WILDLIFE PRESERVATION PROJECT
AKUMAL MONKEY SANCTUARY & RESCUED ANIMALS
More than 40 monkeys need your help. This project aims to provide the spider and howler monkeys that live in the Akumal Monkey Sanctuary with 3 basic needs: Welfare, Health and Nutrition.
Throughout history, Mexican primates have been highly threatened due to illegal trade, population growth in their natural habitats, pollution, and environmental factors.
38 SPIDER MONKEYS
Ateles geoffroyi
19 Females | 19 Males
8 HOWLER MONKEYS
Alouatta pigra
3 Females | 5 Males
WILDLIFE PRESERVATION PROJECT
3 Basic Needs
1. WELFARE
Every day, animal welfare technicians are in charge of keeping the specimens in the best conditions. Seeking to provide the necessary stimuli for an optimal quality of life.
MONTHLY COST OF THE AREA
4 Animal Welfare Technicians Monthly Salary
$ 36, 510 MXN
Monthly Material Expenditure
$ 11, 966 MXN
MONTHLY COST OF WELFARE AREA
$48,476 MXN
Approximately $2000 USD
2. HEALTH
A preventive medicine program is carried out with the aim of keeping the specimens in the best health conditions. Deworming, vaccination, supplementation, weighing monitoring, periodic medication schedules are constantly applied.
MONTHLY COST OF THE AREA
1 Veterinarian Monthly Salary
$ 12, 381 MXN
Monthly Material Expenditure
$ 3, 246 MXN
MONTHLY COST OF HEALTH AREA
$15,627 MXN
Approximately $780 USD
3. NUTRITION
The nutrition technicians are in charge of the daily preparation of all the diets of the animals in our care. With the objective of satisfying the nutritional requirements in quantity and quality, in relation to the conditions in which they live.
MONTHLY COST OF THE AREA
1 Nutrition Technician Monthly Salary
$ 9,127 MXN
Monthly Food Expenditure
$ 46,858 MXN
MONTHLY COST OF NUTRITION AREA
$55,985 MXN
Approximately $2800 USD
TO DO IT POSSIBLE WE NEED
$120K MXN/MONTH
Approximately $6000 USD / month
Welfare, Health & Nutrition for the animals that inhabit Akumal Monkey Sanctuary & Rescued Animals.
Join our community of donors.
With your help we can guarantee the quality of life of the spider and howler monkeys that live at Akumal Monkey Sanctuary & Rescued Animals.