Colobus Conservation

Over the last few months at Colobus Conservation we have been witnessing an interesting rivalry and dominance struggle between two wild vervet monkeys for the alpha male position in our release troop. In January 2013 the previous alpha male, Handy-Jo, was killed in a human wildlife conflict, while this was a terrible occurrence it is unfortunately not an isolated incident. In 2012 there were a reported 178 human wildlife conflict incidents involving monkeys within Diani, these included cases of electrocution by unisulated power lines, road traffic accidents, stoning, individuals doused in paint and even one baboon was killed with a bow and arrow. Read more

For the second time in three months Colobus Conservation have fallen victim to the theft of our water pump. The water pump is situated at our bore hole, near the main road, far away from the house where our staff and volunteers stay. Yet, despite having a security guard stationed at this point the pump has been stolen again. Read more

The Colobus Corridor Project is aiming to partner with home owners, renters, kiosk owners, hoteliers and other residents of Diani to plant indigenous trees.   These trees will grow and reconnect forest patches within Diani keeping our town’s natural beauty that brought most of us here in the first place. Read more

Colobus Conservation has numerous opportunities for undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD students to conduct their research. If you still need to find a research site for this coming, or any future field seasons please contact our Conservation Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.