The Vatavaran Primate Estate

vatavaran primate estate

The Estate would be a sanctuary for monkeys, set up in their natural habitat. It will have a total area of 25 acres , 75% of which would stay unaltered, in the natural way and the built area would not exceed 3%.

Vatavaran primate estate would be an eco friendly place in absolute terms. All construction would be in harmony with the natural habitat and only local materials would be used. Soak ways, septic tanks, pit for biodegradable, rainwater harvesting and use of photovoltaic energy would be integrated into the infrastructure.

The territory would be designed in away that animals of all hierarchies feel comfortable there. Overhead runs and pathways would interconnect the facilities. There would be "crush cages" at strategic points.

All major facilities would have double doors for people to come in and out of them.

High standards of personal hygiene would be ensured for all primate keepers to avoid any zoonotic infections.

The nutritional content of the diet for the monkeys would be as close as possible to that of their diet in the wild. The food would be stored off the ground with adequate provisions for air circulation. The areas used for the preparation of animal food would be scrubbed daily with a disinfectant followed by thorough rinsing.

Quarantine and health screening protocol for each animal would be maintained. Detailed documentation would be undertaken and data would be stored in central database.

components

The the list below highlights the various components in the Vatavaran Primate Estate

major components

1. The Holding Facilities will be 3/4th open green area and 1/4th built area. It would have 5 parts:
[a] Large green open area where monkeys would be housed as soon as they come. The area would be able to hold 500 to 700 monkeys at any one time. From here monkeys would go for their health check ups to b and c
[b] X-ray room
[c] Lab Facilities. After check up monkeys would go to either d or e
[d] House for monkeys suffering from non contagious disease
[e] House for monkeys with contagious diseases
2. Hospital — it would have 3 parts:
[f] Pre-operative room
[g] Operation theatre
[h] Post-operative room
3. Quarantine Center — It will have 2 parts
[i] Quarantine area for monkeys that will be handed over to CPCSEA(Committee for the control and supervision of animal experiments)
[j] Quarantine area for monkeys who would stay in the monkey home of the primate estate.
6. Monkey Home — Area where the monkeys staying permanently will be homed.
minor components
4. Disposal Site — monkeys which would not get cured of the infectious diseases would be buried here initially and later at some stage. If need be an incinerator would be installed
5. Misc. Area
[k] Store/Kitchen
[l] Parking area

advisors
Dr. Iqbal Malik, Primatologist, Founder Director Vatavaran
Prof.Carol Burman, Primatologist, State Univ. of New York Buffalo, USA
Gill Mately, Cornwall Monkey Sanctury, Cornwall , UK
George Kollias, School of Veternary Medicine, Cornell University, USA
Cyril Rosan, Secretary IPPL UK
Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman IPPL USA

experts
Dr. Manu Jaggi, Joint Director, Dabur Research Foundation
Dr. Vinod Sharma, Chief Managment Officer, Jeev Ashram
Dr. Ekwal Imam, Primatogist, Aligarh Muslim University
Dev Kabir Malik, Communication Strategist, Creative Director,
Dev Kabir Malik * Design