Source: Jack.wildlifedirect.org
By J.A.C.K.
Dear Friends,
As already mentioned, JACK not only saves infant chimps but also takes care of bush babies or galagos.
In our Southern part of the DRC, one of the galago species we have is the biggest bush baby of Africa : the greater galago (otolemur crassicaudatus crassicaudatus).
Unlike apes and most of the DRC wildlife, these small nocturnal creatures are being poached for their meat. Pacific and the size of a cat, greater galagos are caught very easily: because they sleep in the trunk of the trees during day, poachers put the tree on fire and wait for the galagos to come out of their shelter.
Galagos are eaten but also sold on the streets in cages made of barks and wire mesh…or sold in bags…or in other kind of cages/boxes…
Bush babies are mainly bought by expats! These latters believe they can domesticate them and, ignorant, they keep them in their houses and make them become diurnal. One particularity of the galagos is that they wee on their hands and feet to mark territory… so, imagine, expats got rid of them because their “pet” is “smelly” and urinates every where…
Not many studies have been carried out on bush babies. Our project is receiving advice from the Nocturnal Primate Research Group coordinated by Professor Simon BEARDER, one of the world’s leading authorities on nocturnal primates.
As to provide the best to these government seized little ones, JACK built new enclosures. There are now 5 bush babies – all males! More (many photos)....
By J.A.C.K.
Dear Friends,
As already mentioned, JACK not only saves infant chimps but also takes care of bush babies or galagos.
In our Southern part of the DRC, one of the galago species we have is the biggest bush baby of Africa : the greater galago (otolemur crassicaudatus crassicaudatus).
Unlike apes and most of the DRC wildlife, these small nocturnal creatures are being poached for their meat. Pacific and the size of a cat, greater galagos are caught very easily: because they sleep in the trunk of the trees during day, poachers put the tree on fire and wait for the galagos to come out of their shelter.
Galagos are eaten but also sold on the streets in cages made of barks and wire mesh…or sold in bags…or in other kind of cages/boxes…
Bush babies are mainly bought by expats! These latters believe they can domesticate them and, ignorant, they keep them in their houses and make them become diurnal. One particularity of the galagos is that they wee on their hands and feet to mark territory… so, imagine, expats got rid of them because their “pet” is “smelly” and urinates every where…
Not many studies have been carried out on bush babies. Our project is receiving advice from the Nocturnal Primate Research Group coordinated by Professor Simon BEARDER, one of the world’s leading authorities on nocturnal primates.
As to provide the best to these government seized little ones, JACK built new enclosures. There are now 5 bush babies – all males! More (many photos)....
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