WATCH: Injured baby monkey receives some love after leg injury rehab

A baby monkey has received a second chance at life, thanks to some diligent Kingsway High School pupils.

A group of pupils noticed the monkey struggling with a wound on his leg on 14 September (2017) and Pierce Ackermann, a grade 11 pupil, kept an eye on him while his schoolmates ran to inform their teacher, Caitlin Rendle.

“She in turn asked our receptionist, Jacqui Scarpa to call someone,” said school marketer, Elaine Woor. “Jacqui called Tracy Rowles of Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Rescue, who came out immediately and with the help of Pierce, they managed to coax the troop down to the driveway near the turning circle.”

After a lot of patience but no success, Tracy decided to return the next day. This time she was able to trap the baby monkey and tranquilise him quickly. “His leg had been de-gloved, so we stitched him up and put him on meds,” said Tracy.

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“I named him Pierce after the young man who had made the effort to be pro-active. Kingsway’s staff were great and caring.

“Everything for this little chap went well and we returned him to his troop on Thursday afternoon, 5 October (2017) after many hours of searching for them.”

Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Rescue Centre relies on donations to keep doing the good work Tracy does. Call her on 072-833-5119 or email tracymonkeylady@gmail.com.

Should you want to support them through a donation, their bank details are:

Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Rescue Centre,

FNB Umkomaas, account number:62498732158 or

PayPal: umsizimonkeylady@gmail.com.