!-'.!/00!10#,.*02!%0*0!3#/!#/402!,'!/%#*0!35,%! from countries where primates live a chance us a synopsis of the conservation issues they face and the creative to receive a Master’s degree in Primate Conservation Biology. ways they go about tackling them. Their renditions, along with A heartfelt thank you is given to those individuals from each photos of some of the rarest and most beautiful primates on the organization that made this project possible: Andrea Donaldson, planet, were then compiled to make this calendar. Helen Thirlway, Shirley McGreal, Steve Coan, Marc Myers, Noel As you read through the pages, you’ll become familiar with Rowe, Lis Key, Aura Beckhofer­Fialho, Sam Trull, Liz Tyson, Sam some of the most dedicated primate conservation organizations in Shanee, Joy Lliff, Aoife Healy, Pedro Mendez­Carvajal, Dominique the world. The spectrum of mitigation strategies they employ is both Aubin, Steve Blumkin, Brook Aldrich, Petra Osterberg, Sarah Rus­ inspiring and vital. Their efforts lend hope for the future. sel, Magdalena Svensson, Tim Eppley and Michelle Jachimowicz. The Primate Connections calendar acts as a conduit for Last, but certainly not least, we would like to thank the people continued conservation. First, it acts as a dissemination platform: whose help, patience and support made the construction of this here organizations from across the globe can stand together to share calendar possible: Jason Corona, Eli Call, Anne­Marie Mascaro, their successes and express their Marshal Hedin, Robin Keith, Liz Reed, Shantel Nemecek, Grandma challenges. Second, the calendar Betty and the Hawkes Family. We certainly could not have done it raises funds: highlighted organi­ without YOU!! zations have the opportunity to distribute calendars as fundrais­ With love from the primates and ourselves, we thank you very much! ing items themselves. In previous years these proceeds have gone Corrin LaCombe, BA, MSc toward essentials ranging from & monkey chow and medicine to Katie Hawkes, BA, MEM trees and research equipment. © Magdalena Svensson © Tim Eppley OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY FOREWORD y buying this calendar, you production of food for local people and also has devastating environ­ Bare helping contribute to 70&,#6!$'&/0<.0&$0/9!=%#,!$#&!>0!2'&0?!!@%0!*'#2!#%0#2!5/!251+$.6,A! scholarships for students from but change is vital as our inheritance runs out. Our students are deter­ countries where primates live in mined to make a difference and, given their energy and enthusiasm the wild. The training and mas­ for the subject, and their proven record in diverse areas of primate ter’s degree qualifications at conservation (330 postgraduate students in the last ten years), I know Oxford Brookes University will they can succeed. Thank you for your help and support. If you would help these students develop like to learn more about our activities and achievements please careers in wildlife conservation. consult our website, http://ssl.brookes.ac.uk/primate/, or do not hesi­ The specialized study of tate to write to me at [email protected]. primates has many rewards, as we

get to know and respect our study © Magdalena Svensson Simon K. Bearder, BSc, MSc, PhD animals and their habitats. However, all too frequently, we are Professor of Anthropology; forced to witness their destruction as rainforests and natural wood­ MSc. in Primate Conservation lands across the world are cleared for short term gain, without Nocturnal Primate Research Group, regard for the future. This problem is not new. In 1908, the Oxford Brookes University Nature Conservancy Commission in the UK likened our cavalier attitude toward wildlife to “a man who, bequeathed a fortune, has gone on spending it recklessly, never taking the trouble to ask about his inheritance, or how long it is likely to last.” Today, of course, we understand the consequences of the drastic decline in biodiversity in much greater detail; yet the rate of destruction is increasing at an #6#*75&8!*#,09!:.*!/,.20&,/!/00!+*/,%#&2!%'3!,%0!0;0*(5&$*0#/5&8! demands of wealthy nations result in the extraction of natural resources from so­called developing countries through the trade in wildlife and timber and the conversion of land to cash crops. Our demand for commodities such as tea, sugar, rubber, palm oil, cut flowers and biofuels, for example, takes land away from the © Tim Eppley © Magdalena Svensson DECEMBER 2011 FEBRUARY 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ANUARY 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 J 26 27 28 29

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

New Year’s Day Epiphany 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

India’s Animal Welfare Save the Eagles Day Fortnight Begins 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Chinese New Year Australia Day 29 30 31 TIP OF THE MONTH: Choose rechargeable batteries. It takes hundreds of single­use batteries to equal the energy of one rechargeable battery! India’s Animal Welfare Recycle batteries to keep toxins out of the environment. Fortnight Ends © Colobus Trust

Restricted to coastal coral rag forest, the Angolan black and white colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis palliatus) is considered nationally threatened. Their unique forest habitat is under threat from several sources, including commercial development fuelled by tourism and subsistence agriculture. The Colobus Trust’s primary objective is to work with local communities to *02.$0!,%*0#,/!,'!,%5/!#*0#9!=0!20;06')!$'&/0*;#,5'&!,''6/!#5702!#,!*02.$5&8!%.7#&B)*57#,0!$'&C5$,!5&!$'77.&5,50/!5&!D0&-#A! such as the installation of ‘colobridges’ that traverse the roads bisecting colobus habitat. Our projects address issues ranging from animal welfare, rescue and rehabilitation to community development and education, forest conservation, protection, enrichment and eco­tourism awareness programmes as well as biological, ecological and behavioural research. www.colobustrust.org Angolan Black and White Colobus Colobus angolensis palliatus

Photo by: Andrea Donaldson JANUARY 2012 MARCH 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EBRUARY 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 F 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TIP OF THE MONTH: 1 2 3 4 Never buy a pet primate, and advise your friends not to also! Support primate protection by joining an ‘adoption’ program at a reputable sanctuary instead. Groundhog Day National Freedom Day World Wetlands Day 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Tu B’Shevat 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Lincoln’s Birthday Birthday of the Prophet Random Acts of Darwin Day Valentine’s Day Muhammad Kindness Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Washington’s Birthday President’s Day Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday 26 27 28 29

Polar Bear Day National Science Day © IPPL/CRPL © IPPL/Kalaweit

Since 1973, the International Primate Protection League has been working to help our primate cousins around the world. We run a sanctuary in South Carolina, USA, where we care for 33 gibbons, many rescued from research laboratories where they had been used in experiments. We also help other rescue centers and action groups in countries where primates are native, including Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Colombia and Peru. IPPL’s educational and campaigning efforts have contributed to decisions by several countries to ban or restrict primate trade and to establish programs to protect habitat. We #6/'!5&;0/,58#,0!)*57#,0!,*#1+$45&8A!#&2!30!%#;0!*0$05;02!#!&.7>0*!'1!#3#*2/!1'*!'.*!3'*4A!3%5$%A!#7'&8!',%0*!#$%50;070&,/A! has helped to bring illegal smugglers to justice. www.ippl.org Yellow­Cheeked Crested Gibbon Nomascus gabriellae

Photo by: Keri Cairns © IPPL FEBRUARY 2012 APRIL 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ARCH 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 M 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 TIP OF THE MONTH: “Our task must be to free ourselves...by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole

of nature and its beauty.” ­­Albert Einstein © Felipe Lopez 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Purim 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Daylight Savings Begins National Pi Day St. Patrick’s Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

World Spring Equinox World Forestry Day World Water Day Meteorological Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Nosara Wildlife Rescue!5/!$'7)*5/02!'1!,3'!E'/,#!F5$#&!&'&()*'+,!#//'$5#,5'&/G!@%0!F01.85'!H&57#60/!20!I'/#*#!#&2!JKLM! Sanctuary. We share a common mission: to rescue injured, orphaned, and displaced wild animals and provide them immediate medical care, rehabilitation, and eventual release into the wild. Animals unlikely to survive in the wild receive attentive, long­term care. We are also educators and advocates who work cooperatively with other organizations to encourage respect for animals’ lives and preservation of their habitat.

www.nosarawildlife.com Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata

Photo by: Vicki Coan MARCH 2012 MAY 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PRIL 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A 27 28 29 30 31

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

April Fool’s Day Palm Sunday Good Friday First Night of Passover 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Easter Sunday 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Income Taxes Due World Heritage Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

World Penguin Day World Day for Administrative Earth Day Laboratory Animals Professionals’ Day Arbor Day

29 30 TIP OF THE MONTH: Please let your government representatives know that you care. Vote for protecting endangered species, strengthening Children’s Day environmental regulations, and stopping climate change. (Mexico)

Primate Conservation, Inc. (PCI)!5/!#!;'6.&,00*A!&'&)*'+,!NOPQ$RQSR!)*5;#,0!1'.&2#,5'&!2025$#,02!,'!/,.2-5&8!#&2!)*',0$,5&8! the least­known and most endangered primates in the world in their natural habitat. One­third of all primates (123 species) #*0!0&2#&80*02!'*!$*5,5$#66-!0&2#&80*029!T#&0!U''2#66!#&2!7#&-!',%0*/!3%'!%#;0!2'&0!6'&8!,0*7!+062!/,.250/!'1!)*57#,0/!5&! their natural habitat have shown that dedicated individuals are one of the keys to successful conservation. PCI provides grants ,'!/.))'*,!,%0!&0V,!80&0*#,5'&!'1!*0/0#*$%0*/!#&2!$'&/0*;#,5'&5/,/!5&!,%0!+0629!J5&$0!85;5&8!'.*!+*/,!8*#&,!5&!PWWSA!30!%#;0! provided full, partial, or renewal funding for more than 500 projects in 28 countries with primate habitats. www.primate.org Gee’s Golden Langur Trachypithecus geei

Photos by: Noel Rowe APRIL 2012 JUNE 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AY 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 M 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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TIP OF THE MONTH: 1 2 3 4 5 Avoid buying products containing palm oil! Its production is threatening orangutans and many other species. Cinco de Mayo 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Early May International Nurses’ Day Bank Holiday National Teachers Day Migratory Bird Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

National Endangered Mother’s Day Species Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

National Day International Day for (Cameroon) Victoria Day (Canada) Biological Diversity World Turtle Day 27 28 29 30 31

Memorial Day © Gavin Parsons © Roger Allen

At International Animal Rescue we do exactly what our name says ­ we save animals from suffering around the world. We cut 1*00!#&2!$#*0!1'*!2#&$5&8!>0#*/!5&!K&25#A!*0/$.0!)*57#,0/!1*'7!#&57#6!,*#1+$40*/!5&!K&2'&0/5#A!#&2!,*0#,!/,*#-!2'8/!#&2!$#,/!5&! developing countries. Whenever we can, we release rehabilitated animals back into the wild. If that’s not possible, we give them a safe haven for life in one of our sanctuaries. In Western Borneo, IAR’s team rescues orphaned baby orangutans and captive adults from the effects of deforestation and the illegal wildlife trade and prepares them for release into protected forest. www.internationalanimalrescue.org Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus

Photo by: International Animal Rescue MAY 2012 JULY 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 UNE 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 J 29 30 31

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TIP OF THE MONTH: 1 2 Never feed wild monkeys! They can become aggressive and unhealthy, transmit diseases, and most of all become dependent on human resources. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

World Environment National Chocolate Ice Day Cream Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Flag Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Father’s Day Summer Solstice 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Primatography uses the power of documentary photography to capture compelling images of primates and their environments. M/5&8!)*57#,0/!#/!#!C#8/%5)!/)0$50/A!'.*!)%','/!#57!,'!*#5/0!#3#*0&0//!1'*!,%0!$'&/0*;#,5'&!'1!0&2#&80*02!/)0$50/!#66!';0*! the world. We also believe in the synergy between photography and conservation initiatives; therefore, we are also involved in photographically documenting the work of other conservation organizations. One such organization is Kids Saving the Rainforest (KSTR)A!#!&'&()*'+,!'*8#&5X#,5'&!1'.&202!5&!Y#&.06!H&,'&5'A!E'/,#!F5$#A!5&!PWWZ!>-!,3'!/$%''6!$%562*0&9!@'2#-A! KSTR manages a wildlife rehabilitation center and wildlife sanctuary and serves as an informational and educational resource for conservation issues, with a focus on projects that inspire conservation awareness in kids. www.primatography.com www.kidssavingtherainforest.org Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus

Photo by: Sam Trull JUNE 2012 AUGUST 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ULY 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 J 26 27 28 29 30 31

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

American Canada Day Independence Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

World Population Day Bastille Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

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Summer Olympics Peruvian Parents’ Day Opening Ceremony Independence Day

29 30 31 TIP OF THE MONTH: When traveling please do not have your photo taken with captive monkeys or feed the wild ones.

The neotropics of South and Central America are home to the largest number of primate species of any region. These species are becoming increasingly threatened. Neotropical Primate Conservation works with local communities, NGO’s and government agencies to help understand and protect the most endangered of these species and their habitats. In Peru we are working in several community conservation projects for the protection of the yellow tailed woolly monkey, a Critically "&2#&80*02!/)0$50/!0&2075$!,'!,%0!$'.&,*-9!I[E!$'7>5&0/!+062!5&;0/,58#,5'&!#&2!$'&/0*;#,5'&!3'*4!35,%!*01'*0/,#,5'&A! environmental education and sustainable development initiatives. Since 2007, NPC has supported the protection of 62,000 hectares of tropical rainforest in Peru. This important work guarantees the ongoing conservation of not just primates, but entire ecosystems. www.neoprimate.org Peruvian Night Monkey Aotus miconax

Photos by: A. Walmsley © NPC JULY 2012 SEPTEMBER 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UGUST 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 30 31 A 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TIP OF THE MONTH: 1 2 3 4 Consume less, limit family size, and support population planning so the planet has room for all of its species. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

National Day Friendship Day (Singapore) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

National Smile Week Begins Day of the International Youth Day Cotton­Top Tamarin 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

World Humanitarian Day 26 27 28 29 30 31

Summer Bank Holiday (UK)

All The World’s Primates is a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, tarsiers, monkeys, All The gibbons and great apes, which you can access by becoming a member of Primate Conservation, Inc, a not­for­profit foundation that gives grants to study and protect the least known and most endangered primates. Each species and subspecies is treated separately through an extensive relational database, incorporating interactive range maps, 3,000 photographs, illustrations, audio recordings, video of over 100 taxa, overview articles and other useful tools. All The World’s Primates mem­ World’s bers can share information and insights with other members through blogs and forums. The website was created by Noel Rowe and Marc Myers with information from hundreds of primatologists. Primates www.alltheworldsprimates.org Quinling Golden Snub­Nosed Monkey Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis

Photos by: Noel Rowe AUGUST 2012 OCTOBER 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 EPTEMBER 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 27 28 29 30 31 S 28 29 30 31

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TIP OF THE MONTH: 1 ";0*-'&0!$#&!2'!/'70,%5&8A!-'.!\./,!&002!,'!+&2!'.,!%'3]!! Volunteer, donate, or seek out opportunities to protect wildlife and ecosystems at home and abroad. © Joy Iliff © Aoife Healy © Aoife Healy 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Labor Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Grandparents’ Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

International Day for Fall Equinox the Preservation of the International Day Elephant Appreciation Ozone Layer Rosh Hashana of Peace Day 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur Native American Day 30

Monkeys Acting in Schools for Conservation (MASC) uses theatre and workshops as interactive tools to teach conservation and environmental responsibility to young children. We tour our play and activities to schools and wildlife parks in our local area (SE England). We educate about the unsustainable palm oil industry and its threat to the Roloway monkey (Cercopithecus diana roloway) in West Africa. Promoting positive conservation, we teach empowerment in the UK to locally improve the global situation. We aim to bring conservation to Westerners through accessible, engaging and interactive methods. We recognise chil­ dren as agents of change and aim to teach them how powerful they are through consumer awareness. We hope that if children are aware of their potential future ecological impact it may be minimised. www.monkeysinschools.org Photo by: Norbert Becker

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Roloway Monkey Cercopithecus diana roloway

© Joy Iliff SEPTEMBER 2012 NOVEMBER 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 CTOBER 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 O 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6

World Vegetarian Day World Habitat Day Sukkot Begins World Animal Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

International Day Columbus Day for Natural Disaster Sukkot Ends Thanksgiving (Canada) Reduction 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

National Bosses’ Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

United Nations Day Make a Difference Day 28 29 30 31 TIP OF THE MONTH: Support the use of living fences! They are practical, beautiful, and promote Halloween biodiversity and connectivity.

The Fundación Pro­Conservación de los Primates Panameños (FCPP)!5/!#!&'&()*'+,!'*8#&5X#,5'&!2025$#,02!,'!,%0!/,.2-! and conservation of the thirteen subspecies of non­human primates living in Panama. This NGO, born from the “For­Conservation Project of the Endemic Primates of Azuero Peninsula,” started in April 2001 to study two of the most endangered and poorly known primate subspecies in Panama: the howler monkeys of Coiba and Azuero and the Azuero spider monkey. Activities of the organization are focused on monitoring permanent primate groups found in the remnant forest of the Azuero Peninsula and Coiba Island of Southwestern Panama. The organization also implements environmental education programs throughout the region to inform and help local people conserve these monkeys. The ^E[[!'>,#5&02!5,/!'1+$5#6!608#65X#,5'&!1*'7!,%0!U';0*&70&,!'1![##!5&!Y#*$%!_OPO9 www.fcprimatespanama.weebly.com Azuero Howler Monkey Alouatta coibensis trabeata

Photos by: Ivelisse Ruiz­Bernard OCTOBER 2012 DECEMBER 2012 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 OVEMBER 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 31 N 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 TIP OF THE MONTH: Conservation is all about education! Help O2 for Life Rainforest Foundation teach children about the environment. All Saints’ Day All Souls’ Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Daylight Savings Time Ends Guy Fawkes Day Election Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

International Day for Veterans Day Islamic New Year Tolerance 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Thanksgiving 25 26 27 28 29 30

International Meatless Day

E6#//5+02!#/!0&2#&80*02!'&!,%0!KMEI!F02!`5/,!'1!@%*0#,0&02!J)0$50/A!@%0!E0&,*#6!H70*5$#&!J<.5**06!Y'&40-!QSaimiri oerstedii) faces a risk of extinction in the wild. Globally, only a few thousand remain along the southwest coast of Costa Rica. H!/5&860!/<.5**06!7'&40-!3#/!+*/,!/)',,02!#,!,%0!:_!*0/0*;0!+;0!-0#*/!#8'A!#&2!,%05*!&.7>0*!%#/!>00&!8*'35&8!0;0*!/5&$09! Last summer we enjoyed watching the acrobatics of a troop over 25! Today, the biggest threat to the survival of the squirrel monkey is habitat destruction. Let’s keep working together to protect the forests of the world. The O2 For Life Rainforest Foundation is dedicated to the protection of rainforests and the promotion of conservation education to both local and visiting students. www.O2forlife.org Central American Squirrel Monkey Saimiri oerstedii

Photos by: Saimiri Foundation Primate Research NOVEMBER 2012 JANUARY 2013 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ECEMBER 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 D 27 28 29 30 31

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 TIP OF THE MONTH: “Adopting” a monkey for a friend this Christmas is not only a unique gift; it is also a great way of supporting primate rescue and conservation. AIDS Awareness Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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International Chanukah Begins Human Rights Day Monuntain Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Winter Solstice 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Christmas Eve Christmas Day Boxing Day 30 New Year’s Eve 31

There are an estimated 5,000 privately owned primates in the UK today. Wild Futures, the charity that grew out of the work of The Monkey Sanctuary in Cornwall, works to end the primate pet trade through lobbying for tighter legislation and enforcement; funding conservation and education projects; and offering refuge to rescued primates in the UK. Founded in PWabA!=562!^.,.*0/c!Y'&40-!J#&$,.#*-!3#/!,%0!+*/,!'1!5,/!45&2!5&!".*')09!!I'3A!#1,0*!#67'/,!+;0!20$#20/!'1!$#*5&8!1'*!0V( pet primates, the Sanctuary is home to a growing number of rescued monkeys. Conservation is at the forefront of our work, including the conservation of threatened UK fauna such as the lesser horseshoe bat, the pearl­bordered fritillary and native bee species. www.wildfutures.org Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus

Capuchin Monkey Cebus hybrid

Photos by: Petra Osterberg © Wild Futures PRODUCER’S BIO DESIGNER’S BIO

orrin LaCombe has been atie Hawkes is from San Cdedicated to primate con­ KDiego, California, where servation since the tender age she grew up climbing up things, of eight. Her primate conserva­ falling off things, and loving tion career began with games the smell of wild sage (Salvia like ‘Save the Gorillas From apiana). She earned her BA in Poachers.’ In the years that have Anthropology at the University passed, she has graduated from of Pennsylvania. After work­ such games to receive a Mas­ ing in a bookstore and teaching ter’s Degree in Primate Conser­ English in Hanoi, Vietnam, she vation Biology and become the went on to earn a Masters of Research Coordinator for the Conservation Education Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry Division of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation and Environmental Studies. Throughout her undergraduate Research. Corrin currently teaches students, teachers, and pro­ and graduate years, her research has focused broadly on the fessionals about conservation biology and biodiversity, while intersection between humans and their environment. Projects working on an alternative livelihood and improvement project related to this topic have taken her to Alaska, Costa Rica, and in Northern Vietnam. This vital project is related to critically Indonesia, and her Master’s research related to REDD (Re­ endangered Tonkin snub­nosed monkey conservation. Corrin duced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) projects founded Primate Connections in 2009 with little more than in Indonesia will hopefully be published in the coming year. a dream and an assignment from Dr. Simon Bearder. Since Her post­Master’s life has so far featured two fellowships: one that time, she has remained dedicated to with the Conservation Education Divi­ this cause and Primate Connections has sion of the San Diego Zoo’s Institute for grown to be much more than calendar. Conservation Research, and one with the It has become a hub for grassroots pri­ National Park Service in New Mexico. mate conservation organizations around Her life goals include working in Afri­ the world. Through her job at the San ca and Latin America, eating delicious Diego Zoo and Primate Connections, she things, saving the world, and being awe­ is literally making her dreams some. She can say “I love you” come true. in fourteen languages. © Michelle Jachimowicz