Our spider monkey release program led to various successful rehabilitations and releases of spider monkeys (the white-bellied spider monkey, Ateles belzebuth) in 2011. The program accompanies the monkeys through a period of rehabilitation and dehumanization deep in the rainforest jungle to ensure a successful recovery from their time in captivity. The release process takes at least one year. For their care and observation two parabiologists as well as specialized primate behavior biologists are hired. The monkeys are tracked with GPS collars for one year after their release allowing close monitoring of their progress towards a free life in the jungle. 
 
Developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment in Ecuador, the program had to be shut down despite great success, because amaZOOnico could not afford the costs anymore after the pandemic. But since there are three new spider monkeys at amaZOOnico, which need get a chance to be released into the wild, we – a group of current and former volunteers of amaZOOnico – are raising the financial means to bring the program back to life, to give Watson, Corny and Kasha – the spider monkeys that could be reintroduced through the program – a life in freedom within the next year.  

We actively raised money starting from the 7th of November 2022 until the end of 2022. Unfortunately, we did not hit our goal. So we leave the fundraiser open as we depend on your support.

We aim to raise 30,000 dollars with Givengain.

Please visit Givengain amaZOOnico and donate directly.

Visit the FreeTheMonkeys campaign site on Givengain, click on “donate now”, choose the amount you wish to donate. You can select one of the options available or write down your own amount. Choose the currency you wish to use for your donation, choose if you wish to cover the platform fee. Enter your email, or link your Facebook or Google account, choose if you would like to make your donation anonymous, leave a message if you wish, enter your billing address, enter your card information and you are done.

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When donating, a donor has the option to cover platform fees related to their donation: GivenGain Foundation’s 5% fee, and the transaction fees to cover bank and credit card company charges and other associated costs.

You will be able to request such a certificate by following the steps below. 

Log in and select the “Donations” tab of your account. Optional: Select the dates of a financial year and click “Apply” to view donations only for a specific financial year. 
Click on “Manage” next to a donation and select “Request tax certificate from charity”, which will send a notification to us.  

We offer up exclusive incentives for everyone that is contributing to our campaign. The incentives will vary depending on your contribution. For more information, please check out our blog post: We Proudly Announce Our Campaign Gifts.
You will receive these gifts after the campaign.

– Rebuilding the rehabilitation enclosure and researchers’ house 
– Educational program for parabiologists 
– Monitoring equipment GPS collars, binoculars, Handheld GPS, etc. 
– One-year salaries for parabiologists, primatologists, builders 
– Camp site maintenance and food supplies for one year 

The amaZOOnico team will try to answer all your questions. Thank you, a lot, for supporting this campaign. You can reach us by sending a mail to: info@amazoonicorescue.org​

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