Exploring the Other Side of Working with Monkeys

Operating a monkey sanctuary demands a team of devoted individuals willing to dedicate their time to assist others. Our committed team has made all the difference.
The Vervet Forest is a wildlife documentary focused on the lives of the monkeys at the Vervet Monkey Foundation in South Africa . We join the orphaned and injured vervet monkeys in their adventure and struggles as they battle their way through the foster monkey mom program to become part of a monkey troop again. This channel is for those monkey lovers who enjoy monkeys living their lives as monkeys should.
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*These animals are not pets they are rescued wildlife undergoing a rehabilitation program at the Vervet Monkey Foundation in South Africa*

[@renatezylla1421]

It is unbelievable how much work it takes to look after the large number of monkeys in a total of 15 troops every day.

[@jenniferkelley3777]

So glad they are getting better and able to go back home. So thankful for all of you. ❤

[@sandrawilliams8335]

Wow that’s so sweet of the people who worked with the monkeys 🙊.

[@yvonneconte3040]

Thanks for sharing and helping all the monkeys

[@judysoderlund7680]

My goodness you all work so hard and take such good care of your charges. The food plates look restaurant worthy! I hope you are taking care of yourselves as well! Praying for legions of volunteers for you! ❤

[@theopinionisthighqualityopinio]

I had no doubt that you guys were working really hard, day and night, when this was happening, but the video really makes a much stronger impact than just hearing about it. This video was an excellent idea!! I'm glad things worked out as well as they did!! Thanks very much!!

[@mark.fergus]

Thank you for all your messages of support, really means a lot! The team have been amazing, and this is only a small glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes. We've had several comments from recent volunteers, lauding the dedication, commitment, and positivity within the team... an incredible group of people!

[@theopinionisthighqualityopinio]

@@mark.fergus Hi! You're more than welcome!! I've been watching these videos for five years now and I'm STILL amazed by you guys!! That's both the staff and the volunteers. I don't know whether you're in a humid part of South Africa or not, but I'm originally from New Orleans (live in Italy), which has a semi-tropical climate, so I look at everyone working outside there and have even more appreciation for just how demanding your work is! You've all got my support and my admiration - big time!!! Thanks very much for replying, Mark!! Since South Africa and Italy are in the same time zone, I'll wish you and everyone a great night!! Ciao!! 🙂🙋🏻‍♀️✨

[@djrnmx87]

Do you have an Amazon wish list? It'd be a great way to help get your needed supplies sent directly to you.

[@mainetides670]

This is a great idea. We would love to be able to help!

[@mofolk8896]

I tried to send from Amazon, but it refused once I finished putting in the address. I then found a SA website called Takealot, and after I assured my credit card company my card wasn’t stolen, I used it to send some things that were delivered successfully.

[@yvonneevie9301]

I asked that a couple of months ago, still waiting on a reply

[@mofolk8896]

I’ll try this comment again… I tried to send Amazon stuff as a gift but once address was all in, it refused. I found a SA online company called Takealot, and used that to send some drinking bottles. They deliver by courier so I used the Plot 35 address and that worked. I had to confirm with my bank that my card was not stolen tho.

[@tanakeilidh384]

I don't imagine they get Amazon in their area

[@brendajohnson2300]

Loved this so much its so educational to learn about behind the scenes. Thank you precious team workers for all you do and I agree you need a amazon wish list for the monkeys and all of you❤ love you all

[@Laura-hf8jy]

I have just become a member !! 😊🙊🤗😁 ..... these monkeys and this foundation is so deserving of the small monthly membership !! ....i just love all you do ❤❤x

[@mark.fergus]

Thank you Laura, much appreciated!

[@Laura-hf8jy]

I am absolutely blown away by how you can distinguish between them and know all of their names !! How beautiful ❤🐵🐒 im curoius about so many things that i think i would take over the whole page asking questions if i was to start 🙊 so i will just observe lol

[@mark.fergus]

Every monkey is known by at least 2 people, which ensures continuity of knowledge when staff leave. We rightfully treat them all as individuals so it's important they have names to make this easier. Feel free to ask questions, I might not be able to answer them all but I'll give it a shot!

[@geebrewer8186]

If I wasn't already a senior, I would be volunteering for sure. Looks like such a cool thing to do for at least a month or two if not longer. Didn't realize you now had 15 troops, how big an area does each troop have? I can imagine with all the greenery, it is hard to see them all to check them. Those handcarts sure make moving those bigger cages with the monkeys easier.

[@mark.fergus]

Each enclosure ranges from about 0.4 ha to our largest enclosure at 2.4 ha! It's definitely hard to find them all, so we usually throw sunflower seeds which gets them to come out and we can check them all. It can take 15-30mins to see them all. And yes, the cart has definitely made life easier for transporting!

[@lisaadkins5220]

I use natural things to help with elments also when u said ucaliptus oil i thought of the time my first grandbaby was so stuffy she couldn't sleep so i used what we call Vicks menthol ointment on 😊her baby blanket. She slept like an angel opened the lungs made the mucus run. Nice memories. Thank u for all u do. You all are why God created people. Bless u all .

[@jowal2812]

This was really interesting, thank you 💚

[@dorothydeese759]

Thanks for taking such good care of all the money troops do well during this time of illness.❤

[@janendres5369]

Thanks

[@VervetMonkey]

thank you so much

[@idbalendo]

👏👏👏A todos los que os dedicáis en cuerpo y alma al santuario. Gracias, equipo ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stephanieb7311]

Great video thankyou for all you do VMF. Godbless

[@julieprior3126]

Very interesting and necessary for us to appreciate how labour intensive this work is but, of course, so very worthwhile. The food and plate prep, plus all the meds for each monkey must take hours. Then there is the physical effort required to take recovered monkeys back to their home enclosures in those big, heavy cages, over quite long distances... Phew! And often in high temperatures. You guys are very strong and healthy. I didn't realise you have 15 enclosures. The overall plot must be massive! You did very well to minimise casualties with the nasty virus, and especially skilled to have brought the very old monkey and Shanti Ray back to full health. Great video, as always.

[@mark.fergus]

Thank you Julie, our site is quite big, it's not uncommon for us to clock up 20'000 steps per day during busy periods! Our staff are very active and having a good level of general fitness is important. As glamorous as the job may seen, a lot of it just comes down to good old-fashioned dedication and hard work.

[@harlowjademermaid1882]

14:35 poor Shanti Ray, coughing & so sick - thats a sin. Thank You to everyone for all the strenuously hard & tiresome effort that you put forth caring for all of these awesome creatures.

[@harlowjademermaid1882]

36:15 Shanti & Sybils reunion was a lovely surprise, a bittersweet tearjerker!

[@mofolk8896]

Sybil lipsmacking and grooming Shanti-Ray was just the best💕 That was a lot of extra work for you; I’m thankful you made it through.

[@mark.fergus]

There were quite a few happy tears I can assure you, both very special monkeys!

[@heatherwhatever7714]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Laura-hf8jy]

May I ask how, when or why did Shanti Ray loose her/his sight ??! And I'm curious had Shanti's second name Ray choice have anything to to with the connection in blindness of the great Ray Charles ?! ❤

[@mark.fergus]

He was shot intentionally with a pellet gun and that's why he ended up at here... I can remember him arriving as a little juvenile but can't say if the name has any reference to Ray Charles!

[@user-hm6bn6kw6k]

Please remind me about this respiratory illness. How has it impacted the VMF?

[@ML_SE]

Did any of the Bandits get ill with the respiratory virus? 🤓🇸🇪

[@mark.fergus]

There was definitely some coughing, and they lost a few monkeys from their troop, but it's hard to say if that was due to the illness or not. I would suspect so.

[@ML_SE]

@@mark.fergus Thank you for answering my question. 🤓🇸🇪

[@kwoksmusic]

Can someone explain what is Goliath? Do the monkeys who are released live in different distinct troops eg Global Troop? Is Goliath and Gizmo also the names of troops? Are the troops separated by fances or they just live in different clusters of trees?

[@rockdocandlittlebird5974]

We count the days until we can come but LB is still too young. Gonna come every year for the winter months.

[@stacyssassynails6054]

So could we sent supplies to the address thats on the main website page?

[@VervetMonkey]

if its via mail: Vervet Monkey Foundation PostNet # 416 Private Bag X4019 Tzaneen Limpopo South Africa 0850

[@TheMarzbar67]

Why don't you just take them all to the middle of nowhere and let them live their lives naturally??

[@lisacolbert5987]

Nothing special , just doing God’s work , that’s all 🙏🏽🫶🏽👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Much love

[@mainetides670]

You are so good to them. God bless you.