Sílvia Fernández founded Chikyhobbit in 2010. She handcrafts these unique sock monkeys, donating 15% of each sale to SOS Primates. Each one is different and one-of-a-kind! With every purchase, you're contributing to the rescue of primates like Kalume (now deceased), Irangi, and Sakina, pictured here. A huge thank you to Silvia for making the world [...]
Last November, we prepared several boxes of equipment donated by the Zoo de Barcelona, including uniforms and gloves for the Reserva Wild Forest . The center rescues and rehabilitates wild animals. It is in the province of Barcelona, sitting amidst a natural landscape of forests and meadows where some of the rescued animals live semi-freely. [...]
Sant Jordi is just around the corner, an especially meaningful celebration for SOS Primates as it helps us raise vital funds for CRPL, Lwiro Primates and the more than 200 orphaned primates in their care, including Makasi, pictured here. As every year, you'll find us at our stand on Passeig del Born in Barcelona, where [...]
As the warmer weather approaches, it's the perfect time to show off your SOS Primates T-shirt! In the coming days we'll share more details, but if you send us a photo of yourself wearing your T-shirt, you'll be entered into a fun prize draw. Don't have one yet? We have three different designs to choose [...]
In any institution that houses animals, communication among staff is extremely important, whether between keepers, veterinarians, maintenance, security, managers, or others. A few months ago, the Barcelona Zoo donated all of its intercom equipment (walkie-talkies) to SOS Primates for technical and improvement reasons. Our NGO found a second life for them at a primate rehabilitation [...]
On International Women's Day, we want to honor all the women who give their all for primates—not only at CRPL, Lwiro Primates, but across all primate rescue centers, sanctuaries, research units, caregivers, veterinarians, volunteers, ethologists, and, of course, our SOS Primates volunteer team who make it possible for aid to reach the Democratic Republic of [...]
