Colobus Conservation was founded in January 1997 as a not for profit conservation organisation and became registered as a limited company on 5th March 2001. Since that time, the organisation evolved at a considerable rate from just a few people working voluntarily, to a well developed structure with a substantial annual turnover and employing eleven staff members with numerous Kenyan and international volunteers.
In addition to the hundreds of animal welfare cases addressed, ecotours, educational workshops and other projects, a time-line of some major developments in the history of Colobus Conservation is set out below:
| 1996 | |
| September | Wakaluzu: Friends of the Colobus Trust set-up; 1st colobus rescue & 1st colobridge |
| 1997 | |
| January | Trustees appointed, Trust registered |
| 1998 | |
| February | New design for colobridges |
| 2000 | |
| July | First rehabilitation cage built |
| 2001 | |
| March | Converted from a Trust to a (not for profit) Limited Company |
| 2003 | |
| October | Five-year business plan finalised and implementation began |
| 2007 | |
| April | Moved to new location on Diani Beach road |
| 2010 | |
| May | New chairman and new board members are appointed |
| 2012 | |
| June | Name changed to Colobus Conservation Limited and registered |
