Once upon a dime and a dilly, there was a little Red Howler Monkey named Pepi. Some argued her name should have been PeePee (for obvious reasons) but it never quite stuck...

In 2022 we released many animals and built a new, specialised enclosure. Two complete novelties also stand out: the arrival of solar energy and a creature called Goliath...

One reality of running a wildlife rescue centre in the middle of the rainforest is the fact that we are surrounded by trees. Lots and lots of trees. It's one of the things that makes Merazonia feel so special: being nestled so deeply in the jungle, submersed in nature.

Earlier this year, journalist Pedro Andrade visited Merazonia to film an episode for a new VICE TV series. The results can now be seen in the series Unknown Amazon . The star of the show is Pedro Jr, a baby woolly monkey that happened to arrive during filming. In this article we update you on Junior, the friends he has made and other animals!

We are back from radio silence. We passed through some rough months with few people around, so all our hands were busy scooping up poop! But, volunteer numbers are up again and new animal projects on their way. Our latest success story is the release of a group of tamarin monkeys and... they had babies! We also saw solitary eagles and gave an owl back its freedom. Plus a (non-poop) scoop: Merazonia is on TV soon!

Despite a very challenging year, we managed to help and set free a lot of animals. There was the spectacular release of two jaguarundis for example and we captured an elusive bush dog in our trap camera. But none of this would have been possible without the support of our growing community of donors!

Merazonia is alive and kicking! The volunteers, donors and our Give us 5! community , are pulling us through the dark pandemic months. We even managed to release many animals, including a second group of red howlers, Toby the tayra and… breaking news: Anku and Nuna, the two jaguarundis.

The Amazon Rainforest is under immense threat. Apart from animal trafficking, nearby plans for oil exploration now form a serious danger for the wildlife and the pristine water sources around here. On the positive side: Andy, the little anteater who starred in an article by The Guardian article this April, has been released successfully! Plus find out how you can help too!

Both the renowned English newspaper The Guardian as well as the BBC paid attention to the struggle wildlife centres around the world face in times of corona. The stories feature our resident veterinarian Louisa Baillie and manager Jeni Taylor, alongside some of our more adorable animals. You can read the article here or watch the BBC-clip o n our Youtube channel here .