Vervet Monkey Enclosure June 2010

The keepers raised £5000 to build this new enclosure for their 4 Vervet Monkeys.

Well done to the keepers, a great job, you do not need a budget of millions to create a fine habitat for a group of animals, just some imagination and some understanding.
(don't get me wrong, a few million would be nice too )

Do the vervet monkeys have access to a large section of the trees? It is difficult to tell from the photo where the edge of the exhibit begins and ends.

They did say initially it would incorporate trees, whether this is still the case I do not know. The enclosure looks really good and shows what can be done for the money

The monkeys do have access to the 3 trees in the enclosure.
I was very impressed by what they've done, and it's a huge improvement on the old accommodation.

This looks a very good enclosure and made fpr very little money. I hope they cut the one tree back as it looks like they can jump from tree to the one thet over hangs the enclosure.

The photo is a bit deceptive - I don't think they can jump out from the trees.

So is that three big live trees they can access? If so I too am very impressed with what they've done here with very limited funding.

It rather puts the Monkey enclosures at another Devonshire Zoo to shame!!!

Yes, they can use the trees, which also have swings etc hanging from them if I remember correctly.
As for other zoos, I couldn't possibly comment

I hope the trees survive the attention of the moneys; it would be ashamed to see them kill these fine trees.