Born to protect forests and combat climate change
PROTECTING THE MONKEYS OF CAPE VERDE
Preserving biodiversity & fighting climate change
Immediate rescue for orphaned, injured, and abused monkeys
Fighting cruelty and mistreatment against monkeys
Protecting monkeys in their natural habitat
THE CAPE VERDE MONKEY REHABILITATION CENTER
Cape Verde’s only monkey sanctuary, dedicated to rescuing orphaned, injured, and abandoned monkeys—or those surrendered by their owners—providing them with a secure, enriching environment and the space they deserve.
THE MONKEY IS CAPE VERDE’S ONLY PRIMATE AND ONE OF ITS FEW WILD MAMMALS, WITH NO NATURAL PREDATOR OTHER THAN HUMANS
WHY PROTECT THE CAPE VERDE MONKEY?
Our organization was born out of an urgent crisis facing Cape Verde's monkeys. Wrongly branded as pests, these monkeys receive zero empathy and no dedicated legal protection. As a result, they are relentlessly hunted when driven into farmland in search of food, slaughtered for bushmeat, or captured for the illegal pet trade. In captivity, they suffer horrific cruelty and neglect.
Protecting monkeys means defending the forests they call home, safeguarding the vital biodiversity of these precious ecosystems
Monkeys are vital pillars of biodiversity. They play an indispensable role in forest regeneration and ecosystem health. The green monkey is celebrated as the "gardener of the forest": by foraging on plants and fruits, it sustains and revives forest habitats through seed dispersal and pollination. Without these primates, countless plant species could not reproduce, and vital forests would simply collapse.
