Badly Burned Electrocuted Infant Howler Now Thriving!
Liza’s amazing story of recovery is rare. Many electrocuted infant howler monkeys do not survive. In addition to external visual injuries, which we can treat, there are often internal injuries that are slower to manifest and cause permanent and fatal damage to internal organs. On average, IAR Costa Rica responds to over 100 electrocuted howler monkey rescue calls each year. Over half of these monkeys die at the scene or have to be euthanized following a comprehensive veterinary assessment due to the severity of their injuries. Because the survival rate for electrocution victims is low, we feel that focusing on prevention is the best solution.Our Wildlife Protection Team wants to Stop the Shocks and is dedicated to ending wildlife electrocutions by insulating transformers, installing rope bridges in the deforested area,s and trimming back tree branches to limit wildlife access to electrical cables.
There is currently no law that is enforced to ensure electrical distribution is safe for arboreal wildlife – we have taken on this task because each day we witness firsthand the injuries and deaths caused by electrocution. We must Stop the Shocks to reduce the amount of injured and orphaned wildlife in our care. None of this amazing work would be possible without support from the public. Help us prevent wildlife electrocutions by insulating your transformers.
You can help us continue to give electrocution victims like Liza the care they need by making a donation online. You can help us prevent electrocutions by making a donation to our Stop the Shocks program so we can make more electrical transformers safe for monkeys and other arboreal wildlife.
