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Israeli Primate Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Israel

Israeli Primate Sanctuary (Established 1995)
C/O Monkey Park , Kfar-Daniel , 73125 Israel
Director: Tamar Fredman Phone: 972 (89) 285888 Fax: 972 (89) 285115 E-mail: fredman@netvision.net.il

Mission: The Israeli primate sanctuary's aims are: 1) provide an immediate shelter for primates that are confiscated by the authorities;or brought in by their owners or released from labs 2) find permanent housing for these animals in parks or sanctuaries , in Israel or abroad; and 3) increase public awareness of the problem of illegal possession of primates

Principal Research Programs: birth control programs in little farms/zoos which keep and breed monkeys in order to prevent surplus monkeys from entering the pet black market

Number of Staff: Total (7)

Key Personnel: Tamar Fredman, Director; Zachi Eizenberg , Chief Veterinarian

Species Supported: "Cebus apella" (5);"Cebus nigrivittatus" (1); "Cercopithecus aethiops" (12); "Papio hamadryas" (2); "Papio cynocephalus" (7); "Cercocebus torquatus" (1); "Macaca mulatta" (12);"Macaca fasicularis" (45) "Nycticebus pygmaeus "(3); " Note: The number and variety of species changes regularly

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2003-11-17
Entry last reviewed: 2006-07-27

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