Working for primate welfare and conservation
Once again, Fundació MONA was present at the EARS General Partner Meeting 2024, held at the iconic Bear Sanctuary in Prishtina, Kosovo. This sanctuary, managed by the international organization FOUR PAWS, is a specialized refuge for brown bears rescued from abuse, providing a rehabilitation environment designed to restore their well-being.
The preliminary public consultation “has generated a high level of international interest because the regulation, if approved, would be a global pioneer,” emphasized the Ministry of Social Rights.
The groups of chimpanzees living in our rehabilitation centre have revealed new evidence about the use of tools and manual dexterity in our closest relatives. By observing how these primates use branches to extract food from artificial termite mounds, researchers have discovered behaviours that could help us better understand the evolution of our own manual skills.
Fundació MONA has been invited by the Pan-African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) to participate in its latest annual workshop, titled “Protecting Wild Primates“, reaffirming our commitment to conservation and animal welfare at an international level.
PASA, the largest network of sanctuaries dedicated to the protection, rehabilitation, and release of great apes and monkeys in Africa, organises these seminars as part of its mission to unite global efforts in the fight against poaching, the illegal animal trade, and the abuse of these species. This year’s meeting was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, and brought together the leading African rescue centres, with Fundació MONA being the only non-African organisation invited, an honour that highlights our global commitment to the cause.
Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights has finally announced the start of the draft bill for the Great Apes Law.
The union between the sanctuaries is essential to ensure that the voice of experts in the care and welfare of great apes is heard and considered in the drafting of the new law.
We are pleased to offer you again the Master in Primatology of the Fundació Universitat de Girona and Fundació MONA.
Enrollment open from 03/06/2024
Un año más, tenemos la suerte de poder ofrecerte la “mona más mona” de la mano de Jordi Roca, Alejandra Rivas y su equipo de Rocambolesc.
Fundació MThis is the case of the first device for non-invasive electrocardiograms on animals. A project that has been carried out by engineers from the UPC’s Instrumentation, Sensors and Interfaces Group and the MONA Foundation.
Fundació MONA has been the host organisation of this meeting.
Representatives of more than 20 organisations from the main rescue centres and wildlife sanctuaries in Europe have been working together. Representatives of CITES from the Ministry of Ecological Transition and members of SEPRONA have also participated in the meeting with presentations.
Onsite course, 6th edition
In this course, we will explore the different environmental, behavioural and emotional aspects that must be addressed to improve the welfare of captive primates. We will focus on one of the most powerful tools to motivate natural behaviours and alleviate the negative consequences of life in captivity: environmental enrichment.
Be part of the solution for these animals today
