The 13 infants were about to be smuggled from Sumatra to Java by boat.
At that very moment, JAAN’s sniffer dog team was present in the port of South Sumatra and the dogs detected the hidden monkeys.
In collaboration with the authorities, JAAN confiscated the animals, and they are now being cared for at the Sumatra Wildlife Center. Sadly, three of the rescued monkeys were in such critical condition that they did not survive the appalling circumstances they had endured...
Luckily, the 10 remaining monkeys (eight long-tailed macaques and two Lampung monkeys) still have a chance to survive! They are now receiving care at JAAN's rehabilitation center in Sumatra and require intensive, round-the-clock attention. They are only six weeks old and deeply traumatized by everything they have experienced in such a short time. At this age, baby monkeys would normally cling to their mothers,who were most likely shot and killed by poachers. The infants were then torn from their mothers’ lifeless bodies and, without care, food, or water, crammed into crates and transported over long distances.
The baby's still have a long, 3-year rehabilitation journey ahead of them. The goal is to eventually release them as confident, independent adults into a protected area of rainforest.
To cover the costs of their specialized care, medical treatment, and the full 3 year rehabilitation program, we are seeking sponsors for each of the monkeys.
